G-1 Civic - Charity - Volunteer Organizations
Mothers
& More
Mothers
& More is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of
mothers through support, education and advocacy. They address mothers’ needs as
individuals and members of society, and promote the value of all the work
mothers do.
Activities
Bi-Weekly Meetings: Join us for exciting topics and great discussions.
Mom's Night Out: Spend a fun, relaxing night out with your fellow Mothers
& More members.
Dinner Club:
A night on the town to try out a new restaurant.
Couples Night Out: Get to know your husband again and have a wonderful evening
without interruptions.
Mommy & Me Suppers: A potluck supper for you and your children, held in
members' homes.
Park Play & Pool Play: Group play for children of all ages once
a week.
Family Fun Swim: Get the whole family together once a month in the summer for a
splashing good time.
Seasoned Moms: For moms feeling slightly seasoned, well done or
burnt. We will present topics that focus on the needs of slightly older
children.
Field Trips:
Join up with other members and their children once a month for a fun outing.
Previous trips have included the zoo and a pumpkin patch.
Family Field Trips: A chance to get everyone together for fun group events.
Moms Getaway Weekend: Occurs twice each year. A wonderful opportunity to
have a relaxing weekend away with the girls!
Community Outreach: Activities organized to help give back to the community.
Issues & Advocacy: Special projects that focus on the needs of all moms.
Group Play:
Fun for you and your child!
Contact:
·
Mother’s & More
National
Headquarters
P.O. Box
31
Elmhurst
,
IL
60126
(630)
941-3553
(630)
941-3551 FAX
NationalOffice@MothersandMore.org
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Cobb
County
East Cobb includes:
·
East
Cobb
County
,
Northwest of Metro
Atlanta
,
Atlanta
,
Marietta
, and
Roswell
,
Georgia
.
Contact:
·
Bridget King – bridgetandtoddking@comcast.net
Meetings:
·
Held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 7:00 – 9:30 pm at St. Catherine’s
Episcopal Church
Location:
·
St. Catherine’s
Episcopal Church
571 Holt Road NE
Marietta
,
GA
30068
Map:
·
See #1
West Cobb includes:
·
Marietta
, Kennesaw,
Acworth,
Dallas
, Hiram, and
Powder Springs
,
Georgia
.
Contact:
·
www.mothersandmore.com
Meetings:
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Held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at 7:30 pm at West Cobb
Chiropractic.
Location:
·
West Cobb
Chiropractic
5041 Dallas Highway, Suite 500
Powder Springs
,
GA
30127
Map:
·
See #2
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Cherokee
County
Woodstock
includes:
·
Acworth,
Kennesaw,
Marietta
, and
Woodstock
,
Georgia
.
Contact:
·
mandmwoodstock@yahoo.com
Meeting:
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Held the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Town Lake Kroger, in
the upstairs conference room.
Location:
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Kroger
2295 Towne Lake Parkway
Woodstock
,
GA
30189
(770)
517-2080
Map:
·
See #1
YMCA
The Metro Atlanta YMCA builds strong kids, strong
families, and strong communities by enriching the lives of all people in
spirit, mind, and body. YMCA programs, services and activities:
·
bring families closer together
·
help kids and teens find direction in life
·
give adults a place to become healthier and more
active
Ways to volunteer:
·
Youth
Sports Coach
·
Adventure
Guides Leader
·
Kids
Need Heroes “Friend-raisers:
·
Special
Projects Assistant
·
Special
Events Volunteer
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Cobb
County
Kennesaw:
Location:
·
Northwest YMCA
1700
Dennis Kemp Lane
Kennesaw
,
GA
30152
Contact:
·
Phone
(770) 423-9622
Fax (770) 423-9242
·
Administration
Brent Ewers, Branch Director
brente@ymcacobb.org
Susanne Conlon, Office Manager/Volunteer Coordinator
susannec@ymcacobb.org
Hours of Operation:
·
Monday
through Thursday – 5:00 am to 10:00 pm
Friday – 5:00 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday – 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday – 1:00 to 6:00 pm
Facility
Closings:
·
New
Years Day, MLK Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve (1/2 day), Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve (at 5
pm)
Directions:
·
From
I-75
Exit at
Barrett Parkway
heading west
Go through the intersection at
Cobb Parkway
(Hwy 41)
At the second traffic light, take a right onto
Stilesboro Road
Turn right at Zaxby’s onto
Dennis Kemp Lane
.
Northwest YMCA is on the right, next door to the West Cobb
Regional Library.
Map:
·
See #1
Marietta
: (2 Locations)
Location:
·
East Cobb YMCA
1055 East Piedmont Road
NE
Marietta
,
GA
30062
Contact:
·
Phone
(770) 977-5991
Business Fax (770) 578-2793
Registration Fax (770) 321-6225
Hours
of Operation:
·
Monday
through Thursday – 5:30 am to 10:00 pm
Friday – 5:30 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday – 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday – 1:00 to 6:00 pm
Facility
Closings:
·
New
Years Day, MLK Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve (1/2 day), Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve (at 5
pm)
Directions:
·
From
I-75
Take Exit 263 and go east
Continue to the exit ramp for
Roswell Road
(Hwy 120)
Exit and turn right
Continue on
Roswell
Road
to the fifth traffic light
Turn left onto
East
Piedmont Road
Turn left into East Cobb YMCA a the first traffic light
·
From
the
Roswell
area
Go west onto Hwy 120 (
Roswell
Road
)
Cross Johnson Ferry Road
and
Old Canton Road
Turn right on
East
Piedmont Road
Turn left into East Cobb YMCA at the first traffic light
Map:
·
See #2
Location:
·
Northeast Cobb YMCA
3010 Johnson Ferry Road
Marietta
,
GA
30062
Contact:
·
Phone
(678) 569-9622
Fax (678) 507-9622
·
Marilyn
Patoprsty, Branch Director
marilynp@ymcacobb.org
Linda Jackson, Administrative Support/Volunteer Coordinator
lindaj@ymcacobb.org
Hours
of Operation:
·
Monday
through Friday – 5:00 am to 10:00 pm
Saturday – 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
Sunday – 12:00 to 8:00 pm
Facility
Closings:
·
New
Years Day, MLK Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve (1/2 day), Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve (at 5
pm)
Directions:
·
From
I-75
Take Exit 263 and go east
Continue to the exit ramp for
Roswell Road
(Hwy 120)
Exit and turn right
Continue on
Roswell
Road
for approximately 5 miles
Turn left at the big intersection onto
Johnson Ferry Road
Continue north on
Johnson
Ferry Road
for 3.5 miles
Northeast Cobb YMCA will be on your right, next door to Wal-Mart
·
From
the
Roswell
area
Go west on Hwy 120 (
Roswell
Road
)
Turn right on
Johnson
Ferry Road
Continue north on
Johnson
Ferry Road
for 3.5 miles
Northeast Cobb YMCA will be on your right, next door to Wal-Mart
Map:
·
See #3
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Cherokee
County
Canton
:
Location:
·
G.
Cecil
Pruett
Community Center
Family YMCA
151 Waleska Street
Canton
,
GA
30114
Contact:
·
Phone (770) 345-9622
Fax (770) 345-5290
·
John Hicks, Executive Director
John Moreau, Chief Volunteer Officer
Hours of Operation:
·
Monday through Thursday – 5:30 am to 9:30 pm
Friday – 5:30 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday – 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday – 1:00 to 6:00 pm
Facility Closings:
·
New
Years Day, MLK Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve (1/2 day), Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve (at 5
pm)
Map:
·
See #1
Woodstock
Nestled on 220 acres on
Lake
Allatoona
, the Cherokee
Outdoor Family YMCA is a unique facility. The activities at the Cherokee
Outdoor Family YMCA are tools used to accomplish the mission and achieve the
vision of building strong kids, strong families, and strong communities and
reinforce the four core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility
into all of the programs offered.
Location:
·
Cherokee
Outdoor Family YMCA
201
E. Bells Ferry Road
Woodstock
,
GA
30189
Contact:
·
Phone
(770) 591-5820
Fax (770) 591-7054
·
Toby
Bramblett, Branch Executive tobyb@ymcaatlanta.org
Hours of Operation:
·
Facility
Hours:
Spring/Fall/Winter:
Monday – Saturday 8:00 am – Dusk
Sunday 12:00 pm – Dusk
Summer:
Monday – Friday 6:30 am – 9:30 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
·
Office
Hours:
Spring/Fall/Winter:
Weekdays 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Summer:
Weekdays 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
Map:
·
See #2
Tony’s Gang
The
mission of Tony's Gang Foundation, Inc. is to provide friendship, one-on-one
companionship, entertainment, and a sense of community for children who are
undergoing treatment for cancer and other life-threatening illnesses and, in
doing so, provide respite support for their families.
How can you make a
difference? Join a program.
·
Buddy Program
Much
like a Big Brother, Big Sister program, Buddies enter a child’s life bringing
friendship and a chance to get away from it all.
http://www.tonysgang.com/programs/buddy.htm
·
Buddy Bears and Baseball Caps
Tony’s
Gang welcomes children to the GANG with their very special "Buddy"
Bears and "You’re one of the Gang" baseball caps.
For
more information about this program, check out their website.
http://www.tonysgang.com/programs/bearsandcaps.htm
·
Peanuts and Cracker Jacks
Tony’s
Gang Peanuts and Cracker Jacks Program helps children and families across the
country get out in their own community. Because financial resources are a
struggle, Tony’s Gang solicits tickets from companies, individuals,
organizations; helping families to get have a new adventure in their city.
http://www.tonysgang.com/programs/peanuts.htm
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Tell Me a Story
Volunteers spend time reading their favorite story onto audio tape
for children who have impaired vision or have lost their sight due to their
diseases and related therapies.
http://www.tonysgang.com/programs/tellmeastory.htm
·
Pen Pals
Tony’s Gang writes and offers their friendship to kids who battle
life-threatening diseases. These letters are sent to hospitals, clinics, home
care programs and hospices across the country.
http://www.tonysgang.com/programs/penpals.htm
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Heroes Recognition
When times are difficult, we often look to heroes to help us find
strength and courage to make it through those challenging times There are many
heroes in our community that we could model our lives after. Those heroes are
children. Many children struggle everyday just to live. They have cancer or
some other life threatening illness. Tony’s Gang, Heroes Recognition puts on a
community-wide event called, “In the Company of Heroes”, which is designed to
acknowledge the courage of the children in your community who daily battle
disease. This event is similar to a sports banquet, awards and gifts are presented
to the honorees, but celebrities or community leaders.
http://www.tonysgang.com/programs/heroes.htm
·
Bookworms and Couch Potatoes
Children who battle life-threatening illness often spend hours in
clinics and at home with little to do. To make this a little easier for them,
Tony’s Gang collects new or almost new books, video tapes, and players, as well
as hand held video games and cartridges for the children to help the hours go
by quicker. You can donate today.
http://www.tonysgang.com/programs/worms.htm
·
Cozy Quilts and Angel’s Wings
Do you like to sew and want to help others at the same time? You
can get involved with Tony’s Gang cozy
quilt project that provides a special gesture of comfort at an important time
for families.
http://www.tonysgang.com/programs/quilts.htm
Southeast Region Headquarters
Contact:
·
Gretchen
Lizza
4742 Outlook Way
Marietta
,
GA
30066
Phone (770)314-9264
info@tonysgang.com
Jaycees
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Cobb
County
The Jaycees is an organization of opportunity for
young people ages 21-40. The Jaycees give you the opportunity to meet a group
of highly motivated young people, take part in worthwhile projects in the
community, and develop your personal skills to advance yourself as a leader.
The membership
consists of two types of members: Regular members 21 - 40 and Associate members
18-20 and 41+. We invite all adults 18 and up to come and join us in helping
our Community while learning Management and Leadership skills and having fun
doing it.
Kennesaw:
Location:
·
Train Depot on
Cherokee Street
in Downtown Kennesaw.
Meetings
are the 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 7:00 pm.
Contact:
·
Kennesaw Jaycees
P.O. Box
697
Kennesaw
,
GA
30156
·
Kennesawjaycees@hotmail.com
Directions:
·
The Kennesaw
Train Depot
2828 Cherokee Street
Kennesaw, GA
·
Directions from I-75
Take
I-75 to exit
273 – Wade Green Road
.
If
traveling from the North, take a RIGHT.
If
traveling from the South, take a LEFT.
(Go back over I-75)
Wade Green Road
soon turns into
Cherokee Street
.
Travel
approximately one ½ miles until you come to a sharp turn to the right. (A
church will be on your right.)
Complete
the curve and the depot will be on your left.
If
you have crossed the railroad tracks, you have just passed it.
·
Directions from Highway 41
Get
off Hwy 41 at Hwy 293.
Stay
on Hwy 293 until you reach Downtown Kennesaw.
At
light in the center of Downtown, turn right onto
Cherokee Street
.
Cross
the train, tracks and the Kennesaw Train Depot will be on the right.
Map:
·
See #1
Marietta
:
Location:
·
262 Church Street
in the
Square
of
Marietta
Meetings
are held the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month.
Contact:
·
262 Church Street
Marietta
,
GA
30060
·
Luce Moore,
President of
Marietta
Jaycees
president@mariettajaycees.org
Map:
·
See #2
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Cherokee
County
Woodstock
:
Location:
·
Woodstock Jaycee
Hall
Meetings
are held on the 1st Tuesday and 3rd Thursday every month
at 7:00 pm.
Contact:
·
Woodstock
Jaycees
216 Rope Mill Road
Woodstock
,
GA
30188
·
Phone (770)
926-8336
1-800-Jaycees
Directions:
·
From 575
Take
575 North to Exit 8.
Turn
right on
Towne Lake Parkway
and follow to Hwy 5. (
Main Street
)
Turn
left on
Main Street
to
Rope Mill Road
.
(Small left fork by railroad tracks.)
The
Woodstock
Jaycees
Community Center
is a ¼ mile on the right.
Map:
·
See #1
Humane Society
Types
of Volunteers
·
Activity
Center
Volunteer:
Volunteers are needed to help in all areas during regular working
hours.
From 9:30 am to 12:00 pm
Clean cat cages, groom, feed, water, wash dishes, do laundry,
dust, sweep, and exercise the special animals.
Yard work is also needed.
From 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Answer phones, help walk-in customers, and do computer data entry.
·
Banks:
Banks can be placed in just about any business. You can help find
new locations and change banks out on a regular basis.
·
Education Committee:
Help present educational programs to youth in elementary and
middle schools, day care centers, girl/boy scout troops and other youth
organizations.
·
Fundraising Committee:
Help with special annual fundraisers; the golf tournament, yard
sales, and silent auction.
·
Mailing Committee:
Newsletters are mailed out two or three times a year. This
requires putting labels on envelopes, stuffing and adding postage.
·
Office Committee:
Volunteers are needed at the facility to help answer phones, input
information into the computer, or help unite lost pets with their families.
There is also paperwork, counseling, education and interaction with potential
adopters.
·
Volunteer Staffing Committee:
This is for someone that does not have a lot of time, but wants to
help. These people call volunteers to line up workers for special projects.
This would be for one day events like “Flea Market”, 4th of July
Parade, Silent Auction, Gift Wrap fundraisers, and mailouts.
·
Transportation of Pets:
Need assistance to transport pets to and from veterinary
appointments.
·
Grooming & Socializing:
Pets always enjoy company. If you have to spare, stop by and
brush, groom, and socialize with the pets.
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Cobb
County
Founded in 1957, the Humane Society of Cobb County, Inc. is a
nonprofit organization, dedicated to promoting and providing humane welfare to
the animals of
Cobb
County
. Support primarily
by donations and a group of dedicated, caring volunteers, our programs are
designed to educate and encourage responsible animal guardianship.
Location:
·
148 Fairground Street SE
Marietta
,
GA
30060
Contact:
·
Phone
(770) 428-9882
·
Billie
McDowell, Volunteer Coordinator
·
www.humanecobb.org
Hours of Operation:
·
Monday
– Saturday: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Directions:
·
Directions from I-75
Take 75to exit 263 (GA 120 West) toward
Marietta
/Southern Poly Tech
Merge onto S Marietta Pkwy SE/GA 120
Loop
E.
Turn right at the
Civic
Center
onto
Fairground Street
.
The building is on the left across from
Armstrong Street
.
The building is between the
Cobb
Civic
Center
and
Roswell Street
.
On one side of the building is World Wide Auto Sales, the other
side is Azalea Manor Nursing Home.
If you get to
Roswell
Street
, then you have missed it.
Map:
·
See #1
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Cherokee
County
The purpose of the Cherokee County Humane Society is t
