Category: Volunteering
There Is a Lot to Celebrate: More holiday traditio...
Posted by Judi L. Kanne | Dec 3, 2018 | Feature, Volunteering | 0 |
A Library Advisory Board for Seniors Only
Posted by Donna Williams Lewis | Apr 5, 2018 | Feature, Volunteering | 0 |
With a Little Help from Their Library Friends
Posted by Donna Williams Lewis | Apr 4, 2018 | Feature, Volunteering | 0 |
Battling hunger, one backpack at a time: Backpack ...
Posted by Donna Williams Lewis | Feb 28, 2018 | Feature, Making a Difference, Volunteering | 0 |
Among the Leaves: Volunteers help dig up the roots...
Posted by Isadora Pennington | Jan 5, 2018 | Feature, Volunteering | 0 |
Volunteers Lend a Hand to Arts and Culture Around Atlanta
by Joe Earle | Jan 30, 2020 | Feature, Volunteering | 0 |
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of metro Atlanta volunteers spend time each week helping local cultural institutions. They water flowers, stuff envelopes, field phone calls, guide school groups through exhibits, give history lessons, raise money and do all sorts of other things that local museums, gardens and performing groups need done. “They are incredibly important,” said Jayme Hogan-Yarbro, manager of volunteer and intern services at the Atlanta History Center.
Read MoreHospital’s Volunteer Corps Celebrates a Half-Century
by Atlanta Senior Life Staff | Sep 6, 2019 | Making a Difference, Volunteering | 0 |
Patients and visitors at the hospital would be surprised at how often the person greeting them in the lobby, pushing their wheelchair, delivering flowers, staffing the gift shops, bringing in therapy dogs, taking baby pictures, driving courtesy carts and offering information and comfort to patients and their families is a retired corporate executive. Others are teachers, artists, veterans, homemakers, high-school students and more.
Read MoreThere Is a Lot to Celebrate: More holiday traditions
by Judi L. Kanne | Dec 3, 2018 | Feature, Volunteering | 0 |
Even if you don’t observe Christmas, this time of year gives us many ways and reasons to celebrate.
Read MoreA Library Advisory Board for Seniors Only
by Donna Williams Lewis | Apr 5, 2018 | Feature, Volunteering | 0 |
DeKalb County’s Library Senior Advisory Board is run by seniors for seniors.
Read MoreWith a Little Help from Their Library Friends
by Donna Williams Lewis | Apr 4, 2018 | Feature, Volunteering | 0 |
North metro Atlanta libraries area rely on volunteers, Friends of the Library organizations.
Read MoreBattling hunger, one backpack at a time: Backpack Buddies provides weekend meals for elementary school students
by Donna Williams Lewis | Feb 28, 2018 | Feature, Making a Difference, Volunteering | 0 |
Backpack Buddies provides food for the weekend to school children in need.
Read MoreAmong the Leaves: Volunteers help dig up the roots of trees and family trees
by Isadora Pennington | Jan 5, 2018 | Feature, Volunteering | 0 |
Volunteers enjoy donating their time and talents at the Atlanta Botanical Garden and Atlanta History Museum.
Read MoreVolunteer at the Airport
by Judi L. Kanne | Nov 7, 2017 | Feature, Volunteering | 0 |
Airport volunteers help make travel easier for people passing through Atlanta’s airport.
Read MoreManning the phones for the love of opera
by Joe Earle | Oct 4, 2017 | Feature, Volunteering | 0 |
Larry Pinson volunteers time with the Atlanta Opera.
Read MoreWhere to Volunteer—for Art Lovers
by Kathy Dean | Oct 3, 2017 | Arts & Entertainment, Volunteering | 0 |
There are many opportunities for art lovers to volunteer their time in the north metro Atlanta area.
Read MoreThe High Life: Art Lovers Volunteer at the High Museum
by Isadora Pennington | Oct 2, 2017 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature, Volunteering | 0 |
Docents enjoy the hours they spend volunteering at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.
Read MoreVolunteers Tend Nature on the Chattahoochee
by Kathy Dean | Aug 3, 2017 | Feature, Volunteering | 0 |
Volunteers are the backbone of the Chattahoochee Nature Center, which provides residents with the opportunity to experience nature in the middle of the city.
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