Give Back Connection for May 31

Help maintain Chastain Park

At Chastain Park Conservancy volunteers are an integral part of achieving the mission to restore, enchance, maintain and preserve Chastain Park. Chastain Park has flourished, partly due to the volunteerism of individuals and groups that assist each year. Volunteers play a key role in maintaining the safety and accessibility of the park by performing a number of activities including planting, landscaping, pruning, maintaining footpaths, clearing brush as well as assisting with fundraising, special events and administrative tasks.

Projects for the First Saturday Volunteer Program include the following tasks:

• Reverse stream bank erosion
• Restore stream banks with plantings and natural materials
• Remove debris from stream
• Remove fallen trees
• Restore and clean grills
• Stain wooden picnic tables, benches, signage and swings
• Plant native varieties (ferns, azaleas, rhododendrons, mountain laurel, sweet shrubs)
• Administrative Projects
• Stuffing and labeling envelopes for mailings
• Data entry
• Other clerical projects

When: 9 a.m. Saturday

Where:    Chastain Park Red Parking Lot at the North end of the park on Powers Ferry Road

Information: www.chastainparkconservancy.org/love/volunteer/first-saturday

Contact: Ray Mock, Director of Operations at ray@chastainparkconservancy.org.

Make a positive impact on your community

The Atlanta Children’s Shelter has volunteer opportunities within the shelter and with events throughout the year:

• Assist teachers in the classroom (i.e. arts and crafts, story time, field trips, small group activities, etc.) 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday - Friday.
• Hire Up employment program. Host employment and career based workshops, conduct mock interviews, and assist with resume development. (Human resources background required)
• Development department. Create donor packets, assist with donor research, and/or help market signature events.
• Assist with front desk and administrative duties. Greet visitors, answer phones, file documents and sort donations.

When: ongoing

Where: The Atlanta Children's Shelter, 607 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta

Contact: jmartin@acsatl.org

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