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Lift Up Atlanta ( www.liftupatlanta.org ) is having it's annual Summer Fun Festival where you can enjoy a petting zoo, live entertainment including a magic show, kids' fun zone, games and activities, vendors, a field day team competition and much more. It's a fun family oriented event that will be held at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds in Lawrenceville, GA on June 20 th from 10am to 6pm. The main goal of this festival is to collect new school supplies for needy children. That's your admission to the festival - donation or school supplies. Whether you donate a pack of pencils or a truckload of new backpacks, it all helps. Your donations are tax deductible.

Georgia based nonprofit, Lift Up Atlanta, Inc. anno unces its Annual Christmas Extravaganza to benefit homeless women and children. The event will be held December 6th, noon – 6pm, at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall Building, 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway in Lawrenceville, GA. The Gwinnett County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall will be transformed for the day into a 25,000 square foot Winter Wonderland filled with holiday activities for the entire community to participate in.   The Christmas Extravaganza will include:  An entertainment stage featuring live, home-grown local talent Holiday shopping at over 40 vendor booths, all selling unique, homemade crafts and treats Santa for the kids Face painting and games for the kids A free “Taste of Christmas” dessert bar, featuring holiday sweets

It's almost that time of year.  Where we gather with family and friends and chow down on some delicious and savory holiday dishes.  I love this time of year. A lot of people are not as fortunate to have all the delicious food at their fingertips. Lift Up Atlanta (www.liftupatlanta.org) goal this holiday season is to feed 300 needy families this Thanksgiving and they need YOUR help to do this. You can get together with your family, friends, co-workers, church or group members and neighbors to collect Thanksgiving food items such as canned vegetables and fruit, macaroni and cheese, potatoes, onions, cranberry sauce, stuffing/dressing, aluminum baking pans, apples, oranges and any food you would like to eat on Thanksgiving. They also need $20 gift cards for the turkey or ham and any perishable food items.  You can donate the gift card or donate on our website www.liftupatlanta.org . Lift Up Atlanta is in need of medium boxes and bags for the Thanksgiving "bask...

  Lift Up Atlanta ( www.liftupatlanta.org ), a 501c3 nonprofit organization that helps the homeless and low income families in the metro Atlanta area is hosting a Summer Fun Festival on June 21, 2014 from 11am to 4pm in Mableton, GA. Riverview Landing has donated 10 beautiful acres alongside the Chattahoochee River for this fun filled event.  The festival will have live entertainment, carnival games, magic shows, a kid's fun zone with inflatables and games, vendor shop ping, a silent auction and much more. The event will attract thousands to come relax and have fun. There is something for everyone! **FREE ADMISSION** If you are interested in being a vendor, please contact Lift Up Atlanta at liftupatlanta@yahoo.com

  Lift Up Atlanta is having career workshops the 2nd and 3rd Saturday of every month. The workshops will help with resume building, improving interview skills, dress for success and provide great job search tips and job coaching and mentoring. The workshops will be held in Decatur, GA (right on the MARTA bus line). You will be given guidance from experienced professionals that will not only help you at the workshop but provide follow ups especially if you ever need additional mentoring or job coaching. The workshops are open to the homeless, unemployed and low income. If you would like to sign up, please email us at   liftupatlanta@yahoo.com   or call us at 678-245-4622.

  MAKE A DIFFERENCE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Lift Up Atlanta is a nonprofit organization that helps the homeless and low income families in the metro Atlanta area.  They are looking for sponsors for the Christmas toy drive to help needy children this Christmas. New toys and volunteers are needed to provide Christmas toys to children this holiday season. Date:  December 15, 2013 Time:  12-4 pm Place:  Phillip Rush Center, 1530 Dekalb Avenue,  Atlanta, GA Toy donation sponsors and volunteers can sign up either by email at liftupatlanta@yahoo.com or visiting the website www.liftupatlanta.org or calling 678-245-4622   Drop off locations (until December 14th) include:

Lift Up Atlanta is a nonprofit organization that helps the homeless and working poor in the metro Atlanta area.  They are looking for sponsors for the Thanksgiving food drive to help needy families this Thanksgiving.  Food donations and volunteers are needed to provide Thanksgiving food baskets to 100 needy families this holiday season Date:  November 17, 2013 Time:  12-4 pm Place:  Phillip Rush Center, 1530 Dekalb Avenue, Suite B, Atlanta, GA You can either drop the in kind donations off at the below listed locations or call 678-245-4622 or email liftupatlanta@yahoo.com to arrange pickups. Or JOIN US at our sorting/ distributing party on November 17, 2013 from 12:30pm to 3:30pm at: Phillip Rush Center 1530 Dekalb Avenue, Suite B Atlanta, GA *Please note that you can bring food for the Thanksgiving baskets to the event. Doraville Self Storage 4268 Winters Chapel Rd Doraville, GA 30360 (404) 549-6283 Medlock Commons S...

Lift Up Atlanta is a nonprofit organization that helps the homeless and working poor in the metro Atlanta area.  They are looking for sponsors for the Thanksgiving food drive to help needy families this Thanksgiving.  Food donations and volunteers are needed to provide Thanksgiving food baskets to 100 needy families this holiday season. Date:  November 17, 2013 Time:  12-4 pm Place:  Phillip Rush Center, 1530 Dekalb Avenue, Suite B, Atlanta, GA Food donation sponsors and volunteers can sign up either by email at liftupatlanta@yahoo.com or visiting the website www.liftupatlanta.org or calling 678-245-4622 

A lot of fun for the whole family while giving back to the community Lift Up Atlant a will be collecting and distributing backpacks and school supplies to needy children to get them prepared for the upcoming school year. This will be done at the Back to School Community Festival.    School supplies that are most needed are: backpacks notebook paper spiral theme books rulers calculators pens/pencils highlighters kleenex hand sanitizers copy paper folders The community can get together to have fun and give back at the same time. There will be children performers, live entertainment, carnival food and games, prizes and giveaways, silent auction and a grand raffle for 2 Southwest Airline tickets. Make a difference in a child’s life while having lots of fun. All proceeds go to help Lift Up Atlanta ( www.liftupatlanta.org )   Date: July 27, 2013Time: 12-3pm Place: Unity North Church, 4522 Sandy Plains Rd, Marietta, GA Admission: $5 plu...

  WHAT :  Cumberland Mall is hosting Experience the Wonders of Literacy with Page Turners Make Great Learners. Celebrities and personalities will “take the stage” to read children’s classics to promote reading during the summer months.  Attendees will engage with celebrity guests as they explain how their occupation involves reading and answer questions from audience members.  Join Cumberland Mall and Page Turners Make Great Learners for an afternoon filled with tales of a misbehaving kitty, a vacationing bedtime monster and a complaining “sweet” tooth! In addition, Cumberland Mall will host a school supply drive and encourages attendees to bring items that can be donated to Lift Up Atlanta in time for back-to-school. Tables will be set up behind the stage for donations. WHO : Special guests include celebrities such as actress and Meet the Browns cast member, Terri J. Vaughn ; award-winning illustrator, Michael Allen Austin ; Tyler Perry Studi...

On Saturday, February 2, I had I took my eldest for the monthly Lift Up Atlanta Bless The Homeless event. Lift Up Atlanta is a non profit organization that is dedicated to helping the homeless and feeding the hungry. They offer services, both directly and via referrals, to address the needs of homeless women and children in the Atlanta area. These include hot meal programs, tutoring and after school programs, life skills training, recreational activities for families with children and much more.  Every month they meet and distribute coats, warm wear and clothing to homeless men, women and children. Volunteers bring basic necessities item s ( toothpaste , toothbrush , d eodorant, lotion, shaving cream and razors, hair brush, combs, soap, conditioning shampoo, and f eminine hygiene products and distribute them in "blessings bags" among the homeless population. It was incredible inspiring to watch so many young volunteers help out during the event...