Thursday, December 20, 2012
Learn more about the work this Stone Mountain-based organization is doing - and what it needs.
Emily Pelton, executive director of Refugee Family Services in Stone Mountain, recently shared some holiday wishes, upcoming milestones and ways people can help the organization with Patch: Does Refugee Family Services have a special 'holiday wish' this year -- a need you'd like taken care of before the start of 2013? In addition to our daily work with clients, we often host community meetings and other resource days for the refugee communities we serve and our partner organizations at our offices in Stone Mountain. Many of these meetings include food or light refreshments, which means that our coffee maker and microwave get heavy use on a daily basis. Recently, both appliances broke, and we don’t have funding to buy new ones in our budget…
Thursday, May 24, 2012
A weekly look at local volunteer and giving opportunities.
The following are local organizations' needs for volunteers or donations. The opportunities are in Stone Mountain and areas nearby, such as Lithonia, Clarkston and Lilburn. If your organization would like to be included, please e-mail the information to: Leslie.Johnson@patch.com. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Clean up, clean up, everybody...: Refugee Family Services needs at least five people on Friday, May 25, 8:30 a.m.-12 pm. to help with after-school/Pre-K clean up and clearing-out before painters and new supplies arrive to do some sprucing up. Please contact the volunteer coordinator this morning (Thursday, May 24) if you can lend a hand: rfsvolunteers@refugeefamilyservices.org Sew much to do: Refugee Sewing Society based in Clarkston could …
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Panola Mountain State Park is the closest that welcomes volunteers.
Volunteering at a Georgia State Park, historic site or golf course means helping to keep great resources in good shape on a daily basis and for special events. A state park not too far from South DeKalb is Panola Mountain State Park, which has a sign-up sheet for volunteers at its visitors center. Park phone number: (770) 389-7801. For those who don’t mind more of a drive, other volunteer opportunities include: Saturday, August 20 - Clean up of Smith Creek at Unicoi State Park, recognizing Georgia’s Rivers Alive program. The cost is $5 for parking. 1-800-573-9659, ext.305. Saturday, September 24 – As part of “Save Our Parks Day,” Friends of Amicalola Falls State Park will have a day of service projects on the park. Work such as weeding, …
