Food Pantry Assistants

When: Every Wednesday

Where: The Center for Family Resources, Marietta

Time: 9 a.m. – noon

Benefits: Low-income families

Cost: Free

Contact: Chris Chamblee, 770-428-2601

Rebuild Children’s Play Area

When: June 9

Where: 2851 Overlake Run, Powder Springs

Time: Please contact

Benefits: CLF Swim and Tennis Association

Cost: Free

Contact: Rebecca Pemberton, 404-643-5128

Volunteers needed: Jumpstart Atlanta Family Literacy Celebration

When: June 9

Where: Washington Park Branch Library, Atlanta

Time: Various shifts

Benefits: Focus on early literacy

Cost: Free

Contact: Alison Wong, alison.wong@jstart.org

Take Steps for Crohn's & Colitis Walk

Where: Georgia World Congress Center, International Plaza

When: June 9

Time: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. (volunteer activities); 4 p.m. (walk)

Benefits: Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America

Cost: $20 (suggested donation)

Contact: Grace Murphy, gmurphy@ccfa.org

Third Annual Play Kickball to End Alzheimer’s

When: June 9

Where: Hammond Park, Sandy Springs

Time: 9 a.m.

Benefits: Alzheimer’s Association of Georgia

Cost: Please contact

Contact: Mia Chester, 404-728-1181

Weekend Eyeglass Wash

When: June 9

Where: Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, Chamblee

Time: 9 a.m. – noon

Benefits: Vision services for low insured and uninsured Georgians

Cost: Free

Contact: Danielle Cohen, dcohen@lionslighthouse.org

Hands Around The Hill 5K

When: June 9

Where: Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta

Time: 8 a.m.

Benefits: Central Night Shelter/Central Outreach and Advocacy Center

Cost: $20 until May 16; $25

Contact: www.active.com

Community Blood Drive

When: June 12

Where: Ben Robertson Community Center, Kennesaw

Time: 2- 7 p.m.

Benefits: American Red Cross

Cost: Free

Contact: www.kennesaw-ga.gov/pkrec

Build Raised Garden Beds

When: June 16

Where: East Lake Farmers Market Urban Farm

Time: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Benefits: Healthy eating and food literacy

Cost: Free

Contact: elfmarketvolunteers@gmail.com

Dash4Dad 5K

When: June 16

Where: Costco Wholesale/Home Depot, Peachtree Dunwoody Road

Time: 8 a.m.

Benefits: ZERO- The Project to End Prostate Cancer

Cost: $30 until June 15; $35

Contact: greatprostatecancerchallenge.com/races/atlanta

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

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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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