Looking for a wonderful and easy way to help
serve your local brothers and sisters
and support our missionaries ?
Our Elders are looking for members to assist them with lessons via zoom. They generally give lessons on Tuesdays and Fridays around 7:30pm. Reach out to the Elders and they will help you log on to a zoom meeting to so that you can share the gospel with others.
Current Service Opportunities
Holidays are Around the Corner:
Halloween:
The Children's Haven will be collecting new or gently used halloween costumes for the children they serve.
Candy Collection: There are multiple organizations that collect leftover Halloween candy and then donate it to US Soldiers and those in the hospital.
Gobble Jog: Needs A LOT of volunteers day before and morning of Thanksgiving to help with their race.
Christmas is Coming!!!!
Here are some things that will be needed for the holidays.
Craddock House: They are looking for knitters and crocheters to make and donate winter caps to the children of N. Georgia.
No Sew Blankets or Crochet Blankets will be needed for multiple organizations that help children and those in the hospital.
Gilmer County:
Faith Hope and Charity Thrift Store (2 miles from our church building)
Needs volunteers on Mondays and Tuesdays to sort and price merchandise while the store is closed
and needs volunteers Wed-Sun to run the cash registers at check out. Contact Jan Day at the store or see Charmet to get more information.
October 12th Volunteer 53rd Annual Georgia Apple Festival
The 53rd Annual Georgia Apple Festival and Apple Arts Festival will be held two weekends in October. October 12-13 and October 19-20.
As a volunteer, you would have the opportunity to be part of an exciting community event and contribute to our local arts and culture scene. There are various volunteer roles available, including hospitality, information booth staffing, and assisting with various tasks. Whether you can commit to a few hours or the entire weekend, your support would make a real difference.
If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information about the available opportunities, please don't hesitate to reach out. Your participation would be greatly appreciated, and we look forward to having you join us for what promises to be a fun and rewarding experience at the festival
Point of Contact
Catherine Weiss
706-635-7400
catherinew@gilmerchamber.com
Help at Gilmer County's Warming Center! - JustServe
Informational and Training Meeting 10/08 @ 2pm & 10/10 @ 6pm
Healthcare Volunteers Needed --- You can get your Training hours! - JustServe
Pickens County:
Serve Pickens
This is the annual service day in Jasper. There are many different organizations that are served on one day, Saturday, Oct 19th.
Breakfast and a t-shirt will be given to all volunteers. Families and groups welcomed!
Heidi Smith, the Director of the DFCS in Pickens County said that they will have 55 children from Pickens County in Foster Care that could be sponsored for Christmas giving. For more information, you can call Heidi at her work number: (706) 692-4730.
Appalachia CASA will be starting new classes on October 8th for those who may be interested in becoming a Court Appointed Special Advocate for children in Foster Care.
The Boys and Girls Club has jobs for youth 17 and older. They are also hosting their Clay Shoot fundraiser on Oct. 9th.
The Ruth House will have their Annual Gala event on Thursday October 10th, 6pm, at the Chattahoochee Technical College in Jasper. It is a fundraiser for Ruth House so there is a charge for tickets. People can email: events@ruthhouseministries.org.
Fannin County:
S.A.F.E. Adult Tutoring - JustServe
Cherokee County:
Encourage Girls with the Gift of a Book - JustServe
Cobb County:
Cobb Collaborative: Paint Inspirational Messages on Rocks. This is a GREAT activity for a YM or YW or Primary Activity!!!! (Relief Society or Elder's Quorum too) You can either talk to them and they will provide the rocks or you can get rocks yourself.
Paint Inspirational Rocks for Youth! - JustServe
Other Projects In Our Area:
Rivers Alive Cleanup Days - JustServe
Rivers Alive Cleanup Days - JustServe
Cherokee has a drive to help their Senior Citizens with a blanket, socks, and a greeting card. This is an easy and excellent way to share love. GREAT activity for youth and activity day classes.
Knitted beanies for Craddock Center and crochet baby blankets for Northside Hospital.
Knitters and Crocheters Needed for Children's Caps!!!! - JustServe
House of Hope has many different service opportunities. Help unload food trucks, sort clothing, be there to distribute food and clothing, donate items. Good for groups, families, individuals.
Help Dress Those in Need - JustServe
**Please share these opportunities who those you serve with at church and outside of church. This is the season where people are more willing to help others. Remember that our goal this quarter is to invite your friends to do service with you. There are soooo many more ways to serve. Check out JustServe.org
The Ruth House is in need of weekend VOLUNTEER house parents (women) who are willing to stay with the ladies from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon, and just be there with them, and for them. It is an amazing opportunity for you to sow into these ladies lives the good things that God has done in your life and to just be a blessing to them! Commitment would only be one weekend per month, or even every other month. We also are looking for someone who can come to family recovery on the second and 4th Friday evenings of the month, and do some organized activities with the visiting children so that the family and resident can have time to work on their family relationships in their recovery. Time would be from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Please contact Charmet Chester for details and if you're interested. This is a great way to invest in these ladies lives, and to participate in their addiction recovery program.
Some Highlights of JustServe projects from the Stake:
see below
There is need for people who speak Spanish,
so if we have
Spanish-speaking sisters
who are available to volunteer, we need them.
Please contact Sister Stephanie Daniels
at daniels@justserve.org.
MUST MINISTRIES
They have a great need for people to help deliver food to seniors. It is a mobile pantry that goes to some of the senior services centers. They need people to deliver to the seniors who can't carry 25 lb bags. Families with little ones are invited to help with this.
CHILDREN’S HAVEN AND CASA KIDS
It's time to start making no-sew blankets for so many that will need them around Christmas- hugs in a blanket for kids. This link will not take you specifically to the blanket project but to information on Children’s Haven and CASA Kids. You may contact Stephanie Daniels for specifics on the no-sew blankets and she will direct you. 770-362-8069
CRADDOCK CENTER
It is also time to focus on making crocheted and knitted caps for children with Craddock Center. There isn’t a link on JustServe yet so for those wanting guidelines for making and donating, please contact Stephanie Daniels. 770-362-8069
To find service opportunities to share with the sisters of your ward, branch, or group, click on the link: https://www.justserve.org/
JustServe Passport:
If you haven’t yet completed your JS Summer Passport, you still have time. Members of the stake have asked that we extend the Summer Passport, so we are. There are still 8 categories and a social media square. Our goal is for each person to complete 5 squares on their passport this summer.
JustServe Summer Passport Program for Marietta Stake
What: Passport of different service or promotional opportunities one for Primary children that will mostly be remote projects to donate to organizations. For the youth it will have some remote ideas, some service in person ideas, and some social media posting ideas, like putting a JS water bottle on your water bottle and then take a pic and post it. Then when you are serving have the bottle with you like a ‘Flat Stanley’ for the summer.
Opportunities: This will have 8 different types of service opportunities on each and we will ask them to complete 5 for the summer.
Categories will be Youth, Seniors, Animals, Women, Hunger, Children, Veterans, Neighbors, and then posting on JS and stake pages.
We will have ideas for each of these specific to age.
For Primary:
Youth: Paint rocks or donate youth age books
Seniors: Make placemats or go sing at a retirement home
Animals: Make cat toys or donate old towels and take them to an animal shelter
Women: No sew blankets or color pages with messages of hope
Hunger: Help make sandwiches for the Sandwich Project or put together snack packs for MUST Ministries Summer Lunch Program
Children: Donate used toys or books to different charities, color pages for children in the hospital or make cookies and donate them at Ronald McDonald House
Veterans: Make cookies and donate or color pages with messages of gratitude and encouragement
Neighbors: Invite a friend or neighbor to help you do one of these projects or do something kind for your neighbor
Social media: Take a picture of your family serving and post it on the Marietta Stake page or send it to Stephanie for posting.
For Youth:
Youth: Paint rocks with encouraging messages or donate youth books or go through your closet and donate some of your shoes and clothing that you don’t use as often
Seniors: Go to a senior community with your friends or family and sing or play instruments or just visit or make no sew blankets to share
Animals: Volunteer to serve at one of the shelters a few times this summer or gather a group of friends and do yard work at one of the shelters
Women: With your friends or family help make sack lunches for Table on Delk and decorate the bags with uplifting messages of love and encouragement or no sew blankets
Hunger: Help make snack packs for MUST Ministries or make sandwiches for the Sandwich Project
Children: Donate gently used books, volunteer to help distribute snack packs and lunches with MUST Ministries- many locations throughout the area
Veterans: Make Cookies and write letters of gratitude and appreciation or go to a Flag Placement or Memorial Ceremony at a National Cemetery
Neighbors: Invite your friends to join you in any of these opportunities or do something kind for one of your friends or neighbors that could use some cheering or help.
Social media: Take pictures of service and post on your social media and on Marietta Stake as well as JustServeGA. Put a JS sticker on your water bottle and take selfies with it as you serve this summer.
We would like to share our passport, once it is complete with all of our opportunities in the wards through our Communications Specialists. We would also love to kick it off at the Primary Activity and both Youth Camps. As well as having wards talk about it in their classes.
Incentives: We are thinking about having a popsicle party if they have 5 or more things checked off. It could be fun for the Primary kids, and we could have one large one at the stake center or smaller ones throughout the stake at our buildings.
For the youth: Popsicles handed out at their end of summer dance if they bring their passport and have 5 or more things checked off.
We will continue to post early every week ideas to help with a specific category. We will post on Marietta Stake and JustServe pages and encourage those who are participating to post their stories.
If you have any questions, please ask! We are here to help while our families help the community!
Richard & Stephanie Daniels
JustServe Specialists
daniels@justserve.org
770-362-8069
In preparation for the 2023-2024 program year, the North Georgia Health District’s Opioid and Substance Use Response Program is requesting the input of the community. Understanding the needs of the people we serve is important and we will be using the results of this assessment to inform the activities and projects for the next program year starting in September 2023. Please take a moment to click the link to review the survey and provide your answers. This survey is open and available share with all residents in Cherokee, Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens, and Whitfield counties. Thank you for your time and participation.
Click link below:
https://forms.office.com/g/z3ggCju8HT
Respectfully,
Brittney Carmichael
Public Health Analyst-Overdose Surveillance and Planning
North GA Health District 1-2
Georgia Department of Public Health
1710 Whitehouse Court
Dalton, GA 30720
Office: 706-529-5741 ext 1104
Cell Phone: (561) 301-5783
Email: Brittney.Carmichael1@dph.ga.gov
Looking for ways to serve in your community?
Check out the JustServe website (link above) for ideas, there you will find many ways to serve.
On hand opportunities, as well as virtual opportunities.
There is truly something for everyone!
On Hand Ideas...
Volunteer at a local farm in Canton, GA....
Serve lunch mon-fri in Calhoun, GA....
Taking photos of of gravestones...
Storm drain marking in Cumming, GA...
Virtual Ideas...
Can you knit, crochet or quilt?
Can you make cards for refuge kits?
Donate a motivational book for girls?
Help sponsor a Ukraine family?
You can find information about these ways to serve
AND SO MUCH MORE
on the JustServe.org website
