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 7 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 2
Contact: Piedmont Park Conservancy - volunteer@piedmontpark.org or 404-875-7275
Volunteer with Open Hand Atlanta
Open Hand helps homebound seniors and others suffering from disability or chronic disease by providing Comprehensive Nutrition CareSM, a combination of nutritious, home-delivered meals, and nutrition education. The organization prepares, packages and delivers 5,300 meals a day, six days a week with the support of volunteers. There are both individual and group volunteering opportunities.
When: ongoing
Where: Open Hand Atlanta, 181 Armour Drive NE, Atlanta
Contact: Volunteer Services at 404-872-2707 or volunteerservices@openhandatlanta.org
Information: http://www.openhandatlanta.org/
Provide computer training for seniors
The Gwinnett SenioR Learning Center provides reasonably-priced computer and technology classes for seniors aged 50 and up and is currently seeking volunteers to teach, coach, write training manuals and provide other support needs. Volunteers should be age 50 and older and have a good foundation of basic computer skills. The next class registration starts Sept. 1 online and Sept. 19 and 21 in person.
When: ongoing
Where: Bethesda Park Senior Center, 255 Bethesda Church Rd. SW, Lawrenceville; and George Pierce Park Community Center, 55 Buford Hwy., Suwanee
Contact: 770-564-4699
Information: www.gsrlc.org
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