GO BIG ORANGE! Meet and enjoy activities with fellow Tennessee Volunteers who live in Atlanta. As VOLS living outside of Tennessee, we're a little outnumbered by other SEC and ACC rivals, especially those UGA and Georgia Tech folks. But no matter, it always did take a whole pack of Dawgs or a swarm of Yellow Jackets to take down a single VOL! This group is about fellow Volunteers getting together to enjoy many activities with each other, especially watching our coveted, Tennessee Vols excel in w …

We are a group that meets quarterly that makes volunteering into fun-a-teering! Whether it's dancing, seeing a movie, taking a weekend trip, having dinner, hanging out, or painting a fence at a shelter; this group likes to have fun while at the same time helping out metro-Atlanta's homeless children. We believe that people who know each other will volunteer longer, more often, and get more out of volunteering than a group of strangers coming together for one day. Great opportunity for singles to …

You can sign up here and join our monthly social. If you'd like to hike, camp, backpack, canoe, kayak, or any of our other great events you can sign up at http://www.atlantaoutdoorclub.com. The Atlanta Outdoor Club (AOC) was founded in the late Fall of 2000, when Amy Pickwick began scouring the Web for an outdoor club in the Atlanta area that was for all ages, was close to the city, and held events of all sorts (hiking, canoeing, biking, etc.) When the Web didn't seem to offer any answers, …

We volunteer to help maintain the hiking, running, equestrian trails at the Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield Park. Typical work goes from light tasks such as pruning, planting, raking; to harder task like trail building and rock stairs or rock wall building. Leadership, training and tools are provided. We typically work for 4 hours per event. To do this work you should wear sturdy shoes and long pants (summer weight on warm days). You should also bring a water bottle and work gloves.   See our webs …

We are a friendly, fun, and diverse group of friends in the Canton, Woodstock, Marietta, Roswell, Kennesaw, Acworth and surrounding areas and we want to make new nearby friends (in Cobb County, Cherokee County, and beyond!) We have both singles and couples --we usually have an even mix of both.  Most of us are 35 to 65 years old, but anyone is invited to join us.  We want to make friends and have fun (and we want to help you make new friends) with local people from all walks of life. We welcome …

Girls Give Back is a group of teenaged girls and their mothers (or fathers) who are interested in gaining volunteer hours in preparation for college. We will plan one monthly volunteer event in the metro Atlanta area to give the girls the opportunity to put their skills to use for the benefit of others, while building their personal resumes, which will enhance their college applications. Through participation in the group, the girls will demonstrate to college recruiters that they believe in bei …

… ** seeks opportunities to help give back to the community through volunteering of TIME, NOT MONEY. We always welcome ideas and feedback from others as we are only as great as our members! Come join the A-R-O! and have a little fun and help make a difference!

Group of persons who volunteer or are looking for volunteer opportunities for helping with pets in and around the Atlanta Area. Topics to include supporting local rescue efforts, fostering, spay and neuter clinics and social events that allow our four legged friends.

Are you looking to give back to the community while meeting new people? Then come try this group! We have the attitude of work hard play hard. Let's face it, our time is precious. This is a way you can accomplish two things on your list...giving back to the community and meeting like-minded people. There will be between 2-4 events per month, so choose what fits in with your schedule. We will try to meet before or after each event. It's a pretty relaxed environment. If you can only come t …

The Atlanta Interfaith and Nonfaith Service Association (AINSA) organizes community volunteering events for people of differing religious faiths and non-religious people, enabling them to improve the lives of people they serve, build respect for each other, and have fun as a team! Whether we are religious or not, we all can agree that it's good to: - Serve others in our community - Help others see or create employment opportunities - Get together for fun and social activities (aside from …

Do you believe that kindness in action can change the quality of life for all of us in Atlanta and the world? If so, please consider being part of our group. As the Dalai Lama said, "Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." We believe that and seek to practice it every day.

Is there something new for women of all ages that provides an opportunity for community through the activities that have supported women throughout the ages: talking, cooking, eating, sharing. This is a new chapter for women who live intown who want to meet and broaden their social network, contribute to international causes that support women, cook and eat great food, laugh and share: * Learn about the most urgent issues affecting women and girls living in extreme poverty worldwide, including i …

"Appalachian Wilderness Hikers" is Hiking Club that leads at least 1 day hike per month for all experience levels!  All of our hikes feature a richness that only volunteer expert guide / naturalists from Appalachian Wilderness Guides (www.AppalachianWildernessGuides.com) could bring to them!   All of our events are rated "Easy", "Moderate" or "Difficult".  These ratings are for the average person who is not an experienced hiker, somewhat active, and has no appreciable health conditions to hol …

We have just begun our journey in organizing Atlanta's Inagural SCTNow WALK to be held in October 2010, in conjunction with the global walk with the SCTNow headquarters group in NYC, as well as many other cities worldwide. REGISTER at www.sctnow.org for Georgia's first Stop Child Trafficking WALK to be held on Saturday, October 9, 2010. It will be a family fun, child-friendly event. We hope you decide to come along beside us for the walk in October, as well as help us to bring awareness to our …

We Are "Girlfriends Helping Girlfriends" The women who devote themselves to the care of chronically ill or disabled family members. The demands of care giving can be overwhelming, especially if you feel that you’re in over your head. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DO YOU HAVE AN AGING PARENT? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IS A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND GOING THROUGH CHEMOTHERAPY? ~~~~~~~ …

Do you find yourself feeling inspired or powerfully connected to those who use their voice to empower others? When you speak do people listen? Are you driven by Spirit (Not EGO)? Do you innately know what is required for black people to live in peace and harmony with ourselves and within our own community? Do you yearn for a movement that is committed to not only issuing the WAKE-UP call, but focuses on creating CHANGE through ENLIGHTENMENT? If you are a socially/spiritually-conscious person who …