PHOTOS: Atheists at convention in Atlanta help area's needy

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After the formal closing of the American Atheists 2022 National Convention at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel at Cobb Galleria, the group’s goal was to package 50,000 servings of protein-filled dinners for those in need in metro Atlanta.

Volunteers, including Angela May of Cleveland, Ohio, give their time to create healthy, easy mac and cheese dinners for local Atlanta charities on Sunday, April 17, 2022, after the formal closing of the American Atheists 2022 National Convention at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel at Cobb Galleria. The group’s goal was to package 50,000 servings of protein-filled dinners for those in need in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Volunteers give their time to package dinners for metro Atlanta charities on Sunday, April 17, 2022, after the formal closing of the American Atheists 2022 National Convention. Hundreds of atheists gathered in Atlanta on Easter weekend for the New Jersey-based nonprofit's first in-person convention since 2019. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Volunteers, including Aron Ra of Texas, give their time to create healthy, easy mac and cheese dinners for local Atlanta charities on Sunday, April 17, 2022, after the formal closing of the American Atheists 2022 National Convention at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel at Cobb Galleria. The group’s goal was to package 50,000 servings of protein-filled dinners for those in need in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Volunteers, including Lucinda Lugeons of Waycross, package dinners for local Atlanta charities on Sunday, April 17, 2022, after the formal closing of the American Atheists 2022 National Convention at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. In the U.S., 4% of of adults identified themselves as atheists, based on a telephone survey conducted in 2018 and 2019, up from 2% in 2009. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Volunteers give their time to create healthy, easy mac and cheese dinners for local Atlanta charities on Sunday, April 17, 2022, after the formal closing of the American Atheists 2022 National Convention at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel at Cobb Galleria. The group’s goal was to package 50,000 servings of protein-filled dinners for those in need in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Volunteers - including Andreas Dagelet, who is visiting from Australia - give their time to create healthy, easy mac and cheese dinners for local Atlanta charities on Sunday, April 17, 2022, after the formal closing of the American Atheists 2022 National Convention at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel at Cobb Galleria. The group’s goal was to package 50,000 servings of protein-filled dinners for those in need in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Volunteers, including Trey Trent of Virginia, package mac and cheese dinners for Atlanta charities on Sunday, April 17, 2022, after the formal closing of the American Atheists 2022 National Convention at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel at Cobb Galleria. The group’s goal was to prepare 50,000 servings of protein-filled dinners for those in need in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Volunteers, including Angela May of Cleveland, Ohio, give their time to create healthy, easy mac and cheese dinners for local Atlanta charities on Sunday, April 17, 2022, after the formal closing of the American Atheists 2022 National Convention at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel at Cobb Galleria. The group’s goal was to package 50,000 servings of protein-filled dinners for those in need in Atlanta. (Photo: Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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