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Clubs and Organizations

Charitable Organizations

Ahimsa House
Helps victims of domestic violence 24-hours a day who need help getting their pets
to safety. 404-452-6248  www.ahimsahouse.org

Angel House
Girls Home is a residential facility to help girls ages 12-18 learn self-sufficiency.
770-479-9555  www.angelhousega.com

Anna Crawford Children’s Center
Is dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect, and protecting and serving children and families through prevention and intervention services. 678-504-6388 www.cherokeechildadvocates.org

Collins Dixon Foundation: Bend Your Knees, Inc.
Raises awareness and helps children with pediatric brain tumors.
Contact: Bob Dixon, 678-922-1560.

Bethany Place
Is a transitional home for single women, unwed mothers.
770-479-9462 www.bethanyplacehome.org

CASA for Children
Promotes the health and happiness of children impacted by abuse through programs that increase their safety and improve their educational, social and emotional functioning.
770-345-3274  www.casacherokee.org

CCHS Thrift Store
Accepts donations and sells used household items to raise money for Cherokee County Humane Society.  5900 Bells Ferry Road, Acworth. 770-592-8072

Cherokee Family Violence Center
Offers emergency shelter and crisis intervention, affordable housing, education, support services.
770-479-1703, Spanish 770-720-7050 or 800-334-2836 option 2. www.cfvc.org

Cherokee Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Challenges professional, college, high school, junior high and youth level coaches and athletes to use athletics to impact the world for Christ. Bill Queen: 404-441-3508  www.cherokeefca.org

Cherokee County Humane Society (CCHS)
770-928-5115 or admin@cchumanesociety.org www.cchumanesociety.org

Cherokee FOCUS
Works to improve the lives of children and families through collaborative programs and initiatives.
Sonia Carruthers: 770-345-5483 www.cherokeefocus.org

Cherokee County Senior Services
Offers educational, social, leisure and recreational activities for senior citizens.
770-345-5312 or 770-345-5320 www.cherokeega.com/senior-services

Community Veterinary Care
Provides professional veterinary care for pets whose owners have limited financial means.
678-640-3512  www.communityveterinarycare.com

Companion Animal Connection
678-493-9847  www.adoptapet.com

Everyday Angels
Offers financial assistance for local families in need.
aaeverydayangels@gmail.com

Feed My Lambs, Inc.
Provides free Christian preschools in the U.S. and around the world.
770-795-9348  office@feedmylambs.net www.feedmylambs.net

Forever Fed
Is a mobile food ministry that addresses physical hunger and hopelessness in North Georgia by providing meals and sharing the gospel.
www.foreverfed.org

Funds 4 Furry Friends
Helps those in need with food, spay/neuter and medical attention for their pets.
Gina Jeter: 770-842-8893  www.funds4furryfriends.com

Georgia Animal Project
Based in Ball Ground, offers high quality, low cost spay and neuter services for dogs and cats throughout North Georgia. 770-704-PAWS (7297)  www.theanimalproject.org

Give a Kid a Chance – Cherokee
Sponsors a yearly back-to-school bash, giving children in need filled backpacks to free haircuts.
www.giveakidachance.org

Goshen Valley Boys Ranch
Offers a home, care and counsel to young men in the DFCS system.
770-796-4618  www.goshenvalley.org

Green Shelters America animal rescue group
770-712-4077 or GreenSheltersAmerica@gmail.com  www.GreenSheltersAmeric.com

Habitat for Humanity North Central Georgia
770-587-9697  www.habitat-ncg.org

HopeQuest Ministry Group
Helps people who struggle intensely with life dominating issues related to alcohol abuse, substance abuse and/or sexual brokenness. 678-391-5950  www.hqmg.org

HOPE Center
Offers support for unplanned pregnancy.
770-924-0864 or info@hopectr.com www.hopectr.com

HOPE Center — Seeds Thrift Store
Offers men, women & children’s clothing, furniture & other homegoods.
770-517-4450  www.seedsthriftstore.com

Life Connection Ministries
Helps empower and provide humanitarian relief in the form of wells and greenhouses to impoverished communities.  Mission trips offered.
Florine Russell: 678-234-1798. www.lcm-ga.com

Matthew E. Russell Foundation
Works to establish literacy and libraries in rural areas worldwide.
Florine Russell: 678-234-1798.  www.mattrussell.org

MUST Ministries
Offers groceries, hot meals, emergency shelter, supportive housing, clothing, employment services, summer lunch and more from five locations in eight counties, including the Canton office at 111 Brown Industrial Pkwy.
www.mustministries.org

National Alliance for Mental Illness
Is the nation’s largest grassroots organization in America working to build better lives for the millions affected by mental illness.
www.nami.org

Never Alone Outreach
Provides food and clothing assistance to Cherokee families in need.
www.neveralone.org

Next Step Ministries
Offers a therapeutic day program, Saturday respite, camps and special events for people with special needs.
770-592-1227
www.nextstepministries.net

North Georgia Pregnancy Center
Offers help and care to young girls and women with an unplanned pregnancy or who need counseling.
706-253-6303  www.ngapregnancy.org

Papa’s Pantry
Is a year-round local food ministry, which also includes the Masters Training Center to help individuals and families in crisis get back on their feet.
Lynne Saunders: 770-591-4730  www.papaspantry.org

Pet Buddies Food Pantry
Helps families in need by providing pet food, supplies, spaying and neutering, and education through community outreach programs.
678-310-9858  www.petbuddiesfoodpantry.org

Safe Kids Cherokee County
Provides free child safety seat inspections by appointment.
770-721-7808  www.cherokeesafekidscherokeecounty.org

SERV International
Operates the House of Hope orphanage in Africa, sponsors a clean water program in Dominican Republic and meal distributions worldwide. Also offers mission trips.
770-516-1108 www.servone.org

The Blue Ribbon Foundation
Fosters a national dialog toward finding the cause, cure and prevention of ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis), CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome), fibromyalgia and Lyme disease.
Tom Prior: 478-397-5542 www.theblueribbonfoundation.org

Volunteer Aging Council
Is a nonprofit that helps raise funds for the seniors of Cherokee County. A list of current needs is available.
770-310-3474  www.vac-cherokeega.org

Support Organizations

AA Meetings
Canton Meets:  9:30 a.m. Monday-Saturday, 7 p.m. Monday at Canton First United Methodist, 930 Lower Scott Mill Road.
Woodstock Meets:  7 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at Hillside United Methodist, 4474 Towne Lake Parkway.
www.aageorgia.org/14c-meetings.html

Al-Anon and Al-A-Teen
Canton Meets: 8 pm Thursday at St Clements Episcopal Church, 2795 Ridge Road.
Woodstock Meets: Tuesday Al-anon 7 pm Thursday Al-anon at Hillside United Methodist Church, Room 2208, 4474 Towne Lake Pkwy.
Reba: 770-516-3502

American Heart Association – Cherokee Division
678-385-2013

American Red Cross metro chapter
770-428-2695

Caregivers Alzheimers Support Group
Meets: 6:30 p.m. first Tuesday of Every Other Month at Benton House of Woodstock, 3385 Trickum Rd.
678-494-4500 woodstockinfo@bentonhouse.com

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered recovery program for all types of habits, hurts and hangups.
Meets:  6:30 p.m. Thursdays at Woodstock Church of the Nazarene.  770-366-7515
Meets:  6:30 p.m. Mondays at Sixes United Methodist.  770-345-7644  www.sixesumc.org
Meets:  6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Ministry House. 678-459-2347  www.MinistryHouse.org
Meets:  6:15 p.m. Thursdays at 411 Scott Mill Road, Canton. 678-764-8660  www.celebraterecovery.com

Cherokee County Support Group
Provides support for people with autoimmune conditions.
Meets:  6:30 – 8 pm second Thursday at New Light Baptist Church, 1716 New Light Rd, Holly Springs. Stacie Collett:  404-402-0571, jhmom88@comcast.net and Christy Stephenson 770-337-0294 christystephenson@msn.com

Cherokee County Special Olympics
Provides year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
www.cherokeecountyspecialolympics.org

Cherokee Christian Ministerial Association
For pastors and ministry leaders of all Christian denominations.
Meets: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. last Wednesday at Dayspring Church, 6835 Victory Drive, Woodstock.
www.cherokeeministers.org

Diabetes Support Group
Meets:  9:30 and 11 a.m. third Tuesday at Emeritus Assisted Living, 756 Neese Road, Woodstock. Linda Watson: 770-793-7818

Georgia Canines for Independence
404-824-4637 gcidogs@aol.com  www.gcidogs.org

Grace Valley Ministries
Connects pastors by offering small group meetings, free counseling and a place to retreat.
727-251-7690, info@gracevalleyministries.org www.gracevalleyministries.org

Grandparents Raising GRANDchildren
Meets:  7:15 p.m. second Tuesdays Transfiguration Catholic Church, Marietta (nursery available).
Jeannie: 770-919-9275

Hearing Loss Association of America
NW Metro Atlanta Chapter for people with hearing loss looking for support and resources, holds free and informative quarterly meetings at the Senior Center on Arnold Mill Road.  nwmetroatlantahlaa@gmail.com

La Leche League of South Cherokee
Meets: 10 a.m. first Tuesday and 7 p.m. third Tuesday at Bascomb United Methodist Church.
Marguerite: 678-315-7686 or Megan: 770-517-0191

MOMS Club of Woodstock-TowneLake
momsclubofwoodstocktl@gmail.com
www.sites.google.com/site/momscluboftownelakewoodstock

MOPS — Mothers of Preschoolers (birth — K)
Meets:  9:30 a.m. second and fourth Mondays at Hillside UMC, 4474 Towne Lake Pkwy.
770-924-4777

PFLAG
Provides support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people and their parents, families and friends. Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. (currently via Zoom). pflagwoodstock@gmail.com. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, @pflagwoodstock.

Unlimited Possibilities
support group for stroke and brain injury survivors.
Meets:  7 p.m. first Tuesday of each month at Kennestone Outpatient Rehab Center.
Kelly: 678-677-2589

Business Organizations

Cherokee Business Network
Meets:  7:45 a.m. every Wednesday at Chick-fil-A, 9728 Highway 92, Woodstock.
Marci Zied: 770-345-8687

Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
Meets: Various times during the year see schedule on www.cherokeechamber.com
770-345-0400 Gini Minzelle: Gini@CherokeeChamber.com

Cherokee Toastmasters Club
Meets: virtually noon-1:15 p.m. every Wednesday. Meeting details are on their website.
www.cherokeetoastmasters.com

The Joy of Connecting Networking for Women
Meets:  Various times and locations.
Edeline Dryden 678-789-6158  www.xperienceconnections.com/spotlight/woodstock/

Main Street Woodstock
Meets:  8 a.m. last Friday of every month at 8534 Main St. at City Center
www.mainstreetwoodstock.org

Southeast Cherokee Business Networking
Meets:  8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Frosty Frog Creamery, 6205 Hickory Flat Hwy., #112, Canton
www.secbn.com

Towne Lake Business Association
Meets:  12:30 p.m. third Tuesday at The Grille at Towne Lake Hills.
678-389-3887  www.tlba.org

Towne Lake PowerCore Team
Meets:  7-8:30 a.m.  every Friday at Freight Kitchen & Tap, 251 E. Main St., Woodstock.
Wendy 404-816-3377  www.powercore.net

Women of Woodstock
Meets:  11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. first and third Wednesday at The Grille at Towne Lake Hills.
info@womenofwoodstock.com www.womenofwoodstock.com

Woodstock PowerCore Team
Meets: 7 a.m. on Thursdays at The Grille at Towne Lake Hills
Marc Replogle 770-952-5000 ext. 20.

Veterans Service Organizations

American Legion Post 316
Meets: 7 p.m. third Thursdays at William G. Long Senior Center, 223 Arnold Mill Road.
Irma Martin, 678-662-2366

Woodstock VFW Post 10683
Meets: 7 p.m. second Tuesday at Woodstock Senior Center, 223 Arnold Mill Road.
Andrew Yrabedra 404-663-4663

Civic, County Organizations

AARP Woodstock Chapter
Is for anyone age 50 and older.
Meets:  11:30 a.m. second Tuesdays at Tuscany. Lunch is $15.
Rich  770-926-1944

Canton-Cherokee TRIAD/S.A.L.T. (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together)
Meets:  8:30 a.m. first Tuesday at G.Cecil Pruitt YMCA in Canton (Hall of Fame Room).
www.saltcherokee.com

Cherokee County Historical Society
770-345-3288  www.rockbarn.org

Citizen Oversight and Education
678-520-2236 citizenoversighteducation@yahoo.com

Jewish Havurah (Friends)
A group of Jewish people who meet for Jewish holidays, special Jewish events and Shabbat dinners.
Marcie Zied  770-345-8687

Junior Service League of Woodstock
770-592-3535  www.jslwoodstock.org

Pilot Club of Cherokee County
Meet:  6: 30 p.m. second Mondays at IHOP on Highway 20,  Lynda Goodwin, 770-393-1766 or Lynda@edgoodwinassociates.com
www.pilotinternational.com

Rotary Club of Cherokee County
Meets:  6:30 p.m. Thursdays at IHOP on Highway 92
770-480-4179

Rotary Club of Towne Lake
Meets:  Noon Thursdays at Featherstone’s Grille at 1003 Towne Lake Hills E., Woodstock
www.townelakerotary.com

Rotary Club of Woodstock
Meets:  7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at IHOP on Highway 92
678-428-6514

Service League of Cherokee County
770-704-5991  www.serviceleague.net

South Cherokee Optimist Club
Meets:  7:30 a.m. every Friday at The Grille at Towne Lake Hills.
770-926-3522

Towne Lake Optimist Club
Meets:  7:30 a.m. Fridays at Eagle Watch Golf Club.
404-557-2218  www.townelakeoptimists.com

Woodstock Jaycees
Meets:  7 p.m. first Tuesday and third Thursday at 216 Rope Mill Road.
770-926-8336

Woodstock Lions Club
Meets:  7 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
Contact:  770-906-2958

Woodstock Preservation Group
770-924-0406 http://preservationwoodstock.com/

Political Organizations

Cherokee County Democratic Party
Meets:  7 p.m. second Thursday at Holly Springs Train Depot, 164 Hickory Road, Holly Springs
770-345-3489  www.cherokeedemocrats.com

Cherokee County Libertarians
Meets:  7:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday at the Cherokee County Board of Realtors Training Center, 1600 River Park Blvd., Suite 104, Woodstock.
www.cherokeelp.org

Cherokee County Republican Party
P.O. Box 1267, Woodstock
678-882-0915 www.cherokeecounty.gop
Contact us to verify meetings, time and locations. Follow us on Facebook and twitter.

Cherokee County Republican Women
Affiliated with The Georgia Federation of Republican Women Meets: Monthly in Woodstock/Canton.
770-592-7811 or jkconkey@gmail.com

Grassroots Conservatives of Cherokee
Meets:  7- 9 a.m. Fridays at the Chick-Fil-A on 951 Ridgewalk Parkway, Woodstock by the Outlet Mall.
Bill Dewrell 770-294-0922

Republican Women of Cherokee County
678-520-2236  www.rwccga.com

Recreation and Hobbies

Allatoona Gold Panners
Periodic events, outings
Rob Kelly  rrkelly@bellsouth.net

Cherokee Amateur Radio Society
Meets:  10 a.m. on the second Saturday at William G. Long Senior Center, 223 Arnold Mill Road.
www.cherokeehams.com

Cherokee Community Chorale
678-439-8625  www.cherokeechorale.org

Cherokee County Arts Center
94 North St., Canton.
770-704-6244 www.CherokeeArts.org

Cherokee County Master Gardeners
770-721-7803  www.caes.uga.edu/extension/cherokee/mastergardeners

Cherokee Photography Club
www.cherokeepc.org

Cherokee County Saddle Club
Hosts monthly meetings and group rides. 
www.cherokeesaddleclub.com

Cherokee Hockey In Line League (CHILL) roller hockey.
www.cherokeehockey.org

Cherokee Music Teachers Association
Linda Lokey  770-720-1701  www.cherokeemta.org

Cherokee Senior Softball Association
 www.seniorsoftball.com

Cherokee Soccer Association
 770-704-0187 www.csaimpact.com

Cherokee Youth Lacrosse Association
www.cherokeelacrosse.com

Christian Authors Guild
Meets:  7-9 p.m. first and third Monday at Prayer and Praise Christian Fellowship, 6409 Bells Ferry Road, Woodstock.
www.christianauthorsguild.org

Firestorm Robotics, a FIRST Robotics Competition Team for high school students in Etowah, Woodstock and River Ridge zones. Meets Wednesdays and Saturdays at Cherokee Makerspace, 6436 Highway 92, Suite 100, Acworth, 30102. 678-247-1972. firestormrobotics.org

Kingdom Riders
Is a forming chapter of the Christian Motorcyclists Association in Canton.
Meets:  8 a.m. fourth Saturdays at Family Tradition restaurant in Hickory Flat.

Les Marmitons
For men interested in culinary arts.
www.lesmarmitons.org

Wildlife Action, Inc.
Is a conservation organization on Allatoona Lake at 2075 Kellogg Creek Road, Acworth.
770-924-7464  www.wildlifeactiongeorgia.com

Sons of the American Revolution – Cherokee
Meets:  7 p.m. second Tuesdays at the Rock Barn, 638 Marietta Hwy., Canton.
www.cherokeechapter.com

William G. Long Senior Center
Offers activities for seniors at 223 Arnold Mill Road in Woodstock.
678-445-6518

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