Collect Supplies For Troops
When: Ongoing
Benefits: Operation Sandbox GA
Cost: Visit website for items list
Contact: www.operationsandboxga.com
Volunteer at FurKids
When: Ongoing
Where: Please contact
Time: Various shifts
Benefits: Animal shelter
Cost: Free
Contact: Belinda Kach, volunteer@furkids.org
Reading Saturday at Omosaze
When: Three Saturdays per month
Where: Please contact
Time: Various shifts
Benefits: Reading enrichment programs for grades 1-5
Cost: Free
Contact: Zana Thompson, volunteer@omosaze.org
Renovations for Community Center
When: Jan. 16
Where: 196 Savannah St., Atlanta
Time: 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Benefits: Savannah Street Neighborhood House
Cost: Free
Contact: mtrivisone@gmail.com
MLK Day 5K
When: Jan. 16
Where: Shops Around Lenox Parking Lot
Time: 9 a.m.
Benefits: Various Atlanta charities
Cost: $25; $30, race day
Contact: www.dekaatlanta.com
YouthPride: Paint and Clean
When: Jan. 16
Where: 1017 Edgewood Ave., Atlanta
Time: 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Benefits: LGBTQQ center for teens
Cost: Free
Contact: www.youthpride.org
Arts Exchange Clean Up
When: Jan. 16
Where: 750 Kalb St. SW, Atlanta
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Benefits: Culture center
Cost: Free
Contact: 404-624-4211
Atlanta CARES
When: Jan. 16
Where: 230 Peachtree St., Ste. 530
Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Benefits: Mentoring students with service day projects
Cost: Free
Contact: 404-584-2744
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
When: Jan. 17 – April 17
Where: 732 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd., Atlanta
Time: Various shifts
Benefits: Helping working families file taxes for free
Cost: Free
Contact: Cicely Garrett, volapc@acfb.org
Dunwoody Nature Center Clean Up
When: Jan. 21
Where: 5343 Roberts Dr., Dunwoody
Time: 9 – 11 a.m.
Benefits: Grounds at nature center
Cost: Free
Contact: www.dunwoodynature.org
Sort and Pack Medical Supplies
When: Jan. 21
Where: 3240 Clifton Springs Rd., Decatur
Time: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Benefits: MedShare International
Cost: Free
Contact: 770-323-4301
Tutors Needed
When: Jan. 21
Where: 98 Anderson Ave. NW, Atlanta
Time: 9:30 a.m.- noon
Benefits: Reading and math enrichment programs
Cost: Free
Contact: 404-671-4900
A Walk For Hope 3K
When: Jan. 28
Where: 40 Courtlant St., Atlanta
Time: 10 a.m.
Benefits: Awareness for cervical and HPV-related cancers
Cost: $10
Contact: www.spiritfoundationinc.org
Tartan Trot 5K and 10K
When: Jan. 28
Where: St. Luke's Presbyterian Church, Dunwoody
Time: 7 a.m.
Benefits: Youth missions and local charities
Cost: $28 until Jan. 13; $35 until Jan. 27; $40, race day
Contact: www.tartantrot.com
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