Compassion in Action
Perimeter Church Project Descriptions
Abba House – Garden Work
Cumming
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-1:00pm
Abba House is a long-term residential ministry for women with emotional wounding.Volunteers will plant flowers and mulch new flower beds. This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to attend. Please wear clothes that can get dirty and comfortable shoes. Bring a smile and a heart to serve! Please bring water bottles, flowers to plant, and any gardening tools. The project is located at 6800 Dahlonega Hwy. Cumming, GA 30040. For more information contact Heather Clark at 678-200-9125or
Abba House – Yard Work
Cumming
Saturday, October 4 15 and up
9:00am-1:00pm
Abba House is a long-term residential ministry for women with emotional wounding.Volunteers will help with yard work including mowing the lawn, edging flower beds and trimming bushes. Volunteers need to be at least 15 years of age. Please wear clothes can that get dirty and comfortable shoes. Bring a smile and a heart to serve! Bring water bottles, work gloves, lawn mowers, weed eaters, and trimmers. The project is located at 6800 Dahlonega Hwy. Cumming, GA 30040. For more information contact Heather Clark at 678-200-9125or
Abba House – Food Pantry (PROJECT FULL)
Cumming
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-11:00am, 11:00am-1:00pm
Abba House is a long-term residential ministry for women with emotional wounding. Volunteers will help sort donations. Please bring a bag of food to donate to the food pantry (boneless chicken and ground beef is especially needed.)This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to attend. Please wear clothes that can get dirty and comfortable shoes. Bring a smile and a heart to serve! Bring water bottles and any necessary tools for your project. The project is located at 6800 Dahlonega Hwy. Cumming, GA 30040. For more informationcontact Heather Clark at 678-200-9125 or
Abba House – Thrift Store (PROJECT FULL)
Cumming
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-11:00am, 11:00am-1:00pm
Abba House is a long-term residential ministry for women with emotional wounding.Volunteers will help sort and price donated items and place them on the store floor. Please go through your house and bring items that can be donated to the thrift store (clean out those closets!). Needed items-clothing, household goods, furniture and appliances in good condition.This is a family friendly project and children 15 and up are welcome to attend. The project is located at 6800 Dahlonega Hwy. Cumming, GA 30040. . For more information contact Heather Clark at 678-200-9125 or
Abbotts Hill Elementary – Bless A Teacher (PROJECT FULL)
Johns Creek
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-11:00am
Abbotts Hill is a Fulton County Elementary School. Volunteers will assemble ‘bless a teacher’ bags in the Abbotts Hill Elementary School cafeteria. Come and help us assemble bags that will be given to our teachers to show our appreciation for all their work and commitment to our students. This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to participate. Optional: you may bring individually wrapped home baked goodies to be included in the bags.The school is located at 5575 Abbotts Bridge Rd. Johns Creek, GA 30097. For more information contact Theresa Stanley at 770-521-2129 or
Abbotts Hill Elementary – Landscaping
Johns Creek
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-1:00pm
Abbotts Hill is a Fulton County Elementary School.Volunteers will work on a landscaping project including spreading mulch. This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to participate. Please bring work gloves if you have them, as well as yard tools such as rakes, shovels, and wheel barrows. The school is located at 5575 Abbotts Bridge Rd. Johns Creek, GA 30097. For more information contact Theresa Stanley at 770-521-2129 or
Avonlea Apartments – Nature Path CleanUp
Duluth
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-12:00pm
Avonlea on the River is an apartment complex located in North Fulton County.Volunteers will help with a clean up of the Nature Path and help put down mulch. Bring your work gloves.This is a family friendly project. The project is located at 6015 State Bridge Rd. Duluth, GA 30097. For more information contact Lu Nearhood at 770-623-3288 or
Beacon of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center – Pack Up Yard Sale
Johns Creek
Saturday, October 4
5:00pm-8:00pm
Beacon of Hope ministers to people in a crisis pregnancy helping them to choose life for their unborn babies by giving them emotional and educational support as well as counseling. Baby items are also provided. Volunteers will breakdown and close the yard sale. This is a family friendly project. Dress casually, wear a hat and sunscreen and bring water. Prepare to serve from 5 PM to 8 PM. The project is located at 9750 Almaviva Drive Johns Creek, GA 30022.For more information contact Cathy Bailey 404-892-3348 or
Beacon of Hope Pregnancy Resource Center – Sort Yard Sale
Johns Creek
Saturday, October 4
8:00am-12:00pm
Beacon of Hope ministers to people in a crisis pregnancy helping them to choose life for their unborn babies by giving them emotional and educational support as well as counseling. Baby items are also provided. Volunteers will sort clothes to prepare for a yard sale. This is a family friendly project. Dress casually, wear a hat and sunscreen and bring water. Prepare to serve from 8 AM until 12 Noon. The project is located at 9750 Almaviva Drive Johns Creek, GA 30022. For more information contact Cathy Bailey 404-892-3348 or
Berkeley Lake Elementary –Bless A Teacher
Duluth
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-11:00am
Berkeley Lake is a Gwinnett County Elementary School. Volunteers will assemble ‘bless a teacher’ bags in the Berkeley Lake Elementary School cafeteria. Come and help us assemble bags that will be given to our teachers to show our appreciation for all their work and commitment to our students. This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to participate.Please bring a bag of Hershey's Kisses or Hugs, and peppermint. The school is located at 4300 South Berkeley Lake Road Duluth, GA 30096. For more information contact Anita Wallace at 770-242-6848 or .
Berkeley Lake Elementary – Outside Classroom
Duluth
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-12:00pm
Berkeley Lake is a Gwinnett County Elementary School. Volunteers will help beautify the outdoor classroom by sanding and painting existing picnic tables and benches, and building a new picnic table. This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to participate. Wear paint clothes and bring any paint brushes if you have them. The school is located at 4300 South Berkeley Lake Road Duluth, GA 30096. For more informationcontact David Herman at
770-656-5485 or
Bethany Christian Services–Adoptive and Foster Care Picnic
Duluth
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-3:30pm
Bethany Christian Services has found adoptive and foster care homes for thousands of children. They seek to serve adoptive and foster families and their children. Volunteers will be helping at the picnic with refreshments and games for over 200 children and their foster or adoptive families. This is a family friendly project and will be held at Perimeter Church 9500 Medlock Bridge Rd. Duluth, GA 30097. For more information contact June Brunny at404-824-6871 or .
Bethany Christian Services–Bags of Love
Duluth
Saturday, October 4
10:30pm-1:00pm
Bethany Christian Services has found adoptive and foster care homes for thousands of children. They seek to serve adoptive and foster families and their children. Volunteers will help fill Foster Care bags for children who are suddenly put into foster care. Volunteers are asked to bring immediate need items for a specific age child. The items will then be packed into a backpack that will be used for a child who is suddenly placed into foster care. And/Or you can bring donations for the bags as well as new, unwrapped toys to be given to a child at the annual Foster Care Christmas party.This is a family friendly project. The project is located at Perimeter Church 9500 Medlock Bridge Rd. Duluth, GA 30097.For more information contact Jan Lockeat 770-887-0842 or
Bethany Christian Services–Birthmother Keepsake boxes
Duluth
Saturday, October 4
10:30am-1:30pm
Bethany Christian Services has found adoptive and foster care homes for thousands of children. They seek to serve adoptive and foster families and their children. Volunteers will help create Birthmother Keepsake Boxes filling them with personal items and a handmade keepsake bracelet, which are presented to the birthmothers on your behalf, each is told of your respect for her sacrifice and your prayers for her. Volunteers are asked to bring an unwrapped gift to be given to a child during Bethany’s Annual Christmas Party. This is a family friendly project and will be held at Perimeter Church 9500 Medlock Bridge Rd Duluth, GA 30097. For more information contact June Brunny at404-824-6871 or .
Chattahoochee Elementary – Bless A Teacher
Duluth
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-11:00am
Chattahoochee Elementary is a Gwinnett County Elementary School. Volunteers will assemble ‘bless a teacher’ bags in the Chattahoochee Elementary School cafeteria. Come and help us assemble bags that will be given to our teachers to show our appreciation for all their work and commitment to our students. This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to participate.The school is located at 2930 Albion Road Duluth, GA 30096. For more information contact Leigh Ann Sweney at 770-418-1726 or
Chattahoochee Elementary – Landscaping
Duluth
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-12:00pm
Chattahoochee Elementary is a Gwinnett County Elementary School. Volunteers will be landscaping the area around the school, including weeding, planting trees and flowers, mulching and general clean up. This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to participate. Bring any work gloves, hand tools, or shovels. The school is located at 2930 Albion Road Duluth, GA 30096. For more information contact Leigh Ann Sweney at 770-418-1726 or
Chattahoochee High School – Bless A Teacher
Johns Creek
Sunday, October 5
2:00pm-4:00pm
Chattahoochee High School is a Fulton County High School. Volunteers will assemble ‘bless a teacher’ bags in the Chattahoochee High School cafeteria. Come and help us assemble bags that will be given to our teachers to show our appreciation for all their work and commitment to our students. This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to participate. The school is located at 5230 Taylor Road Johns Creek, GA 30022. For more information contact Kathy Couper at 678-366-9425 or
Chattahoochee High School–Landscaping
Johns Creek
Sunday, October 5
2:00pm-5:00pm
Chattahoochee High School is a Fulton County High School. Volunteers will work on a landscaping project, planting bushes and flowers and putting down mulch. Please bring work gloves. This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to participate. The school is located at 5230 Taylor Road Johns Creek, GA 30022. For more information contact Kathy Couper at 678-366-9425 or
Children's Restoration Network- Take Homeless Boys Fishing(PROJECT FULL)
Alpharetta
Saturday, October 18
7:15am-11:30am
The mission of Children's Restoration Network is to offer hope and support enabling children and their mothers to break the cycle of homelessness and to address their spiritual, emotional, and physical needs. CRN helps provide homeless children and mothers with basic necessities throughout Atlanta. Volunteers will be part of a team taking 10 homeless boys from a group home on a fishing venture. This project is for men over 18 years of age. Please bring your fishing gear! Meet at 3870 Schooner Ridge, Alpharetta, GA 30005. For more information contact Dennis Lee at 770-667-8380 or at
Daves Creek Elementary – Landscaping
Cumming
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-12:00pm
Daves Creek Elementary is a Forsyth County Elementary School. Volunteers will help landscape and beautify the campus by spreading mulch, and light painting. Bring work gloves. We will need a few blowers and rakes. This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to participate. The school is located at 3740 Melody Mizer Lane Cumming, GA 30041. For more information contact Miranda Foernsler at 770-888-9370 or
Daves Creek Elementary – Bless A Teacher Bag
Cumming
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-11:00am
Daves Creek Elementary is a Forsyth County Elementary School. Volunteers will assemble ‘bless a teacher’ bags in the Daves Creek Elementary School cafeteria. Come and help us assemble bags that will be given to our teachers to show our appreciation for all their work and commitment to our students. This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to participate. . The school is located at 3740 Melody Mizer Lane Cumming, GA 30041. For more information contact Miranda Foernsler at 770-888-9370 or
Duluth Hands of Christ–Food Sort (PROJECT FULL)
Duluth
October 4 and 5
Saturday 11:00am-1:00pm, Saturday 1:00pm-3:00pm and Sunday 3:00pm-5:00pm
Hands of Christ Duluth Cooperative Ministry seeks to utilize the resources of the community as a Christian Cooperative to glorify God and demonstrate Christ’s love by ministering to the material and spiritual needs of those in crisis.Volunteers will sort donated food. Saturday volunteers are asked to bring cereal to donate, and Sunday volunteers are asked to bring Hamburger Helper to donate. This is a family friendly project. The Co-op is located at 3395 Fox Street Duluth, GA 30097. For more information contact Norm Laible at 770-814-9822 or
Duluth High School – Bless A Teacher
Duluth
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-11:00am
Duluth High School is a Gwinnett County High School. Volunteers will assemble ‘bless a teacher’ bags in the Duluth High School cafeteria. Come and help us assemble bags that will be given to our teachers to show our appreciation for all their work and commitment to our students. This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to participate. The school is located at 3737 Brock Rd. Duluth,GA 30096. For more information contact Sabina Parks at 770-813-8968 or
Glimpse of Islam
Duluth
Sunday, October 5
12:45pm -5:00pm
We will depart by buses from Perimeter and return by 4:00pm.
We will visit a mosque to observe prayer time and have a question and answer time as well. We will then go to a culture center to learn about our Turkish friends who have come to live in Atlanta. A short presentation and Q & A will follow. Bring a bag lunch and drinks will be provided. Please note that no shorts, tank tops, or spaghetti strap type of clothing. For more information contact or call Sue at 678-405-2410 or 678-405-2252 to register.
Good Samaritan Health Center – Beautifying the Good Samaritan
Duluth
Saturday, October 4
9:00am-1:00pm
Good Samaritan Health Center of Gwinnett provides health care to those who are uninsured. Volunteers will landscape, paint and remodel the storage room. This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome. Wear old clothing and bring buckets, paint brushes or tools if you have them. The project is located at 3700 Club Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30044. For more information contact Monica Piggott at 770-335-3158 or
Grocery Store Food Drive–Buford Kroger
Buford
Saturday, October 4
9:30am-11:30am, 11:30am-1:30pm and 1:30pm-3:30pm
This food drive will benefit the North Gwinnett Food Cooperative, a ministry dedicated to providing emergency assistance to families in the Buford, Suwanee and Sugar Hill area. Volunteers will hand out lists of needed items to shoppers entering the store and ask them to purchase one or two items on the list to donate. They will then collect the food. This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to participate. This project is located at 1605 Buford Highway, Buford, GA 30518.For more information contact Carol Preston at 770-271-1993 or
Grocery Store Food Drive– Center Stage Kroger
Norcross
Saturday, October 4
10:00am-12:00pm, 12:00pm-2:00pm, 2:00pm-4:00pm, 4:00pm-5:00pm
This food drive will benefit the Norcross Co-op, a ministry dedicated to providing emergency assistance to families in the city of Norcross and Gwinnett County. Volunteers will hand out lists of needed items to shoppers entering the store and ask them to purchase one or two items on the list to donate. The 4:00-5:00 shift will require 2 vans to take the donated food to the Norcross co-op.This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to participate. This project is located at 6050 Peachtree Parkway Norcross, GA 30092. For more information contact Norm Laible at
770-814-9822 or
Grocery Store Food Drive–Peachtree Industrial Kroger
Duluth
Saturday, October 4
10:00am-12:00pm, 12:00pm-2:00pm, 2:00pm-4:00pm, 4:00pm-5:00pm
This food drive will benefit Hands of Christ Duluth Cooperative which seeks to utilize the resources of the community as a Christian cooperative to glorify God and demonstrate Christ’s love by ministering to the material and spiritual needs of those in crisis. Volunteers will hand out lists of needed items to shoppers entering the store and ask them to purchase one or two items on the list to donate. The 4:00-5:00 shift will require 2 vans to load the donated food and take to the Duluth Hands of Christ co-op.This is a family friendly project and children of all ages are welcome to participate. The project is located at 3455 Peachtree Industrial Duluth GA 30096. For more information contact Norm Laible at
770-814-9822 or
Grocery Store Food Drive – Reynolds Crossing Kroger
Duluth
Saturday, October 4
10:00am-12:00pm, 12:00pm-2:00pm, 2:00pm-4:00pm, 4:00pm-5:00pm
This food drive will benefit Hands of Christ Duluth Cooperative which seeks to utilize the resources of the community as a Christian cooperative to glorify God and demonstrate Christ’s love by ministering to the material and spiritual needs of those in crisis.Volunteers will hand out lists of needed items to shoppers entering the store and ask them to purchase one or two items on the list to donate. The 4:00-5:00 shift will require 2 vans to load the donated food to Duluth Hands of Christ.This is a family friendly project. Kroger Reynolds Crossing is located at 3093 Steve Reynolds Blvd. Duluth, GA 30096. For more information contact Norm Laible at 770-814-9822 or