Literacy Volunteers of America

When: Ongoing

Where: 246 Sycamore St., Decatur

Time: Please contact

Benefits: Adults to raise literacy levels

Cost: Free

Contact: 404-377-7323

Girl Talk

When: Ongoing

Where: Various locations

Benefits: Mentoring programs for teenage girls

Cost: Free

Contact: www.desiretoinspire.org

Tutoring for Children

When: Mon.- Fri.

Where: Kiddie Kuts Salon, Perimeter

Time: 2 -5:30 p.m.

Cost: Free

Contact: Erica Miller, 770-399-5437

Shoes & Purses Drive

When: Until September

Where: 1781 Columbia Dr., Decatur

Benefits: Local women in need

Cost: Gently used women's shoes and purses

Contact: LeTonya Turner, 678-791-6264

Hats Off For Cancer Hat Drive

When: Until Oct. 6

Where: Various drop-off locations; drives needed

Benefits: Children with cancer

Cost: Donations of new hats

Contact: hatdrivecoordinator@hatsoffforcancer.org

Cocktails for Kidneys

When: July 21

Where: Aja Restaurant & Lounge

Time: 6 p.m.

Benefits: Camps for medically fragile children

Cost: $10

Contact: 336-452-1539

Etowah River Run Road & Trail 5K

When: July 23

Where: Cherokee High School, Canton

Time: 8 a.m.

Benefits: Anna Crawford Children's Center

Cost: $20; $23, race day

Contact: pdf-www.georgiarunner.com calendar; 678-925-5812

6th Annual Backpack In The Park

When: July 30

Where: Piedmont Park

Time: 4 – 7 p.m.

Benefits: Local students with school supplies

Cost: Free to volunteer; donation of new school supplies

Contact: 404-869-7960

Team In Training Fundraiser

When: July 30

Where: Fado's Irish Pub, Buckhead

Time: 7 p.m.

Benefits: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Cost: Donations accepted

Contact: 404-816-3068

Atlanta’s Finest 5K

When: Aug. 6

Where: Pemberton Place at World of Coca-Cola

Time: 6 a.m.

Benefits: Atlanta Police Foundation

Cost: $30 until Aug. 3

Contact: www.atlantapolicefoundation.org

Run For Wounded Warriors 5K

When: Aug. 6

Where: First Baptist Church, Kennesaw

Time: 8 a.m.

Benefits: Wounded Warriors Project

Cost: $25

Contact: www.runforwoundedwarriors.org

Think T Town Benefit Concert

When: Aug. 8

Where: Perimeter Church, Duluth

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Benefits: Alabama tornado victims

Cost: $15

Contact: 404-272-0566

Free To Breathe 5K

When: Aug. 20

Where: Greencove and Virginia Ave., Atlanta

Time: 7 a.m.

Benefits: National Lung Cancer Partnership

Cost: $25 until Aug. 17; $30, Race day

Contact: www.freetobreathe.org

About the Author

Featured

Delta employees are under investigation because of content “related to the recent murder of activist Charlie Kirk” that “went well beyond healthy, respectful debate,” CEO Ed Bastian wrote in a companywide memo Friday. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez