Fulton County Youth Commissioners will kick off the “Can-Paign to Fight Hunger” on Monday, November 14, 2011, with a can collection competition among six Fulton County High Schools and four businesses.  They want to reach a goal to deliver 30 barrels of canned food to the Atlanta Community Food Bank.  The filled barrels would feed 8,550 people (285 people per barrel) in need of nutritious food.

The deadline to fill the 30 barrels is December 16.  Those organizations that collect the most cans will receive H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everyday) Awards.  Cans will be counted at every drop-off location to determine the winning organizations.  In 2010, Youth Commissioners collected, 5,700 cans to feed families, shelters and non-profit organizations registered with the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Think you've got what it takes to comfort a crying kindergartner? Manage the morning carpool?

ATLANTA -- The Fulton County School System will hold three meetings in early October to update parents and residents about the charter system process.

Each meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the school's auditorium or cafeteria.

North Fulton
Monday, Oct. 3
Milton Center (86 School Drive, Alpharetta)

Central Fulton
Wednesday, Oct. 5
Lake Forest Elementary (5920 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs)

South Fulton
Thursday, Oct. 6
Westlake High (2400 Union Road SW, Atlanta)

At last week's school board work session, Superintendent Dr. Robert Avossa shared three main themes for how the proposed charter system would improve student achievement: people, curriculum, finances.

"Fulton held a series of community meetings last year and these were the resounding themes that were heard from parents and staff," Avossa said at the work session.