Zaban Couples Center
When: Ongoing
Where: 1605 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta
Benefits: Transition home for homeless couples
Cost: Free to volunteer
Contact: www.zabancouplescenter.org
Back 2 School: Snacks 4 Kids Food Drive
When: Through September
Where: Various dropoff locations
Benefits: Hungry Gwinnett families
Cost: Donations of non-perishable snack and food items
Contact: www.norcrossganet.net
Shoes & Purses Drive
When: Until September
Where: 1781 Columbia Drive, Decatur
Benefits: Local women in need
Cost: Gently used women's shoes and purses
Contact: LeTonya Turner, 678-791-6264
Designing Dreams Project Fundraiser
When: Aug. 18
Where: Milton's Cuisine and Cocktails
Time: 5:30- 7:30 p.m.
Benefits: Bald Ridge Lodge home for high-risk boys
Cost: Donations encouraged.
Contact: 770-887-7612
Legion 304 Run 5K
When: Aug. 20
Where: 1125 Ernest W Barrett Pkwy NW, Kennesaaw
Time: 7:30 a.m.
Benefits: Veterans and youth in North Cobb County
Cost: $20; $25 on race day
Contact: dburdette488@bellsouth.net
Back to School Dog Wash
When: Aug. 27
Where: 5287 Covington Hwy., Decatur
Time: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Benefits: PAWS Atlanta
Cost: Free to volunteer; $20, dog wash
Contact: www.pawsatlanta.org
5K for Hope Road Race
When: Aug. 27
Where: 3251 Panthersville Road, Decatur
Time: 8 a.m.
Benefits: Our House, Inc.- child care and support center
Cost: $25
Contact: www.southdekalbstriders.org
Volunteers needed: AJC Decatur Book Festival
When: Sept. 2-4
Where: Downtown Decatur
Time: Various shifts from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Cost: Free
Contact: leeann.harvey@decaturga.com
Concert For A Cause
When: Sept. 3
Where: Georgia International Horse Park, Conyers
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Benefits: 100 Black Men of DeKalb Leadership Academy
Cost: $50
Contact: www.dekalb100blackmen.org
Big Peach Sizzler 10K
When: Sept. 5
Where: Chamblee MARTA Station
Time: 6 a.m.
Benefits: Miles for Cystic Fibrosis
Cost: Prices vary; please contact.
Contact: Mark Vescio, runningmanwest@bellsouth.net
Caterpillar Crawl 5K
When: Sept. 17
Where: Mellow Mushroom, Brookhaven
Time: 7 a.m.
Benefits: Room To Read library in Zambia
Cost: $30
Contact: info@caterpillarcrawl5K.org
Stop Child Trafficking 5K
When: Sept. 24
Where: East Cobb Park
Time: 9 a.m.
Benefits: To bring awareness and raise funds to end child sex slavery in Atlanta.
Cost: Free
Contact: Atlanta@sctnow.org
Atlanta Walk N Roll for Ataxia
When: Sept. 24
Where: Shorty Howell Park, Duluth
Time: 8 a.m.
Benefits: National Ataxia Foundation
Cost: Fundraising encouraged
Contact: atlantaataxia@gmail.com
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