Events
Click on each link to learn more or to register as a volunteer.
Summer Backpacks for Preschoolers
Volunteers will raise funds and collect donations to provide backpacks for local preschoolers
Date: Saturday, July 19
Location: Cherokee County
Summer Lunch Build
Volunteers will build summer lunches for children
Date: Saturday, June 21
Location: Cherokee County
YMCA Healthy Kids Day
Volunteers will have a day of fun promoting healthy living with games & other SmileUp! activities
Date: Saturday, April 26
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: G. Cecil Pruett YMCA
YMCA Mile Clean Up
Volunteers will help clean up Cherokee YMCA’s mile on Marietta Hwy
Date: Saturday, April 13
Time: 1:00-3:00 PM
Location: Canton, GA
Water Clean Up with CCWSA
Volunteers will help clean up in and around our rivers in Cherokee County
Date: Saturday, April 5
Location: Olde Rope Mill Park, 690 Olde Rope Mill Rd., Woodstock, 30188
Youth Service Fair
SmileUp! will be one of the organizations promoting youth volunteer opportunities; come to find out more about us!
Date: Saturday, March 15
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: 1055 Willeo Rd, Roswell, GA 30075
Operation Senior Smiles
Volunteers will print, color, and decorate Valentine’s Day cards for senior citizens living in assisted living facilities in Cherokee County
Donation Drop Off: Now -Monday, February 10, 2025
Drop Off Locations: Listed in “Register” link
MLK Day of Service
Volunteers will engage in various projects, including assembling candy bags for first responders & winter kits for Veterans and those in need, plus a water, snack & toilet paper drive for the homeless
Date: Monday, January 20, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Location: G. Cecil Pruett Family YMCA – 151 Waleska St, Canton, GA 30114
Ongoing Opportunities
YMCA Happy Garden Maintenance
Volunteers will pull weeds and help maintain our SmileUp! Happy Garden
Date: ANY TIME (based on Y hours)!
Location: G. Cecil Pruett Community Center Family YMCA, 151 Waleska St, Canton, GA 30114
“Little Free Library” Fill Up
Volunteers fill local “Little Free Libraries”.
Date: ANY TIME!
Location: Library Search
“Little Food Pantry” Fill Up
Volunteers fill local food pantries.
Date: ANY TIME!
Location: Pantry Locations
I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.”
MAYA ANGELOU