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Twenty volunteers wrapped 1,500 Christmas gifts for 400 children in Baldwin County, Georgia, ensuring every child received three presents tailored to their wishes. The heartwarming tradition, now in its 12th year, combines community generosity with volunteers who pray over each gift they wrap.
While crews battle one of Georgia's largest wildfires, volunteers are running a full service base with showers, laundry, and beds at a small town church. About 50 firefighters rotate through daily, getting clean gear and rest before heading back to protect homes.
When severe storms tore through Middle Georgia on Thursday, Red Cross volunteers jumped into action to help nearly 100 neighbors rebuild their lives. Teams are still assessing damage and expect to reach even more families in the coming days.
A new partnership in Georgia lets volunteers deliver fresh produce to retired elephants at a refuge, turning a simple weekly drive into a chance to care for gentle giants. Second Harvest of South Georgia is teaming up with Elephant Aid International to keep rescued elephants fed and thriving.
A new partnership between Second Harvest of South Georgia and an elephant refuge is recruiting volunteers to deliver fresh fruits and vegetables to three rescued elephants. Each Friday, community members can make a simple 40-mile drive that helps feed elephants who need 200 pounds of food daily.
Dozens of Atlanta volunteers are deploying to South Georgia to help families who've lost everything in wildfires that destroyed 122 homes. From emergency shelters to firefighting crews, everyday heroes are answering the call.
A Georgia organization is helping volunteers understand the real challenges people face after prison through an eye-opening simulation experience. ReNForce's interactive program lets community members experience the frustrations and barriers that make reentry so difficult.
Over 200 volunteers spent their Martin Luther King Jr. Day serving at Christian City, a Georgia nonprofit supporting vulnerable children and seniors. For some, like Stephen Farrell who received his first bed from the organization as a child, giving back has become deeply personal.
When Tropical Storm Arthur dumped 29 inches of rain on Louisiana in 24 hours, Georgia Baptist volunteers drove hundreds of miles to help strangers rebuild their lives. Their four-week mission brought more than just construction skills—it brought hope to families facing their hardest days.
Volunteers in Clayton County are working around the clock to find homes for 19 healthy, adoptable dogs facing a Friday deadline. Their year of networking and social media campaigns has already saved countless lives, and they're hoping for one more miracle.
The American Red Cross is celebrating the 4,000+ Alabama volunteers who make up 90% of its workforce while recruiting helpers for roles from disaster response to blood drives. National Volunteer Week runs April 19-25. #
When a boat race organizer needed help, Chris Brannam brought three generations of his family back to Decatur from Georgia to pitch in. Their weekend "vacation" means running gates, fetching water, and making sure everyone enjoys the community event they remember from decades past.
Austin Sisk spent two years recovering from a traumatic brain injury at a Georgia rehab center. Now he's back there as a volunteer, inspiring patients who are walking the same difficult path he once traveled.
A teen who beat a coma after a devastating brain injury now volunteers at the rehab center that saved him, inspiring patients who are walking the same difficult path. His compassion earned him Georgia's Good Samaritan Volunteer of the Year Award.
Volunteers across north Georgia came together for "Sweep the Hooch," pulling trash from the beloved Chattahoochee River. Hundreds of people donated their Saturday to protect the waterway that provides drinking water for millions.
Hundreds of volunteers across Valdosta, Georgia spent their Friday painting, sorting donations, and improving facilities for local nonprofits during Greater Valdosta United Way's Spring Day of Caring. The biannual event strengthened seven community organizations serving everyone from youth to sexual assault survivors.
Volunteers of all ages are rolling up their sleeves to clean up Strom Thurmond Lake this September. The free community event is part of America's biggest single-day volunteer movement for public lands.
A Safe Haven for Newborns is honoring the volunteers who power their life-saving mission this Volunteer Month. The Florida organization says volunteers bring not just support, but the human connection that families in crisis desperately need.
After a Georgia wildfire destroyed over 100 homes, volunteer crews are spending hours in protective gear searching through ash and rubble to recover irreplaceable family heirlooms. Wedding rings, jewelry, and keepsakes are being returned to families ready to rebuild.
A simple invitation to pick up trash turned into a neighborhood movement in Augusta, Georgia. Jeremiah Atkinson rallied volunteers who collected at least 30 bags of illegally dumped waste in a single morning.
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