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October is National Adopt a Dog Month, and across Atlanta organizations are raising awareness about pet adoption and finding loving homes for dogs in need.
Atlantic Station will host Adoptoberfest on Oct. 6, a fun-filled event that connects potential pet parents with local rescue dogs. The Atlanta Humane Society will host its Foster Feature Adoption Event on Oct. 26 with adult dogs and puppies from foster homes from all over the Atlanta area.
Whether you’re ready to adopt or want to support by attending festivities around these and other events, it’s a great time to celebrate and encourage dog adoptions.
John Lewis (born February 21, 1940, near Troy, Alabama, U.S.—died July 17, 2020, Atlanta, Georgia) was an American civil rights leader and politician best known for his chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and for leading the march that was halted by police violence on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, in 1965, a landmark event in the history of the civil rights movement that became known as “Bloody Sunday.”Lewis was the son of Alabama sharecroppers.
On the first Saturday of every month, students who are a part of Tech’s Lifting Our Voices, Inc. chapter (GT LOV) can be seen driving around the local area, making, packaging and hand-delivering meals to the homeless and food-insecure population around local Atlanta.
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Mayor Andre Dickens, along with Fulton County Solicitor Keith Gammage, has invited Atlanta's returning citizens to a new reentry resource fair designed to help them reintegrate into society.
October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a crucial time to focus on early detection, prevention, and supporting those affected by this disease.
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