MARIETTA, Ga. -- For the fourth year in a row, the DECA club at Marietta's Lassiter High School will hold a Friday night PINK OUT to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

During the Oct. 7 football game against Cherokee High, Lassiter DECA members will sell pink T-shirts and spirit items, and the cheerleaders will collect donations to breast cancer research. This year's PINK OUT will be held in honor of Pam Hutchinson Butler, a breast cancer patient and Lassiter alumna.

DECA members hope to collect $3,500 this year.

The Lassiter-Cherokee game will begin at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at Frank Fillman Stadium. All attendees are asked to wear pink and donate to show their support for eliminating breast cancer.

 Operation Isaiah to ‘Share Bread’ with Atlanta’s Hungry - Citywide Food Drive benefitting Atlanta Community Food Bank Marks 21st Year

 ATLANTA (September 28, 2011) – Atlanta’s Jewish community is preparing to kick off its 21st annual food drive called Operation Isaiah, collecting nonperishable food items for the Atlanta Community Food Bank during the High Holy Days.  Following in the words of Isaiah, “share your bread with the hungry,” Operation Isaiah brings together thousands of metro Atlanta children, adults and elders from the Jewish faith to help put food on the tables of the hungry each year during the time of Yom Kippur.

”The Operation Isaiah food drive has been a tremendous gift to our community for 20 years,” said Bill Bolling, the Food Bank’s executive director and founder.  “Distribution to our partner agencies was up 34

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Students at three Cobb County elementary schools recently took on an "EPIC" challenge when the Boosterthon Fun Run announced it was coming to town.

Boosterthon is a nine-day fitness and leadership program designed to help schools raise money for education and inspire students to develop character.

This year's theme, EPIC Adventure, will show 430,000 students nationwide how to Encourage, Play, Invite and Celebrate while working together.

"Every day, our team members see students across the country get excited about character and leadership," said Boosterthon founder and president Chris Carneal. "Schools exceed their financial goals, and we challenge students to live out the daily character action in school and at home."

East Side Elementary held its fun run on Sept.