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August Cause Area
education + literacy

August’s cause area centers around education & literacy, especially targeted towards youth. Education is the backbone of any successful community as it is the gift that keeps on giving. When children are given the opportunity to flourish in school, they are then equipped to educate their community and loved ones, creating a beautiful chain of knowledge. Youth deserve to learn without impediments such as lack of resources/technology; all children should have equal access to high quality education. Knowing that one in four children in America grow up without learning how to read, Pebble Tossers strives to help even the playing field for young students, allowing them to reach their full potential.

  • Refugee Women’s Network (RWN)

    Tutoring
    Pebble Tossers will be hosting small group tutoring sessions for middle school and high school students involved with the RWN. The sessions will be held once a week for 4-6 weeks. Tutors must commit to at least half of the sessions within the time period. Tutors will work with students on a variety of subjects, focusing on reading/writing, math, science, and social studies. For more information, click here.

    College Fair
    RWN will be hosting a college fair in Fall 2023. They will need volunteers (students and adults) to handle meet and greet, help with set-up and clean-up, and provide insight into the college application process. Current and recent college students from Georgia or bordering States may participate by representing their schools. If interested in participating, please email volunteer@pebbletossers.org.

  • Back to School Supply Drive

    The Pebble Tossers annual back to school supply drive is in progress through Friday, August 12th. There is also a supply organization event on August 13th. Click Here for Details.

    Please drop-off items at the following Roam Office Locations:

    Roam Dunwoody
    1155 Mount Vernon Hwy NE #800
    Atlanta, GA 30338

    Roam Perimeter Center
    1151 Hammond Drive NE #240
    Atlanta, GA 30346

    Roam Lenox
    3535 Peachtree RD NE #320
    Atlanta, GA 30326

    Roam Galleria
    3031 Cobb Parkway #124
    Atlanta, GA 30339

    Roam Alpharetta
    5815 Windward Pkwy. #302
    Alpharetta, GA 30005

    Items needed include:
    – composition & spiral notebooks
    – wide rule notebook paper
    – 24 count box of crayons, 10 count box of markers, pencils, pens & highlighters
    – glue sticks
    – scissors
    – binder pencil pouch
    – red, blue, yellow & green folders with prongs
    – rulers
    – 2″ 3-ring binders
    – earbuds or headphones
    – USB flash drives
    – calculators
    – cleaning products such as disinfecting wipes & sprays and hand sanitizer
    – ziplock bags

  • Donate Books to a Mini-Library

    Do you have a mini library in your neighborhood, nearby park or school? If so, clean out your bookshelves and donate some books…and while you’re there borrow a few new ones to discover some new favorite stories and authors.

  • Homework Tutors: Corners Outreach

    The mission of Corners Outreach is to equip students and their families to live full lives and they envision one community where every person has an opportunity to thrive. They accomplish their mission through offering academic support to students, developing teens, and equipping parents.

    They will be offering the after-school homework academy (Corners Academy) throughout the year. Corners Academy will need 15 – 20 volunteers each day to help students with homework, reading, and math facts. Homework academy will be offered Monday-Thursday from 3:30 – 5:30 at each of the three locations in Dunwoody, Norcross, and Snellville. Volunteers may serve one hour on one day each week or as much as they like. Anyone interested may contact Jana Mock at jana.mock@cornersoutreach.org for more details. The minimum age is 12. Pebble Tossers members can click here for more information.

    Corners Academy also accepts donations of: healthy snacks and supplies.

  • Create bookmarks and donate to local organizations

    A new bookmark is always a special treat when starting a new book…if you’re interested in crafting, bookmarks are a lovely donation to local assisted living centers for their residents. Here are some creative ideas to get started.