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Pictured are members of Destiny World Church on their Martin Luther King Jr. Day Of Service litter cleanup.

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Pictured are Cumberland Community Church volunteers Terri and Neil at the First Christian Church of Mableton helping Sweetwater Mission distribute USDA Food Boxes on March 12.

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Pictured are director Debbie Ginocchio with Mableton Improvement Coalition Chairman Ray Thomas at the First Christian Church of Mableton helping Sweetwater Mission distribute USDA Food Boxes on March 12.

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Pictured is executive minister Barry Smith with the teamwork lesson at the First Christian Church of Mableton helping Sweetwater Mission distribute USDA Food Boxes on March 12.

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Pictured are volunteers Terri, Ricky, Terry, Colin, Ziare, Heaven and Seven getting instructions at the First Christian Church of Mableton as they help Sweetwater Mission distribute USDA Food Boxes on March 12.

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Pictured is greeter Jessie gathering information at the First Christian Church of Mableton helping Sweetwater Mission distribute USDA Food Boxes on March 12.

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Pictured are volunteers loading cars at the First Christian Church of Mableton helping Sweetwater Mission distribute USDA Food Boxes on March 12.

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Pictured are Jasmine L., Susan Holiday Mealer, Monica DeLancy, Virginie Tayo, Damond Carter and Barry Krebs, from We Thrive Riverside Renters Association and the South Cobb Lions Club, who helped celebrate DeLancy’s birthday by removing litter from Blairs Bridge Road, Riverside Parkway and Cityview Drive over the weekend.

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Pictured are Damond Carter and Malee Sutton, from We Thrive Riverside Renters Association and the South Cobb Lions Club, who helped celebrate DeLancy's birthday by removing litter from Blairs Bridge Road, Riverside Parkway and Cityview Drive over the weekend.

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Pictured is the early crew from the Nickajack Road litter cleanup on March 13, who removed over 30 bags of litter, six tires and lots of debris.

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Pictured is Barry Smith, Rose Bailiff and Pastor Andy Daniell, who is flexing his muscles, at the First Christian Church of Mableton's USDA food box giveaway on March 11.

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Pictured is the car line at the First Christian Church of Mableton’s USDA food box giveaway on March 11.

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Pictured are Cobb County Public Library Representatives Mary Wood and Katherine Zavala at the First Christian Church of Mableton's USDA food box giveaway on March 11.

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Pictured are hot meals being served by Odell Thompson and Gail Parke at the First Christian Church of Mableton's USDA food box giveaway on March 11.

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Pictured holding the free food sign is Melissa Martin at the First Christian Church of Mableton’s USDA food box giveaway on March 11.

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Pictured are Pastor Andy Daniell and greeters Jaliene, Veronica and Jessie at the First Christian Church of Mableton’s USDA food box giveaway on March 11.

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Pictured is Debbie Ginocchio, Howard Koepka and Barry Smith at Sweetwater Mission's March 5 food distribution in the Wavlery Trailer home park.

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Pictured are Sweetwater Mission volunteers helping unload pallets for the March 5 food distribution to 160 families at The Waverly Trailer Home Park in Mableton.

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Pictured is Sweetwater Mission volunteers setting up the unloaded pallets for the March 5 food distribution to 160 families at The Waverly Trailer Home Park in Mableton.

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The Hancourt Litter Clean-Up Crew and Sanders Road Group.

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Pictured is the Vinings Cove homeowners Litter Clean-Up featuring Patty Rech, Bilal Azonboni, Jeff Padgett, Patty Auch and Andre Rech. Mike and Patty Seal were not pictured.

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Pictured is Doris Moss leading the Federation of North American Explorers-Atlanta Troop in litter clean-up on March 6.

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Pictured are the Federation of North American Explorers-Atlanta Troop in litter clean-up on March 6.

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Pictured is a group photo of the litter cleanup volunteers on Discovery Boulevard on March 6.

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Pictured is Gregg Corlew giving out Chick-Fii-A gift cards during the litter clean-up on March 6.

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Pictured are some of the young men in the litter clean-up on March 6.

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Participants at We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association’s Black History Month family game day on Feb. 28.

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Participants at We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association’s Black History Month family game day on Feb. 28.

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Pictured are participants at We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association's Black History Month family game day on Feb. 28.

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Pictured are the cars lined up to receive USDA Food Boxes distributed at The First Christian Church of Mableton on March 4.

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First Christian Church of Mableton executive minister Barry Smith, Frank Quatro and Debbie Ginocchio on March 4.

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Pictured are the groceries at the food distribution at the First Christian Church of Mableton on March 4.

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Pictured is Jermaine Jones, Colin Smith and Clint Naylor at the First Christian Church of Mableton food distribution on March 4.

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Pictured are hot meals served by Lalo, Gail Naylor and Odell Thompson at the First Christian Church of Mableton food distribution on March 4.

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Early on the morning of Feb. 26, Sherwood Smith, executive director of First Christian Church Food Pantry, discovered a large donation of 1,399 pounds of food under the canopy at the door.

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Early on the morning of Feb. 26, Sherwood Smith, executive director of First Christian Church Food Pantry, discovered a large donation of 1,399 pounds of food under the canopy at the door.

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Pictured is a group shot of Sweetwater Mission being assisted by First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers to provide USDA Food Boxes on Feb. 26.

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From left are First Christian Church of Mableton executive minister Barry Smith, Cobb County Library System Mary Wood and Katherine Zavala at the USDA Food Box distribution.

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Pictured from left is Debbie Ginocchio, Coach Tony, Ricky Caldwell and Veronica at the USDA Food Box distribution on Feb. 26.

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Pictured is a group photo of Coach Tony and the Elite Sports Athletes who assisted with the USDA Food Box distribution.

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Pictured are the Mableton Improvement Coalition volunteers Patricia Auch, Jeff Padgett, Doug Moss and Barry Krebs.

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Thank you to Woodrush Homeowners Association for cleaning up Shaw Road on Feb. 23. Great team work to keep our neighborhood looking great. -From District 3 Cobb County Commissioner Joann Birrell’s newletter

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Pictured, center, is Barry Smith, executive minister of the First Christian Church of Mableton performing the dedication and prayer at the Feb. 25 food box distribution.

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Pictured are volunteers Don Harris and K'Veenio at the Feb. 25 food box distribution.

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Pictured are volunteers Kim Krebs, Odell and Justin at the food box distribution.

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Volunteers Sean and Colin Smith participate at the food box distribution.

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Pictured are some of the greeter volunteers at the Feb. 25 food box distribution.

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Pictured is the group of volunteers from Cumberland Community Church and the First Christian Church of Mableton working together to provide 137 families with USDA food boxes.

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Pictured are Debbie Ginochio and Ricky Caldwell at the Feb. 19 Sweetwater Mission USDA food box distribution.

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Pictured are volunteers from Cumberland Community Church and the First Christian Church of Mableton hustling to provide 137 families with USDA food boxes on Feb. 19.

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Pictured is Jessie, one of the volunteers who checked in cars, at the Feb. 19 USDA food box distribution.

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Pictured are Michelle and Neil Ward with Terri, volunteers from Cumberland Community Church and the First Christian Church of Mableton, who distribute USDA food boxes on Feb. 19.

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Pictured are Ricky Caldwell, Jessie and Debbie Ginochio, volunteers from Cumberland Community Church and the First Christian Church of Mableton, that distributed USDA food boxes on Feb. 19.

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Pictured from left are Carmen Freemin, Jeff Padgett, Brandas Thompson, Quentin Thompson, Dorris Moss, Doug Moss, Benjamin Griffin and Jeremy Griffin.

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Julia Pichon, standing, is a participant in the Thriving Families project.

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Monica DeLancy, standing, is the executive director of We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association.

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Pictured are students participating in the winter break activities.

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Pictured are students participating in the winter break activities.

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Pictured from left are K'Veenio and Colin Smith, who on Feb. 18 were among the volunteers of First Christian Church of Mableton that hosted 157 families receiving USDA Food Boxes supplied by Sweetwater Mission.

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Pictured from left are Frank and Jermaine Quantro and K'Veenio and Colin Smith, who on Feb. 18 were among the volunteers of First Christian Church of Mableton that hosted 157 families receiving USDA Food Boxes supplied by Sweetwater Mission.

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Pictured from left are Frank Quatro, Debbie Ginochio, Veronica and Ricky Caldwell and Barry Krebs, who on Feb. 18 were among the volunteers of First Christian Church of Mableton that hosted 157 families receiving USDA Food Boxes supplied by Sweetwater Mission.

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From left are Jermaine and Frank Quantro, who on Feb. 18 were among the volunteers of First Christian Church of Mableton that hosted 157 families receiving USDA Food Boxes supplied by Sweetwater Mission.

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Kim Krebs, left, and Gail Naylor were some of the volunteers of First Christian Church of Mableton that distributed USDA Food Boxes supplied by Sweetwater Mission on Feb. 18.

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Pictured is a prayer led by First Christian Church of Mableton executive minister Barry Smith on Feb. 18 as church volunteers hosted 157 families receiving USDA Food Boxes supplied by Sweetwater Mission.

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Pictured from left are Steve Hamilton and Clint Naylor, who on Feb. 18 were among the volunteers of First Christian Church of Mableton that hosted 157 families receiving USDA Food Boxes supplied by Sweetwater Mission.

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The South Cobb Litter Clean-up Crew. From left are Barry Krebs, Sheldon Roush, Ron Kirby, Lester Dean and Frank Osukayo.

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Pictured is director Debbie Ginocchio and volunteers at Sweetwater Mission's USDA Food Box distribution on Feb. 12.

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Pictured is executive minister Barry Smith with volunteers at Sweetwater Mission's USDA Food Box distribution on Feb. 12.

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Pictured are the sign in volunteers at Sweetwater MIssion's USDA Food Box distribution on Feb. 12.

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Pictured are volunteers Terri, Maria and Neil Ward at Sweetwater Mission's USDA Food Box distribution on Feb. 12.

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Pictured are volunteers distributing the kid's meals at Sweetwater Mission's USDA Food Box distribution on Feb. 12.

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Pictured is the group of volunteers at the First Christian Church of Mableton hosted a USDA Food Box distribution on Feb. 11.

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Pictured are First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers Angela and Jessie signing in neighbors for the USDA Food Box distribution that the church hosted on Feb. 11.

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Pictured are First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers Justin and Rose at the USDA Food Box distribution that the church hosted on Feb. 11.

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Kim Krebs serves hot meals at the USDA Food Box distribution hosted by First Christian Church of Mableton on Feb. 11.

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Pictured is the prayer led by First Christian Church of Mableton's executive minister Barry Smith at the USDA Food Box distribution hosted by the church on Feb. 11.

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Pictured are First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers Pam and Steve Hamilton at the USDA Food Box distribution hosted by the church on Feb. 11.

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Pictured are cars lined up at the McCleskey-East Cobb Family YMCA’s hunger relief event on Feb. 11.

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The McCleskey-East Cobb YMCA’s Non-profit Partner of the Year, Atlanta Community Food Bank, participated by helping the Y provide hunger relief efforts on Feb. 11.

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Pastor Luveni, left, presents Mark Brown with a hat to thank him for volunteering each week.

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Volunteer and outreach leader Lynn Hirsch is a local grandma who found a meaningful focus during the pandemic by preparing and delivering lasagnas since October.

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Kelley Kolling, Georgia Regional Leader, is proud of the growth of the Georgia Lasagna Love team. She is dedicated to feeding families in the metro Atlanta area while working a full-time job.

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Kirsten Glaser, Georgia Regional leader and a Cobb County resident, displays her lasagnas that will feed local families. She has a full-time job but makes time for many volunteer hours each week.

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Cheryl Peddie, an energetic volunteer and outreach leader, is a Cobb County mother. She is pictured preparing for a monthly lasagna donation to feed local school children.

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Kelley Kolling and Kirsten Glaser, Lasagna Love Georgia Regional leaders, prepare 30 lasagnas for a monthly drop off to local charities. They have opportunities for Lasagna Chefs to join them for weekly, biweekly or monthly family matchings but help with these monthly drop offs would be appreciated. For more information, visit lasagnalove.org.

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Gabrielle Tobin

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Pictured is the car line where First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers worked hard to distribute USDA Food Boxes on Feb. 4.

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First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers working hard to distribute USDA Food Boxes on Feb. 4.

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Pictured are First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers working hard to distribute USDA Food Boxes on Feb. 4.

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Pictured are First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers working hard to distribute USDA Food Boxes on Feb. 4.

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Pictured are First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers working hard to distribute USDA Food Boxes on Feb. 4.

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Pictured is Pastor Barry Smith of First Christian Church of Mableton who, along with church volunteers, worked hard to distribute USDA Food Boxes on Feb. 4.

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Pictured is a group of volunteers from First Christian Church of Mableton, which provided labor during Sweetwater Mission’s distribution of USDA Food Boxes on Feb. 5.

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Pictured are volunteers from First Christian Church of Mableton, which provided labor during Sweetwater Mission's distribution of USDA Food Boxes on Feb. 5.

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First Christian Church of Mableton’s Executive Minister Barry Smith, along with church volunteers, provided labor during Sweetwater Mission’s distribution of USDA Food Boxes on Feb. 5.

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Pictured are volunteers from First Christian Church of Mableton, which provided labor during Sweetwater Mission's distribution of USDA Food Boxes on Feb. 5.

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Pictured are volunteers Debbie Ginocchio and Ricky Caldwell from First Christian Church of Mableton, which provided labor during Sweetwater Mission’s distribution of USDA Food Boxes on Feb. 5.

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Pictured is Dunce Hat Colin, one of the volunteers from First Christian Church of Mableton, who provided labor during Sweetwater Mission's distribution of USDA Food Boxes on Feb. 5.

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Pictured from right are Ford, Robin Ford, Jeff Padgett and Barry Krebs.

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Students at Marietta High School were out in force to launch the Be THE Voice program.

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Students attending Marietta High School were out in force to launch the Be THE Voice program, an innovative peer-led movement for kindness.

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Students at Marietta High School were out in force to launch the Be THE Voice program.

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Students at Marietta High School were out in force to launch the Be THE Voice program.

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Students at Marietta High School were out in force to launch the Be THE Voice program.

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Students at Marietta High School were out in force to launch the Be THE Voice program.

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A Super Teacher Icon mask created by Brandy Judkins.

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Sweetwater Mission and volunteers of the First Christian Church of Mableton distributed USDA Food Boxes on Jan. 29, 2020.

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Sweetwater Mission and volunteers of the First Christian Church of Mableton distributed USDA Food Boxes on Jan. 29, 2020.

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Sweetwater Mission and volunteers of the First Christian Church of Mableton distributed USDA Food Boxes on Jan. 29, 2020.

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Sweetwater Mission and volunteers of the First Christian Church of Mableton distributed USDA Food Boxes on Jan. 29, 2020.

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Sweetwater Mission and volunteers of the First Christian Church of Mableton distributed USDA Food Boxes on Jan. 29, 2020.

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Sweetwater Mission and volunteers of the First Christian Church of Mableton distributed USDA Food Boxes on Jan. 29, 2020.

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Pictured is the group of volunteers that helped clean up litter and shopping carts near the intersection of East West Connector near Floyd Road on Jan. 30, 2020.

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Pictured are two of the volunteers that helped clean up litter and shopping carts near the intersection of East West Connector near Floyd Road on Jan. 30, 2020.

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Pictured are volunteers of the First Christian Church of Mableton distributing USDA Food Boxes on Jan. 28, 2020.

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Pictured are volunteers of the First Christian Church of Mableton distributing USDA Food Boxes on Jan. 28, 2020.

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Pictured are volunteers of the First Christian Church of Mableton distributing USDA Food Boxes on Jan. 28.

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Pictured are volunteers of the First Christian Church of Mableton distributing USDA Food Boxes on Jan. 28, 2020.

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Pictured are volunteers of the First Christian Church of Mableton distributing USDA Food Boxes on Jan. 28, 2020.

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Pictured is a group shot of the litter cleanup volunteers on South Gordon Road.

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Pictured is are some of the litter cleanup volunteers on South Gordon Road.

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Pictured is DeBorah Johnson and the Mosses from the Austell Community Taskforce that cleaned up litter on South Gordon Road.

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Pictured is the Earth Warriors Group, which volunteered to cleanup litter on South Gordon Road.

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Pictured is the Steenhoeks, which were part of the litter cleanup volunteers on South Gordon Road.

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Pictured are the children that District 1 Cobb County Commissioner Keli Gambrill witnessed picking up trash along the sidewalk on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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Pastor Barry Smith leading the prayer at First Christian Church of Mableton on Jan. 21.

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First Christian Church of Mableton hosted a USDA Food Box distribution event on Jan. 21.

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First Christian Church of Mableton hosted a USDA Food Box distribution event on Jan. 21.

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First Christian Church of Mableton hosted a USDA Food Box distribution event on Jan. 21.

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First Christian Church of Mableton hosted a USDA Food Box distribution event on Jan. 21.

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First Christian Church of Mableton hosted a USDA Food Box distribution event on Jan. 21.

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Thank you so much to Superior Plumbing for sponsoring the Superior Pets for Patriotic Vets program and to United Military Care for their donation of 20 doggie back packs for veterans who adopt through the program!

On hand to accept the donation were the following, from left, are Katie Cunningham, Superior Plumbing; Mike Nichols, Cobb Senior Services Veterans Connection; Seanna Abbott, Cobb County Animal Services Field Operations Manager; Nigel Ramtahal, Cobb County Animal Services Shelter Supervisor; and Jacob Arnold, Cobb County Animal Services Shelter Operations Manager.

-Cobb County District 3 Commissioner JoAnn K. Birrell

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Pictured are members of Destiny World Church at their Martin Luther King Jr. Day Of Service litter cleanup.

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Pictured is Cobb Commissioner Monique Sheffield with members of Destiny World Church during their Martin Luther King Jr. Day Of Service litter cleanup.

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Pictured are members of Destiny World Church enjoying Starbucks on their Martin Luther King Jr. Day Of Service litter cleanup.

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Pictured is DeBorah Johnson's group from Destiny World Church on their Martin Luther King Jr. Day Of Service litter cleanup.

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Pictured is Yolanda Walker's group from Destiny World Church on their Martin Luther King Jr. Day Of Service litter cleanup.

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Pictured are the members of the Queens Mill Road litter cleanup in Mableton.

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Pictured are members of the Queens Mill Road litter cleanup in Mableton.

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Pictured are members of early group at the Queens Mill Road litter cleanup in Mableton.

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Pictured is Worship Leader Barry Smith from the First Christian Church Of Mableton.

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Sweetwater Mission along with volunteers from the First Christian Church of Mableton distributed USDA food boxes to families at The Waverly Mobile Home Park in Mableton.

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Sweetwater Mission along with volunteers from the First Christian Church of Mableton distributed USDA food boxes to families at The Waverly Mobile Home Park in Mableton.

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Sweetwater Mission along with volunteers from the First Christian Church of Mableton distributed USDA food boxes to families at The Waverly Mobile Home Park in Mableton.

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On Jan. 9, more than a dozen volunteers met at the South Cobb Regional Library to clean up litter on the Padgett Landmon Adopted section of Clay Road.

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Pictured is Princess Odom, clinical program coordinator for Cobb County Community Services Board’s Mothers Making A Change program, with one of the 30 bound journals donated to the program by the Cobb Chamber.

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Pictured are some of the We Thrive on Riverside volunteers that recently removed 40 bags of litter from Blairs Bridge Road and neighboring Riverside Parkway in Austell.

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Pictured is the graphic T-shirt and a journal given to the youth at Cobb County Community Services Board's George W. Hartmann Center.

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On Dec. 29, East Marietta Spikes 10U head coach Fred Pearse and members of the team dropped off more than 125 jackets and blankets at the MUST Ministries Donation Center in Marietta.

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Pictured at Iron Tribe Fitness—East Cobb with the coat and blanket collection box are, from left, East Marietta Spikes 10U players J.R. Pearse, Connor Fettig and Jack Penticuff.

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Pictured is the Gift Pick-Up location at Gateway Martial Arts in Austell for Safe Space Property Management's 2nd Annual Holiday Toy Drive.

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Pictured are participants at the Gift Pick-Up location at Gateway Martial Arts in Austell for Safe Space Property Management's 2nd Annual Holiday Toy Drive.

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Pictured are participants at the Gift Pick-Up location at Gateway Martial Arts in Austell for Safe Space Property Management's 2nd Annual Holiday Toy Drive.

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Pictured are participants at the Gift Pick-Up location at Gateway Martial Arts in Austell for Safe Space Property Management's 2nd Annual Holiday Toy Drive.

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Pictured is Brittany Mills, the lead direct service professional at the Recovery In Motion Program.

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Pictured are some of the presents that neighbors in The Quad at Meeting Park in downtown Marietta chose for people in substance use recovery at Cobb County Community Services Board’s Recovery in Motion program.

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Pictured are some of the neighbors in The Quad at Meeting Park in downtown Marietta chose names to provide gifts for people in substance use recovery at Cobb County Community Services Board’s Recovery in Motion program.

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Pictured is Primrose student Betsy Binicewicz using red and green paint to make a card for residents at Trinity Hospice Care of Georgia.

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Pictured is Primrose student Abigail O’Dell with the Christmas tree/green paint for a card to the residents at Trinity Hospice Care of Georgia.

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Leslie Hammond, vice president of Vinings Bank, who recently bought lunch for our public safety employees.

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Station 21 recently escorted Santa to a nearby neighborhood. 

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We Support Our Police's recent fund drive raised money to benefit the Cobb Police Athletic League.

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Pictured is Pam Younker, Community Development Officer at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Six Flags Over Georgia donated over 100 plush bears to CHOA through the Buy One Give One Bear Program.

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Pictured is Megan Benvenuto, executive director at the Northwest YMCA. Six Flags Over Georgia made food drive donations to the Northwest YMCA of Atlanta Hunger Relief efforts.

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Pictured is a Toys for Tots Marine with a complimentary voucher to Six Flags Over Georgia for Holiday In The Park.

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Pictured is a Toys for Tots Marine with a $7,000 check donated by Six Flags Over Georgia.

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Pictured from left are Melissa Jacobson and Rhonda Jacobson, both of Cumberland Diamond Exchange; Jinger Robins, CEO of SafePath; Mark Jacobson of Cumberland Diamond Exchange; and Hana Laine, community resource coordinator with SafePath.

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Pictured, from left, are Cobb County Community Services Board’s Director of Specialty Services Lauren Baird, LPC CPCS and Cobb County Mental Health Court Teams’ Forensic Certified PEER Specialist Robin Ogden, CPS.

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Pictured is Kinman Smith, general manager of the Bojangles in Kennesaw at 4071 Cherokee Street in Kennesaw.

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Pictured are Little Helpers of Atlanta families from Roswell, Marietta, John’s Creek, Kennesaw and Lilburn that teamed up with The Salvation Army Metro Atlanta.

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Pictured are Lauren, Penny, Evie and Audrey Nour of Marietta of the family volunteer group Little Helpers of Atlanta.

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Pictured is Audrey and Penny Nour of Marietta with Abrianna Garcia of Lilburn, playing violin, of the family volunteer group Little Helpers of Atlanta.

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Pictured are Colby, Charlotte, Carrie and Cole Kuzontkoski of Kennesaw of the family volunteer group Little Helpers of Atlanta.

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Major David Repass, Salvation Army of Metro Atlanta Corps Officer and Abrianna Garcia, Little Helpers volunteer.

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Wendy and Abrianna Garcia of Lilburn of the family volunteer group Little Helpers of Atlanta.

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Pictured are Ava Smith of Roswell, Lily Stauffer of John's Creek and Abrianna Garcia of Lilburn of the family volunteer group Little Helpers of Atlanta.

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Santa and volunteers from the Mableton Improvement Coalition at the Floyd Road Adopt-A-Mile litter cleanup.

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Pictured are cars receiving food boxes at the First Christian Church Of Mableton, 878 Old Alabama Road in Mableton.

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Pictured are volunteers in the kitchen at the First Christian Church Of Mableton, 878 Old Alabama Road in Mableton, who distributed food boxes.

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Volunteers distributed food boxes at the First Christian Church Of Mableton, 878 Old Alabama Road in Mableton.

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Pictured is a volunteer that distributed food hot meals at the First Christian Church Of Mableton, 878 Old Alabama Road in Mableton.

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Last month, National Cremation Service of Atlanta organized their first annual Thanksgiving Food Drive along with their neighboring businesses in the Grove Park Plaza in Marietta. Together with Pho Vietnamese Eats, Atlanta West Dentistry, Dev’s Donuts, Vital Link Satellite and Nina’s Dominican Hair Salon, the plaza raised nearly 600 food items to benefit Marietta-based MUST Ministries. MUST Ministries has been providing food, shelter and clothing to those in need for more than 39 years.

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Pictured from left are North Cobb Civitan Club president Kimberly Warren and Chattahoochee Tech Advancement coordinator Amanda Henderson, who also serves as secretary for the club.

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The Rotary Club of Marietta has partnered with Cobb Thanks You for Your Service. Volunteers from both groups distributed 150 comfort care kits and meals to veterans in the Marietta and Cobb County area.

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Golden Krust served more than 300 meals in Marietta on Nov. 27.

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Golden Krust served more than 300 meals in Marietta on Nov. 27.

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Golden Krust served more than 300 meals in Marietta on Nov. 27.

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Golden Krust served more than 300 meals in Marietta on Nov. 27.

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Recently, the Bells Ferry Civic Association cleaned up litter on their adopted mile just north of Chastain Road. Pictured are some of the community volunteers who helped the BFCA Board pick up 21 bags of debris. If one would like to participate by adopting an area for regular cleanup, contact Keep Cobb Beautiful at https://www.cobbcounty.org/keep-cobb-beautiful.

- From District 3 Cobb County Commissioner Joann Birrell's newsletter

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Pictured is the tree that fell on the Walkers' property.

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Marietta High School sophomore Darby Dryden is collecting all types of books to donate to Books For Africa.

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Little Helpers volunteers Ava Smith of Roswell and Ella Cooper of Marietta assembled hygiene kits for Marietta-based MUST Ministries. The non-profit organization is in need of toiletry items as well as food. The pandemic has increased the demand for food eight times more than a normal year. To volunteer or donate check out mustministries.org. The drop off site is MUST Donation Center, 1280 Field Parkway in Marietta. Hours are Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Pictured, from left, are Jemma Brown dressed as a unicorn; Tommy Somerville dressed as a Hawaiian girl; and Alesa Smith, volunteer coordinator at Bristol Hospice, dressed in a Space costume.

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Pictured is Marion Leake dressed as a Hippie Flower Child.

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Pictured from left are Alesa Smith, Jemma Brown, Angela Smith and Luisa Hunte.

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Pictured from left are Jim Purvis dressed as a chaplain, Melanie Massie dressed as Chewbacca and Jemma Brown dressed as a unicorn.

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Pictured is Marion Leake dressed as a Hippie Flower Child.

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Pictured is Connor Smith dressed as a Penguin. Smith is a volunteer who sits with Alzheimer’s patients.

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Pictured is Jemma Brown dressed as a unicorn.

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Members of the family volunteer group Little Helpers delivered treats and thank you notes to emergency workers to show their appreciation on the anniversary on 9/11. Pictured are Ella Cooper of Marietta, Ava Smith of Roswell and Kim Cooper of Marietta with firefighters from Cobb County Fire Department Station No. 20.

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Pictured is a combination photograph of a luncheon thanking the hardworking Cobb Senior Services staff.

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Pictured is Magistrate Court Judge Brendan Murphy and his team, who have donated food to Cobb Senior Services.

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Pictured is a combination photograph from District 4 Cobb County Commissioner Lisa Cupid’s newsletter showing members of the community at the Sept. 3 opening of the Teasley Community Center.

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The Master Gardeners of Cobb County have taken on a community garden behind the Austell Senior Center.

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On Sept. 6, Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services Batt. 3, T8, E21, and T21 participated in Lexy Trout’s welcome home ceremony from her last chemo treatment.

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Cobb Senior Services staff, with funding from the Atlanta Regional Commission, is able to purchase meals at a discounted rate from local restaurants.

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District 1 Cobb County Commissioner Keli Gambrill recently toured the facilities at Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb and met with CEO Cyrl Kitchens.

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Sweetwater Mission and First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers providing USDA food boxes at apartment complexes around south Cobb County.

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Sweetwater Mission and First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers providing USDA food boxes at apartment complexes around south Cobb County.

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Sweetwater Mission and First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers providing USDA food boxes at apartment complexes around south Cobb County.

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Sweetwater Mission and First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers providing USDA food boxes at apartment complexes around south Cobb County.

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Sweetwater Mission and First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers providing USDA food boxes at apartment complexes around south Cobb County.

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Sweetwater Mission and First Christian Church of Mableton volunteers providing USDA food boxes at apartment complexes around south Cobb County.

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Teens in the Cobb County Cooperative Extension 4-H Program spent part of their summer collecting toiletries and other items to create make-up gift bags for participants in the Cobb County Community Services Board’s Mothers Making A Change program.

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Pictured is Aarsheya Gunjal, who helped collect toiletries and other items to create make-up gift bags for participants in the Cobb County Community Services Board's Mothers Making A Change program.

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Pictured at right is Anaiah Papi, who helped collect toiletries and other items to create make-up gift bags for participants in the Cobb County Community Services Board's Mothers Making A Change program.

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Pictured is Venja Gunjal, who helped collect toiletries and other items to create make-up gift bags for participants in the Cobb County Community Services Board's Mothers Making A Change program.

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An unidentified volunteer with the Community Access Group of the Cobb County Community Services Board recently helped to beautify Sweetwater Park in Austell.

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Pictured are the volunteers with the Community Access Group of the Cobb County Community Services Board that recently helped to beautify Sweetwater Park in Austell.

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Pictured is a combination photograph showing the drive-thru Back to School event held Saturday, Aug. 15.

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Pictured is a combination photograph of Swift Justice coming together for Q-19 on Friday, Aug. 14 to benefit Feed America.

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At the July 28 BOC meeting, Cobb commissioners presented a proclamation to the Public Safety team in appreciation of their efforts to keep our community safe during these unprecedented times.

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Snapshot of the July 16 drive-thru. There were 331 total people served, 357 food boxes given, 101 dairy boxes, 87 produce boxes, about 300 masks and 20 cases of water.

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Snapshot of the July 16 drive-thru. There were 331 total people served, 357 food boxes given, 101 dairy boxes, 87 produce boxes, about 300 masks and 20 cases of water.

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YMCA volunteer loads boxes of food into the bus.

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Volunteers prepare packs of food for local families in need.

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Meals from the YMCA that will go to feed students enrolled in Marietta City Schools.

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Pictured are images from a parade for 19 youth in foster care that graduated from high school or received a GED.

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Pictured are images from a parade for 19 youth in foster care that graduated from high school or received a GED.

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Pictured is some of the food items needed for the “50 with $50” Food Drive.

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