Meals on Wheels seeks volunteers for pet food program
According to Meals on Wheels America, seniors with pets are less likely to exhibit depression, report feelings of loneliness and experience illness. Owning a pet, however, can become a financial burden to seniors on a fixed income. More often than not, a devoted animal lover will feed their hungry pet before they feed themselves.
Meals on Wheels Loves Pets is a grant program from Meals on Wheels America aimed to help ease the cost of pet ownership and keep pets and seniors together. Senior Services North Fulton, a nonprofit that has been supporting older adults in the North Fulton community since 1991, received a $2,500 grant from Meals on Wheels America to help grow this important program.
It needs volunteers to sort 30 days’ worth of pet food and deliver it to their clients.
In total, Meals on Wheels America has granted $300,000 to 193 Meals on Wheels programs through the Meals on Wheels Loves Pets initiative this year. Funding is made possible in part through a donation from Banfield Charitable Trust. To date, the grant program has distributed more than $2.4 million in funding and pet food donations.
When: first Friday of every month
Where: Senior Services North Fulton office, 3060 Royal Boulevard South Suite 130
Information: www.ssnorthfulton.org or 770-993-1906.
Truly Living Well needs farming assistance
Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture is committed to growing food, community and people. Since 2006, TLW has served the Atlanta community by using natural, GMO-free food production as a catalyst to creating jobs, healthier adults and children and building a safe inner city oasis for families and community to gather. Volunteers will assist farmers and market staff with washing, weighing and bundling produce for farmers market set up.
When you come to volunteer please wear closed- toed shoes (no sandals or flip flops!), long pants, and a long sleeve shirt (even in the summer). You will inevitably be dealing with dirt at some point so please wear comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a refillable water bottle, as there is a jug of water onsite for you to fill up at. Farm work is not easy, but at the end of the day it delivers a feeling of satisfaction that can’t be beat!
When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 9, 11, 14 and 15
Where: East Point, GA
Information: info@trulylivingwell.com or 678-973-0997
Volunteer with Green Market, Piedmont Park’s Local Farmers Market
Have fun volunteering while enjoying the fresh air, learning about locally grown produce and listening to live music! Green Market volunteers play an important role in supporting healthy lifestyles and encouraging sustainable communities. Our Green Market encourages sustainable communities in the most basic way – by providing shoppers with direct access to local farmers and merchants.
Volunteers will primarily assist vendors with unloading their vehicles, general clean-up; market set-up and market break down. Volunteers may also lend a hand at the Green Market Information booth and our Education Garden. Must be able to life up to 20 pounds. This is a rain or shine event, so volunteers must be willing to work in all types of weather conditions. Age requirement is 18 and up. All volunteers must sign a liability waiver. Court-ordered volunteers are accepted but must be pre-approved by the Conservancy.
Where: Piedmont Park
When: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 2
Information: www.piedmontpark.org/support-the-park/volunteer/
Contact: volunteer@piedmontpark.org or 404-875-7275
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