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■ Community Impact & Family Fun Day: 104th Anniversary. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Free. The Greater Piney Grove Ba p tist Church, 1879 Glenwood Ave. SE, Atlanta. Along with giving out school supplies and food for the Decatur community, the church is providing free health screenings for those in need. Home to 5,000 members and led by Senior Pastor William E. Flippin, t he church — k nown as “The Grove” — also operates a nonprofit called Greater Piney Grove Community Development and an emergency food pantry called Love Center Food Pantry. GreaterPineyGrove.com
■ Avondale Estates 40th Annual Labor Day Race. 7:30 a.m. registration, 8:30 a.m. 1-Mile Race, 9 a.m. 5K Sept. 3. $10/1Mile Race, $20/5K through Aug.
24. $12/1-Mile Race, $25/5K after Aug. 24. Willis Park, 51 Dartmouth Ave., Avondale Estates. Racers of all ages and athletic levels are invited to participate. Proceeds will benefit the Emory ALS Center that has grown to be one of the premier centers for ALS in the U.S. since its formation in 1997. Also, Emory has been selected by the MDA as one of five national centers as part of the Clinical Research Network to speed and support ALS research. Additional donations may be made to the Emory ALS Center, Attn: Camille Sears, Associate Director of Development, Brain Health and Neurosciences, 1440 Clifton Road NE, Suite 170, Atlanta, GA 30322. AvondaleEstates.org/2197/LaborDay-Race. Register: active.com/ avondale-estates-ga/running/distance-running-races/40th-annual-avondale-estates-labor-dayrace-2018?int=