BE AN
AMAZING ATLANTAN – STAND UP AND VOLUNTEER!
Atlanta participates in
The Amazing Spider-Man™
national volunteer day to benefit Stand Up To Cancer
WHO: Join Sony Pictures Entertainment, Hands On
Atlanta and the Office of Mayor Kasim Reed to celebrate the hero in all
of us by volunteering on
The Amazing Spider-Man™ “Be Amazing, Stand Up and Volunteer” Day. On Tuesday, June 26th,
people of all ages in cities across the country will come together to
give their time and energy to help their neighbors – and the day will
support Stand
Up To Cancer, which funds accelerated and innovative cancer research.
Atlantans can log on to
www.BeAmazing2012.com to find out more information on the initiative in Atlanta and nationwide.
WHAT: Atlanta’s “Be Amazing, Stand Up and Volunteer”
opportunities are highlighted by beautification projects at the Grove
Park recreation center with the City’s Camp Best
Friends youth participants. Activities at the centers include interior
and exterior painting, repairing and staining benches, landscaping,
building shelves, painting murals and more. Materials will be provided.
In honor of the
volunteers, Sony Pictures Entertainment will make a donation to Stand Up
To Cancer (SU2C), an organization very close to one of the producers of
the film, Laura Ziskin. A founding member of SU2C,
Laura lost her battle with cancer in 2011. Registered Atlanta
volunteers will also receive advance screening passes to see
The Amazing Spider-Man™ before it arrives in theaters on July 3rd
and a “Be Amazing, Stand Up and Volunteer” t-shirt. Registration for
all volunteer opportunities will be hosted online by Hands On Atlanta at
www.HandsOnAtlanta.org/
WHEN: Tuesday, June 26th
Camp Hope Volunteer Opportunities from 10AM – 2PM
750 Francis Place Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30318
Additional opportunities found on
www.HandsOnAtlanta.org/
IN THEATERS IN IMAX, 3D AND REAL D 3D ON TUESDAY, JULY 3RD!
One of the world’s most popular characters is back on the big screen as a new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy is revealed in
The Amazing Spider-Man™.
Focusing on an untold story that tells a different side of the Peter
Parker story, the new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys
Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and
Sally Field. The
film is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by James
Vanderbilt and Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves from a story by James
Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are producing
the film in association with Marvel Entertainment for Columbia
Pictures, which will open in theaters everywhere in 3D on July 3, 2012.
The Amazing Spider-Man
is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who
was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his
Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is
trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is
today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush,
Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle
with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious
briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand
his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab
of Dr. Curt Connors (Ifans), his father’s former
partner. As Spider-Man
is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter
will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny
to become a hero.
Hands On Atlanta helps individuals, families, corporate and community groups strengthen Greater Atlanta through service at more than 400 nonprofit organizations and schools. Hands On Atlanta volunteers are at work every day of the year tutoring and mentoring children, helping individuals and families make pathways out of poverty, improving Atlanta’s environment, and more. Hands On Atlanta is an affiliate of the HandsOn Network, an association of 250 volunteer service organizations across 16 countries.
About Stand Up 2 Cancer:
Stand Up To Cancer
(SU2C)—a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a
501(c)(3) charitable organization—raises funds to accelerate the pace of
groundbreaking translational research that can
get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives. SU2C facilitates
collaboration among the best and the brightest in the cancer research
community. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and a
Scientific Advisory Committee led by Nobel Laureate
Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D., conduct rigorous, competitive review processes
through which SU2C’s grantees are selected. By galvanizing the
entertainment industry, SU2C generates awareness and builds grassroots
support for this new approach to ending cancer.
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