Recycle Day Gwinnett seeks volunteers for this environmentally-friendly event featuring paper shredding with electronics and tire recycling. Participants are urged to bring old sneakers and gently used clothing to be donated to those in need or to be recycled into new products.
When: 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 6.
Where: Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center, 4650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Berkeley Lake.
Contact: 678-277-0906 or 678-277-0920
Information: VolunteerGwinnett.net. or GwinnettParks.com.
Help needed with refugee registration
LSG Refugee Services has a goal of helping refugees transform their lives by bringing families together, keeping families together and helping those in need build new lives in their new home. The nonprofit continues to have record numbers of refugee arrivals. In July, LSG welcomed 127 refugees and already 61 people are scheduled for August arrivals.
Volunteers are needed to assist on Wednesday mornings at the clothing closet to sort clothes and to help regular clothing closet volunteers with other tasks such as welcoming new families.
Vetted LSG volunteers are also needed to help transport clients to appointments Tuesday through Friday.
When: ongoing
Where: 100 Edgewood Ave NE, Suite 1800, Atlanta
Contact: Melanie Johnson at mjohnson@lsga.org or 678-686-9619.
Information: www.lsga.org/refugees
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