Give Back

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