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Peachtree Creek Greenway is looking for volunteers for various tasks. Rendering Courtesy of Heath & Lineback Engineers INC & Perez Planning + Design LLC
Peachtree Creek Greenway is looking for volunteers for various tasks. Rendering Courtesy of Heath & Lineback Engineers INC & Perez Planning + Design LLC
By Staff
Jan 27, 2017

Peachtree Creek Greenway seeks volunteers

Peachtree Creek Greenway is looking for volunteer committee members to help make the Peachtree Creek Greenway, a 12-mile stretch from the Atlanta Beltline to Doraville, a reality. The organization is especially looking for folks with board volunteer experience who live in the Atlanta, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville or DeKalb communities in the vicinity of North Peachtree Creek for:

• Community Affairs – Assisting with the coordination of our volunteer events and supporting our outreach to the communities in Atlanta, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville and DeKalb communities.

• Marketing/Communication – Helping communicate our mission to the public through the website, public relations and marketing collateral.

• Grant Writing – Assisting with the grant-writing processes with local, state, regional or national opportunities to support our mission.

When: ongoing

Contact: volunteer@peachtreecreek.org

Intormation: peachtreecreek.org or facebook.com/PeachtreeCreekGreenway

Help with vision and hearing services

Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation is the only statewide provider of vision and hearing services. The organization needs volunteers to meet the demand for eyeglasses requests for mission trips. Help is needed to get the eyeglasses ready. Volunteer opportunities in the Recycling Center include, but are not limited to: washing and sorting eyeglasses and reading eyeglass prescriptions.

When: ongoing

Where: 5582 Peachtree Road, Atlanta

Contact: Outreach Coordinator Phelicia Hardy at phardy@lionslighthouse.org

Information: 404-325-3630 or lionslighthouse.org

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESFind ways to volunteer in metro Atlanta and post opportunities at ajc.com/go/volunteer.

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