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HELP OUT!
ATHENS VOLUNTEER FAIR (UGA
Tate Center) Volunteer opportunities
tor people of all ages Sept. 21,11
a.m.-1 p.m., 4-7 p.m. FREE! www
athensvolunteer.org
BECOME A MENTOR (Boys and
Girls Clubs of Athens) Volunteer one
hour per week to make a difference
in the life of a child. Training pro
vided. mentor@athensbgca.com,
BIKE RECYCLING PROGRAM
(BikeAthens. Chase Street
Warehouses) Join BikeAthens
volunteers as they clean and repair
donated bicycles lor local service
agencies. Sunday, 2-4 30 p.m
Monday & Wednesday, 6-8:30 p.m
www.bikeathens.com
BLOOD DRIVE (Red Cross Donor
Center) Give the gift of life! Call to
make an appointment today. 706-
546-0681.1-800-RED-CR0SS.
www.redcrossblood.org
DOCENT TRAINING (Memorial Park)
Bear Hollow Zoo is seeking volun
teers interested in conservation and
environmental education. Call for
more information or to register. Sept
14-Nov. 3. FREE! 706-613-3615,
iesfieboby@co.clarke.ga.us
FOSTER HOMES NEEOEO (Athens
Area Humane Society) AAHS is
looking for dependable foster
parents to take in dogs for a limited
time. Download an ^plication at
www.athenshumanesociety.org.
dogs@athenshumanesociety org
SEEKING DONATIONS AND
VOLUNTEERS (Front Porch
Bookstore, 102 Marigold Ln„
Winterville) Seeking volunteers and
book donations No more textbooks,
please! 706-372-1236, ronwetherbee
@windstream.net
VOLUNTEER ESL TEACHERS
Catholic Charities seeks volunteers
to teach English as a Second
Language to adults in the community
Monday through Thursday evenings
this tall. No experience necessary
Margaret Prickett. 770-790-3118,
mprickett@archatl.com
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED (Recording
for the Blind and Dyslexic) Seeking
volunteer readers to help record au
dio textbooks 706-549-1313. www
rfbdga.org, gaunit@rfbd org
KIDSTUFF
HOME SCHOOL SCIENCE (Sandy
Creek Nature Center) An interactive
learning experience for homeschool-
ers and their parents this fall Call to
register tor these monthly programs
Third Fridays through December. 10
a.m.-noon. $2.706-613-3615
JUNIOR ROLLER DERBY (Skate-
A-Round USA) New league starling
up for ages 7-17. Open skate every
Saturday from 2-4 p.m. zigzagjh®
gmail.com, athensjuniorTollerderby
forumup.com
KNEE-HIGH NATURALISTS (Sandy
Creek Nature Center) A program of
age-appropriate nature exploration,
animal encounters, hikes and crafts
. For parents and children. Alternating
Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. $13.
706-613-3515, www.sandycreek
naturecenter.com
NINJA SCOUT ADVENTURE (State
Botanical Garden) Educational
outdoor immersion for kids 6 and
up. Certified Qigong instructor Cart
Lindberg leads a one-day program
designed around Native American
Culture, West African Drumming
Traditions and more Sept 18.10
a.m-4 p.m. $40 www.uga.edu/
botgarden
PARENT/CHILD WORKSHOPS
(ACC Library) For children ages
1-3, plus their caregivers. Featuring
toys, music, art activities and a dif
ferent community resource guest
each week For first-time participants
only In-person pre-registration re
quired. Sept. 30-Oct. 14, Thursdays,
10-11 am. FREE! 706-613-3650
READ TO ROVER (Oconee County
Library) Beginning readers in grades
1-4 read aloud to an aid dog.
Trainer always present. Registration
required. 15-minute sessions, FREE!
706-769-3950
RED CROSS BABYSITTING
COURSE (Memorial Park) A Red
Cross certified instructor will guide
participants through the basic lead
ership, safety and supervisory skills
needed to babysit. Ages 11-15.
Sept. 25.9 a.m.-4 p.m. $30 706-
613-3580
SPONGE BALL TENNIS CUN1C
(Lay Park) Tennis lessons! Kids will
learn basic strokes, drills, shots,
rules and other fundamentals For
kids ages 6-12 years. Through Oct.
12.4-5 p.m. $1/class. 706-613-
3596, www^cdeisureservices com
STORYTIME IN THE PARK
(Rocksprings Neighborhood Center)
Literature and the outdoors! Stories
will be accompanied by dancing,
singing, plays, crafts, snacks and
musical instruments. For children
ages 18 months to 4 years and their
Portfolio class. Through Oct. 8
ATHfCA (160 Trar t Si.) "Mission Accomplished.’ an
exhibit reflecting m Pe Iraq War and coinciding
with President ObjraVpconwed (Me of wito-
drawd from Iraq, features video and sound art. glass,
photography, prims, embroidery and
artists Cecelia Kane, ■■■■
Whhseohuot Ibrcu# Sept 26.
m CITY BREAD CAFE (393 N. Finley SI.)
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House Through Sept. 18
ADtSON COUNTY L&ftJ
Dameisviife) Handmade baskets by ftnni Edwards
and photographs of local tarns by Vrsionay Gr
guardians. Every second Wednesday
from Sept. 8-Da: 8.10:30 a m $2.
706-613-3603, wwwacdeisure
services.com
YOUTH THEATER WORKSHOP
(Various Locations) Innovative,
creative after-school theater work
shops for ages 6-12. Sept. 13-Oa.
15. Mondays at Athens Montessori
School, Tuesdays at Waseca l eaning
Environment). 3:15 & 4:15 p.m.
$120 www.smallhousecreative.com
SUPPORT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT
GROUP Call the Project Safe
hotline: 706-543-3331. Second
and fourth Thursday of the month
in Clarke County. First and third
Thursday of the month in Madison
County. 6-8 p.m.
EMOTIONAL ABUSE SUPPORT
GROUP (Call for location)
Childcare is provided. Call the
Project Safe hotline: 706-543-3331.
Wednesdays. 6:30-8 p.m.
EMe~.<r? r ANONYMOUS
(Unitarian Universal Fellowship of
Athens) Informal and supportive 12-
step program open to anyone with a
desire to become well emotionally.
Sundays, 4-5 pun. 706-202-7463,
www.emotionsanonynnus.org
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
GROUP (SI Mary's Hospital) Meets
in the lobby conference room.
Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m. 706-783-
5706, www.athensmeotalheatth.org
PARKINSON S SUPPORT GROUP
(Council on Aging) Meet up every
fourth Monday tor an open sup
port group for those living with
Parkinsons Disease. 2:30-4 p.m.
FREE! 706-549-4850
SAPPH HRE (Email for Location)
Support group tor lesbian and bisex
ual women of color meets the first
and third Saturday of every month.
Find Sapph Fire on Facebook,
sapph.fire@yahoo.com
ON THE STREET
“1980 CHAMPIONSHIP YEAR
REVISITED" (Georgia Center, Hill
Atrium) Photojoumalist Wingate
Downs chronicles a legendary year
in UGA football in this pictorial ex
hibit which will hang through Jan. 7.
www.georgiacertier.uga.edu
ATHENS, GA HALF-MARATHON
. (Various Locations) Explore Athens
in autumn on this run winding
through campus, downtown and
alongside the North Oconee River.
Start training today! Proceeds benefit
AthFest. Now registering. Oct. 24,7
am. $60 www.athensgahalt.com
BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT
(Lane Creek Golf Chub) The registra
tion fee indudes entry in the tourna
ment, lunch, on-course beverages
and a scoring party. Proceeds will
benefit the Georgia Firefighters Bum
Foundation. Sept 13, registration
begins at 1030 am $75.706-353-
1126, www.realtorsatt3ns.com
NUCt’S SPACE RACE (Nugft Space)
Now registering for a 5k run/walk
to benefit Nudls Space on Oct. 2nd.
www.nuci.org/space-race-2010-
registration'
SOCCER FOR BEGINNERS No one
is too old to learn how to play toe
workfs most popular sport. Email for
more mformabon. Weekmgttis, 7-8
pm. v6Szygiri@yahoo.com
SUPF*. SHRpnOOl SATURDAY
(Georgia Square Mail) Residents and
small businesses am invited to come
out a>4f shred * toe mafl! Bring all
confidential and senstovt materials
and then say your goodbyes. The
ACC Recycling Division will recycle
toe shreds. Sapt 11,9-noon. FREE!
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