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By Devika Rao
June 14, 2012

Volunteer Tutors

When: Ongoing

Where: H.E.R.O. For Children, Atlanta

Time: Flexible Shifts

Benefits: Children infected with HIV/AIDS

Cost: Free

Contact: Nadia Eliacin, 404-236-7411

Volunteers needed: Jumpstart Community Corps

When: Ongoing

Where: Jumpstart Atlanta

Time: Flexible shifts

Benefits: Build literacy, language, and social skills for preschoolers

Cost: Free

Contact: Kathryn Roberston, 404-225-4803

Meals on Wheels- North Fulton

When: Monday- Friday

Where: Various locations

Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Benefits: Senior Services North Fulton

Cost: Free

Contact: Heidi Sowder, 770-993-1906

Childcare Volunteers

When: Ongoing

Where: Please contact

Time: Flexible shifts

Benefits: Partnership Against Domestic Violence

Cost: Free

Contact: Candy Sugarman, 404-273-1235

Bingo Night at Children’s

When: June 21

Where: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston

Time: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Benefits: Patients at CHOA

Cost: Free

Contact: volunteer@unitedwayatlanta.org

Plant, Cultivate, Harvest Vegetables

When: June 21

Where: Homes of Light, Decatur

Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Benefits: Transitional and permanent housing clients

Cost: Free

Contact: volunteer@unitedwayatlanta.org

Men’s Clothing Drive

When: June 21

Where: Fox Recovery Center, Decatur

Time: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Benefits: Homeless men

Cost: Gently used or new men’s clothing

Contact: Michelle Potter, 404-508-7875

Shula’s 347 Grill’s Third Annual Flames for Firemen

When: June 21

Where: Shula’s 347 Grill, Atlanta

Time: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Benefits: Atlanta Fire Foundation

Contact: Veronica Strong Young, 404-848-7345

Volunteers needed: Summer Blast Beach Party Dance

When: June 23

Where: 875 Davis Drive, Conyers

Time: 12:30 – 4 p.m.

Benefits: Rockdale Cares-services for developmentally challenged citizens of Rockdale County

Cost: Free

Contact: Debbie Carlisle, 770-922-7272

Taking Steps to Prevent Alzheimer’s 5K

When: June 23

Where: The Lodge at Bridgemill, Canton

Time: 9 a.m.

Benefits: Alzheimer’s Disease

Cost: $30

Contact: www.spincyclesports.com

Atlanta Pride 5K

When: June 23

Where: Piedmont Park

Time: 7 a.m.

Benefits: Jerusalem House and Atlanta Pride Committee

Cost: $30

Contact: www.active.com

sheMoves Atlanta- Suwanee 5K

When: June 23

Where: Town Center Avenue, Suwanee

Time: 6:30 a.m.

Benefits: Healthy and active lifestyle for women

Cost: $30

Contact: www.shemovesatl.com

Dancer’s Heart 5K

When: June 30

Where: Decatur High School

Time 6:45 a.m.

Benefits: Imani Thompson Twine Memorial Scholarship Fund

Cost: $30

Contact: www.adancersheart.org

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