Donations needed: Stand Up for Stand Down Toiletry Drive
When: through Friday
Where: please contact
Benefits: Atlanta VA Medical Center’s Stand Down Event for homeless veterans
Cost: donations of travel or regular-sized toiletry events
Contact: infoatppcoa@yahoo.com
Labor Day Run for Autism
When: Monday
Where: Totally Running and Walking, 405 Peachtree Pkwy., Cumming
Time: 6 a.m.
Benefits: Talk About Curing Autism
Cost: $30; $35, race day
Contact: www.totallyrunning.com
Participants needed: Day for Kids! Field Day
When: Sept. 6
Where: Grant Park, 800 Cherokee Ave., Atlanta
Time: 8 a.m.
Benefits: Boys and Girls Club of America
Cost: free
Contact: www.dayforkids.org/atlanta
Great Locomotive Chase 5K
When: Sept. 6
Where: Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, 2829 Cherokee St., Kennesaw
Time: 6 a.m.
Benefits: Souther Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
Cost: $30
Contact: www.southernmuseum.org
Volunteers needed: organize food pantry
When: Sept. 6
Where: Clarkston Community Center, 3701 College Avenue, Clarkston
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Benefits: Food Pantry that provides assistance to individuals and families
Cost: free
Contact: www.clarkstoncommunitycenter.org
Help adults become citizens
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Where: Our Lady of the Americas Mission, 4603 Lawrenceville Highway, Lilburn
Time: 7 p.m.
Benefits: adults with basic facts about US history and government for naturalization tests
Cost: free
Contact: www.catholiccharitiesatlanta.org
Volunteers Needed: American Cancer Society Road To Recovery
When: ongoing
Where: Metro Atlanta
Time: flexible schedule
Benefits: Cancer patients who need free rides to and from regular cancer treatment at metro Atlanta medical facilities
Contact: Pam Ashman, 404-582-6120, pam.ashman@cancer.org
Volunteers needed: English and Math tutors
When: ongoing
Where: Towers High School, 3919 Brookcrest Circle, Decatur
Time: 10:40 -11:30 a.m; 2:45 - 3:30 p.m.
Benefits: high school students in math and english course work
Cost: free
Contact: www.cisatlanta.org/how/volunteer
Volunteers needed: tax preparers
When: ongoing
Where: various locations in DeKalb County
Time: flexible schedule
Benefits: tax preparation for low and middle income families
Cost: free
Contact: www.aarp.org/taxvolunteer
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