PHOTOS: Atlanta mayor-elect lends helping hand before inauguration

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PHOTOS: Atlanta mayor-elect lends helping hand before inauguration

Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens takes part in outreach and volunteer events on the weekend leading up to his inauguration as the city’s 61st mayor.

Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens, left, helps Antoine Burden carry debris at Little Nancy Creek Park during a volunteer park cleanup event, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Atlanta. (BRANDEN CAMP FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)

Congresswoman Nikema Williams, center, helps clean up Little Nancy Creek Park with her niece Tayler Brown, 12, left, and her son Carter Williams, 6, right, during a volunteer park cleanup event, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Atlanta. (BRANDEN CAMP FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)

Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens helps volunteers clean up Little Nancy Creek Park during a volunteer park cleanup event, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Atlanta. (BRANDEN CAMP FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)

Mayor-elect Andre Dickens, center, and Congresswoman Nikema Williams, center left, prepare for a photo with volunteers at Little Nancy Creek Park during a volunteer park cleanup event, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Atlanta. (BRANDEN CAMP FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)

Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens fist-bumps a young volunteer at Little Nancy Creek Park during a volunteer park cleanup event, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Atlanta. (BRANDEN CAMP FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)

Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens poses for photographs at a Community Day of Service event and outreach activities at Piedmont Park on Saturday, January 1, 2022. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Keshawn Wiley tags out a runner during a game of wiffleball during a Community Day of Service event at Piedmont Park Saturday, January 1, 2022. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens hits the ball during a game of wiffleball at a Community Day of Service event and outreach activities at Piedmont Park Saturday, January 1, 2022. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens receives high-fives after scoring a run during a wiffleball game at a Community Day of Service event and outreach activities at Piedmont Park on Saturday, January 1, 2022. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens talks to the crowd during the Community Day of Service event at Piedmont Park on Saturday, January 1, 2022. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens pitches the ball during a wiffleball game at a Community Day of Service event and outreach activities at Piedmont Park on Saturday, January 1, 2022. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens heads for home during a wiffleball game at a Community Day of Service event at Piedmont Park on Saturday, January 1, 2022. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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Atlanta Mayor-elect Andre Dickens, left, helps Antoine Burden carry debris at Little Nancy Creek Park during a volunteer park cleanup event, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Atlanta. (BRANDEN CAMP FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)

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