Update: Furry Friends and Main Street Need Volunteers

Do you have an affinity for helping four-legged, furry friends? Perhaps lending your time to Adopt a Greyhound or Atlanta Animal Rescue Friends is right for you. There are other volunteer opportunities in and around Stone Mountain, too:

•    Main Street Stone Mountain is hosting the second annual Second Saturday in may Festival on May 14, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. This year, the festival will have potters, a classic car show and bluegrass music. The organization really needs help: volunteers to staff the Main Street tent, beer cart and Kids Zone. Volunteers are needed for two-hour shifts starting at 10 a.m. The festival takes place on Main Street and ends with a street dance and fireworks. If you are able to volunteer, please contact Kim Cumbie at 770-469-3399 or kcumbie@comcast.net.

•    Adopt a Greyhound Atlanta needs people for kennel cleaning, yard work, minor repair jobs and dog washing. For more information: 770-469-9533.

•    The needs of Atlanta Animal Rescue Friends, or AARF, which has established a , range from setting up donation locations to transporting animals to grant writing. Voicemail: 678-318-1886.

•    DeKalb County Board of Health has volunteer and internship opportunities, including helping in a clinic or office, producing health education materials and helping at a special events. To apply call: 404-294-3700.

Click for additional opportunities with Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Red Cross, Stone Mountain Village Visitor Center, and Refugee Family Services. The Visitor Center is still trying to fill a few afternoon slots this month.

Editor's note: This update includes a call for volunteers for the Second Saturday in May Festival on Main Street.