Everybody Wins!

When: Ongoing

Where: 1100 Peachtree St., Suite 2800

Time: Various shifts

Benefits: Literacy programs for children

Cost: Free

Contact: www.everybodywinsatlanta.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

Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse One Year Anniversary

When: Aug. 23

Where: Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse, Lenox

Time: 6- 9 p.m.

Benefits: Atlanta Community Food Bank

Cost: Free

Contact: Natalie Najjar, Natalie@karencanavanpr.com

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

Sadie’s Place Sidewalk Sale

When: Aug. 27

Where: 1175 Buford Hwy., Suwanee

Benefits: Georgia SPCA

Contact: www.georgiaspca.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

HomeStretch Golf Tournament

When: Aug. 29

Where: The Manor Golf & Country Club

Time: 11 a.m.

Benefits: HomeStretch

Cost: Free to volunteer; $175

Contact: www.homestretchgolf.com

The Vinings Downhill 5K

When: Sept. 10

Where: Overlook III Building, Vinings

Time: 7 a.m.

Benefits: Various charities throughout Vinings

Cost: $25 until Aug. 31; $30 from Sept. 1- Race day

Contact: www.viningsdownhill5k.com

9/11 Days of Service presented by Hands On Atlanta

When: Sept. 8 – 11

Where: Various sites throughout Metro Atlanta

Time: Various shifts

Benefits: Various Atlanta nonprofits

Cost: Free

Contact: www.handsonatlanta.org

PCLC Run Wild 5K

When: Sept. 24

Where: 1405 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Benefits: Parkview Christian Learning Center

Cost: $20 through Sept. 5; $25, Sept. 6 -- 24

Contact: www.parkviewclc.com

Margaritas With a Mission

When: Oct. 15

Where: Windermere Golf Club, Cumming

Time: 6:30-10:30 p.m.

Benefits: American Cancer Society

Cost: $35

Contact: www.margaritaswithamission.org

Purple Palooza Carnival

When: Oct. 22

Where: The Home Depot, Cumming

Time: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Benefits: Be The Match/National Marrow Donor Program

Cost: Free

Contact: tsaadat@nmdp.org

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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