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Dragon Con Superheroes

The Dragon Con Superheroes is a community service project team for our members, volunteers, and staff to give back to our local community. Since 2014, Dragon Con Superheroes have contributed more than 4,300 hours to Atlanta-area non-profits.

Projects have included packing and sorting food items for the Atlanta Community Food Bank, maintaining trails at Sweetwater Creek State Park, working the Walk to End Lupus Now, building community gardens with the ACFB, supporting the Lymphoma Walk, cleaning and spreading mulch in Piedmont Park, a school supplies drive and backpack packing event with For the Kid in All of Us, a toy drive and bingo event with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, delivering more than 8,500 books to Literacy Action and supporting their Friends and Family day, giving a woman’s shelter a top-to-bottom spring cleaning for Partnership Against Domestic Violence, hosting a booth for athletes and families with the Special Olympics of Georgia, packing books for Books for Africa, and donating supplies for and filling hundreds of support bags for CURE Childhood Cancer. In all, over 400 Dragon Con fans and their family members have volunteered on the Superheroes projects.

In celebration of our Superheroes’ contributions to the community, all Dragon Con Superheroes participating in this year’s projects will receive a free Superheroes t-shirt. Additional benefits and recognition are given for Superheroes Superstars volunteering regularly with the team.

If you would like to be on the list to be the first to hear about these awesome events and grab coveted spots before they fill up, please sign up for our Superheroes Mailing List below.

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Event 1: Supporting Open Hand Atlanta

Join the Dragon Con Superheroes as we partner with our long term partner, Open Hand Atlanta. Open Hand helps people prevent or better manage chronic disease through Comprehensive Nutrition Care, which combines home-delivered meals and nutrition education as a means to reinforce the connection between informed food choices and improved quality of life.

Open Hand has recently moved to an AMAZING new facility that will eventually be able to serve even more Atlantans through their hard work and commitment.

Projects to include:

  • Meal packing
  • Market basket packing
  • Van washing
  • Campus beautification
  • Cards for clients
  • Gardening and exterior beautification

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Important Information:

  • When: 9a – 12n, November 9
  • Where:  1380 West Marietta St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318

Event 2: Building Kits for Intown Cares AND Making Valentines for Open Hand Atlanta

The mission of Intown Cares is to prevent and reverse homelessness and hunger in Intown Atlanta.

They envision a thriving community equipped to provide prompt and effective support for those experiencing homelessness and hunger.

Join us as we build snack packs and hygiene kits that Intown Cares will then distribute to our neighbors experiencing homelessness and food security each year! These kits are one of the ways that they build trust with clients who may be less likely to access services.

We are also accepting donations for the hygiene kits if you would like to participate and support this worthy cause and are unable to join us (or would just like to go over and beyond).  Visit our Amazon Wishlist.

In addition to our work for Intown Cares, we will also be working on creating Valentines for our longtime partner Open Hand Atlanta.  Our goal is to turn in even more valentines than ever before!

Register to join us and make a difference!

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Thank you for your interest in the Dragon Con Superheroes. This event has filled to capacity. Please keep an eye on this website for additional projects to join us. If you would like to join the waitlist in the event of cancellations, please email rachelr@dragoncon.org.

Important Information:

When: 12n – 3p, February 2nd
Where: Dragon Con Office

Event 3: Lauren's Run with CURE Childhood Cancer

Lauren’s Run & Picnic was inspired by two special girls named Lauren, who each battled cancer. The event carries on today in each of their memories. Janis and Marvin Zagoria started Lauren’s Run at Zoo Atlanta in 1994 in memory of their daughter Lauren, who died after a courageous battle with neuroblastoma. A few years later, the Zagorias were joined by Heather and Gil Kochman, who lost their daughter, also named Lauren, to the same cancer. Together the two families have continued leading this inspirational event along with many long-time volunteers and families who participate year after year.

Since those early days, hundreds of families have gathered to walk and run in support of CURE, raising more than $5.8 million for lifesaving pediatric cancer research.

After the race, participants, as well as families diagnosed with childhood cancer, join together for the CURE Annual Picnic. The CURE Picnic is a day unlike any other! Dozens of games, prizes, elaborate face painting, enormous inflatables, music and dancing, arts and crafts, a full lunch, and so much more.

Several volunteer opprortunities are available:

  • Inflatables
  • Carnival Games
  • Arts & Crafts

In addition to walk volunteers, CURE Childhood Cancer is looking for cosplayers (several princesses, superheroes, and popular movie characters) to roam the picnic,  walking around and engaging with the children and their families. We love all Superheroes, Princesses, Power Rangers, Story Book Costumes, Star Wars, X-Men, etc. Since this event is put on for the patients and families that we serve, we do kindly request that the costumes are kid friendly. We will review all submissions and coordinate to avoid duplicate costumes.

Come out and support one of our very favorite charity partners and get a glimpse into their incredible mission.

Registration will open March 10th and will likely fill quickly.

Race Volunteer Sign Up

Thank you for your interest in the Dragon Con Superheroes. This event has filled to capacity. Please keep an eye on this website for additional projects to join us.

Cosplay Volunteer Sign Up

  • Volunteer Info

    During the picnic, CURE has several princesses, superheroes, and popular movie characters walking around and engaging with the children and their families.
  • We love all Superheroes, Princesses, Power Rangers, Story Book Costumes, Star Wars, X-Men, etc. Since this event is put on for the patients and families that we serve, we do kindly request that the costumes are kid friendly. We will review all submissions and coordinate to avoid duplicate costumes.

Important Information:

  • When: 9a – 12n, April 27th
  • Where: 4 Concourse Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA US 30328

Event 3: MedShare

Volunteers help improve the quality of life of people and our planet by helping to sort, identify, and package critical medical supplies that will be shipped to underserved communities in the US and around the world.  The Superheroes will be participating in two packing sessions – 9a – 12n and 1p – 4p in order to accommodate as many volunteers as possible since there is a maximum of 20 volunteers during each session.

Our three-hour volunteer sorting sessions take place at MedShare, 3240 Clifton Springs Rd, Decatur, GA 30034. They will provide an orientation and training at the start of the session, so volunteers will need to arrive on time.

All volunteers must wear closed-toe shoes and comfortable clothing that they don’t mind getting dirty. Carpooling is encouraged, but if driving is necessary, they offer free parking in front of the building. Volunteers should enter through the door marked “Volunteer Center” on the far-right side when facing the building.

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Important Information:

When: May 11th, 9a – 12n OR 1p – 4p
Where: MedShare, 3240 Clifton Springs Rd, Decatur, GA 30034

Event 4: Lauren's Run with CURE Childhood Cancer

We are ecstatic to support our 2023 official charity with not one, but TWO projects.

For the last 28 years, hundreds of families have gathered to walk and run in support of CURE Childhood Cancer, raising more than $5.1 million for lifesaving pediatric cancer research. Lauren’s Run & Picnic, presented by AutoNation, truly brings the community together, with families, schools, and companies forming race teams to support our fight.

After the race, participants, as well as families diagnosed with childhood cancer, join together for the CURE Annual Picnic. The CURE Picnic is a day unlike any other! Dozens of games, prizes, elaborate face painting, enormous inflatables, music and dancing, arts and crafts, a full lunch, and so much more.

Several volunteer opprortunities are available:

  • Inflatables
  • Carnival Games
  • Food Area Monitors
  • Floaters
  • Clean Up

In addition to walk volunteers, CURE Childhood Cancer is looking for cosplayers (several princesses, superheroes, and popular movie characters) to roam the picnic,  walking around and engaging with the children and their families. We love all Superheroes, Princesses, Power Rangers, Story Book Costumes, Star Wars, X-Men, etc. Since this event is put on for the patients and families that we serve, we do kindly request that the costumes are kid friendly. We will review all submissions and coordinate to avoid duplicate costumes.

Come out and support this year’s official Dragon Con charity and get a glimpse into their incredible mission.

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    • Volunteer Info

      During the picnic, CURE has several princesses, superheroes, and popular movie characters walking around and engaging with the children and their families.
    • We love all Superheroes, Princesses, Power Rangers, Story Book Costumes, Star Wars, X-Men, etc. Since this event is put on for the patients and families that we serve, we do kindly request that the costumes are kid friendly. We will review all submissions and coordinate to avoid duplicate costumes.

    Important Information:

    • When: April 30th
    • Where: Concourse Office Park, 4 Concourse Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA US 30328
    • Time: 9a – 1p (various shifts) / Check In begins at 8:30a

    Event 5: Books For Africa

    Books For Africa was founded upon a singular mission: to end the book famine in Africa. BFA collects, sorts, and ships books, computers, tablets, and library enhancement materials to every country in Africa.  They supply varied, relevant books in English, French, and national languages, computers and tablets with digital content, specialty post-secondary materials, and supplies to create vibrant learning spaces.

    Please note, volunteers must be at least 14 years old and be wearing closed-toe shoes. Volunteers will sort and pack books according to category and age level. No heavy lifting is involved but we will be standing for most of the time.

    Register For This Event

    Thank you for your interest in the Dragon Con Superheroes. This event has filled to capacity. Please keep an eye on this website for additional projects to join us.

    Important Information:

    When: 9:00a – 11:00a, May 20th
    Where: Books For Africa Warehouse-Georgia, 1491 Cobb Industrial Drive, Bldg. B, Marietta, GA 30066