Girl Scouts of Northwest Georgia
Norcross Service Unit
Contributing to Society
This page will be frequently updated with opportunities for our troops to contribute to society. For details, please contact the Contributing to Society Chairperson.
Each troop should let the CTS Chair know about their community service - so we can celebrate and share! You can do this by sending an email to the Contributing to Society Chairperson with the following information:
- Troop#
- Leader Name
- Brief Description of the community service
- Attach up to 3 digital photos
Community Service Opportunities
October Service Unit Meeting - Totes for Tots
We did this last May and we are going to do it again - and give troops time to collect suitcases.
We would like yout to collect gently used suitcases, book bags, totes, etc., and bring them to the October Service Unit Meeting.
We will give these toes to Wanda Macon-Sanders. She works with children who are in the foster children system. Many times when they are moving a child they have to put all the child's belongings into a garbage bag. It breaks her heart, but she has no alternatives.
Please share this opportunity with your troops and bring your totes to the October Service Unit Meeting.
November Service Unit Meeting - Thanksgiving Basket
Troops will have an opportunity to compete in basket designs.
all the food collected will be donated tot he Norcross Cooperative Ministry.
December Service Unit Meeting - Teen Gift Drive
Bring new items to donate to teen girls. All items are donated to the Norcross Cooperative Ministry.
April 24-26, 2009 - National Youth Service Day
This year we will have a few opportunities for performing service on this weekend.
Other Community Service Opportunities for the Norcross Service Unit
JUST CALL, EXPERIENCE, AND ENJOY
Please be aware that some of these are suited for certain age groups. Always check with the contact to ensure your age group can perform the required functions.
If an organization has an address not in Norcross, they may have an event close by that you might want to be involved in. Just call and ask.
If you travel downtown for a volunteer event, make a day of it! In the past, our troop has worked handing out water at Race For The Cure in the morning then had lunch at the Rock Café. Just enjoy the day!
Rainbow Village, Inc.
400 Holcomb Bridge Road
Norcross, Georgia 30071
(770) 326-6432
Norcross Cooperative
Ministry
2275 Mitchell Road
Norcross, Georgia 30071
(770) 263-0013
Lilburn Geriatric Center
788 Indian Trail Road
Lilburn, Georgia 30247
(770) 923-20202
American Heart Association
19 East 4th Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(888) 276-9538
American Cancer Society
6500 Sugarloaf Parkway
Duluth, Georgia 30097
(770) 814-0123
WellStar Community
Hospice
4040 Hopsital West Drive
Austell, Georgia 30106
(770) 732-6774
American Association of
Adopted Sports Program
P.O. Box 538
Pine Lake, GA 30072
(404) 294-0070
Gwinnett County Special
Olympics
950 McElvaney Road
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
(678) 985-3592
Sheltering Arms (Duluth)
2466 Buford Hwy.
Duluth, Georgia 30136
(770) 682-8025
Robert D. Fowler YMCA
5600 West Jones Bridge
Norcross, Georgia 30092
(770) 246-9622
Hosts Lab (Help One
Student to Succeed)
5025 Georgia Belle Court
Norcross, Georgia 30093
(678) 380-7206
Peachtree Elementary
School
5995 Crooked Creek Road
Norcross, Georgia 30092
(770) 448-8710
Gwinnett Housing
Resource Partnership
2825 Breckinridge Blvd,
Suite 160
Duluth, Georgia 30096
(770) 488-0702
Gwinnett Habitat for
Humanity
1362 Pine Circle
Stone Mountain, Ga 30087
(770) 931-8080 ext. 10
Sample projects available: Yard work at site
(i.e. cleaning, planting), prepare meals for adults
and children, collect cleaning supplies materials,
provide birthday boxes (cake mix, icing, napkins,
plates, table cloth and party favors), etc.
Sample projects available: Collect non-perishable food,
collect personal care items, collect new unwrapped
toys, and sort and stock donations, etc.
Sample projects available: Group singing, provide musical entertainment, perform skits, coordinate a bingo party, plan parties, etc.
Sample projects available: Assist with fundraising events; Heart Walk, Cardiac Arrest Walk, etc.
Sample projects available: Assist with special events; "Relay for Life (assisting with set-up, tear down and volunteering during the events), assist with office work (answering phones, making copies, helping with mailings and/or data entry).
Sample projects available: Making gifts for residents giving plants, flowers, candy, etc.
Sample projects available: Assist with the wheelchair basketball tournament, victory games, track meets; minimum of 4 hrs. for Cadettes
Sample projects available: Assist with landscaping, birthday parties, etc.
Sample projects available: Assist with various special events
Sample projects available: Assist with one-on-one tutoring, book drives, collect student supplies (pencils, stickers, erasers, happy meal toys), donate school supplies, new hats, gloves, and scarves, etc.
Sample projects available: Serve as mentor, tutor, etc.
Sample projects available: Provide general office assistance and assist with special events.
Sample projects available: preparing and serving lunch to work crew, assisting with landscaping, provide Thanksgiving/Christmas baskets for homeowners, adopt a family at Christmas, etc.
