Angel Tree Supports Marietta Rescue Animals

Marietta's Red Bandanna store is participating in a wishlist program for local rescue pets. The rescues sponsored generally use the donations to get through the first couple of months of the new year.

This year, Red Bandanna Pet Food is bringing back the Angel Tree bigger and better than ever. The Angel Tree is a “wish list” of items local rescue pets need this season. The rescues sponsored by Red Bandanna generally use the Angel Tree donations to get through the first couple of months of the new year, when monetary donations tend to drop off. Rescues wish for everything from food and treats to toys and shampoo. According to Dylan Yellowlees, Social Media and Graphics Manager for Red Bandanna, “This year’s Angel Tree will work just like it has in the past. Customers just pick an Angel while doing their regular shopping and buy what that pet is wishing for this holiday season. We collect the gifts and present them to the rescues at the …

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Marietta Churches Collect Gift-Filled Shoe Boxes for Children Overseas

First Baptist Marietta, Mount Bethel United Methodist Church and Sandy Plains Baptist Church are joining Operation Christmas Child to collect 27,500 gift-filled shoe boxes for children overseas.

While most people in the U.S. are preparing for holiday activities, Marietta volunteers with Operation Christmas Child are attempting to fill 27,500 shoe boxess with toys, school supplies and hygiene items for needy children overseas. Anyone can drop off a packed shoe box at one of three locations in the Marietta area. Then the shoe box gifts will be hand-delivered to children in 100 countries around the world. First Baptist Marietta: 148 Church St., Marietta 30060 Mount Bethel United Methodist Church: 4385 Lower Roswell Rd., Marietta 30068 Sandy Plains Baptist Church: 2825 Sandy Plains Rd., Marietta 30066 Additional local collection sites can be found using the online Zip Code locator at samaritanspurse.org. Since 1993, Operation …

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Tenth Annual Totes 2 Tots Suitcase Drive

Totes 2 Tots delivers new or nearly new backpacks and kid-sized suitcases to foster children in Georgia.

Georgia Cancer Specialists Kennestone office, at 340 Kennestone Hospital Blvd., Suite 100, Marietta will participate in the tenth annual Totes 2 Tots suitcase drive for foster children Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Totes 2 Tots delivers new or nearly new backpacks and kid-sized suitcases to foster children in Georgia—from infants to teenagers—many of whom must shuffle their belongings from home to home in garbage bags during frequent relocations. To participate, simply drop off a new or nearly new bag. The annual volunteer event was first launched in 2003 and has collected and distributed more than 25,000 bags. Originally held on Martin Luther King Day as a way to honor Dr. King’s vision and give back to the community, Totes is now held on…

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