Make a Difference Day

Make a Difference Day is the nation's largest day of volunteering! It is an annual event that takes place on the fourth Saturday of October. This year, it falls on October 27th and this might just be the biggest year yet!

At 13WMAZ, serving the Central Georgia community Straight from the Heart is in our DNA, so we're proud to be part of Make a Difference Day. Volunteer Macon and 13WMAZ are joining forces to Stack the (Book)shelves, encourage reading and make a difference for kids all across Central Georgia! And we want you to join us. Read about Stack the (Book)shelves below to discover how you can make a difference, too! Or if you're planning your own Make a Difference Day project, let us know about it and send us pictures. We'd love to share your community spirit with all of Central Georgia!

For more than 20 years, USA WEEKEND Magazine has mobilized millions of people across this U.S. for this National Day of Doing Good. Together with its hundred of carrier newspapers, longstanding partner Points of Light and Newman's Own, it rallies millions in a single day to help change the communities in which they live. Now, we endeavor to make this program even stronger with all of Gannett – including 13WMAZ in the heart of Central Georgia – mobilizing across the country in support of this event.

2012 Make a Difference

Stack the (Book)shelves

Being in the business of communication, the staff of 13WMAZ understands how reading is an important foundation for success. That's why - for Make a Difference Day, the nation's biggest day of volunteering - we're teaming up with Volunteer Macon for a book drive and children's book giveaway! The week of October 22nd, from 8:30am - 5:30pm Monday through Friday, we'll be collecting gently used books at 13WMAZ, located at 1314 Gray Highway, Macon, GA. Then on Saturday, October 27th, we'll give away 500 brand new children's books at the Race for the Cure at North Peach Park in Byron and at the Jay's Hope Trek or Treat 5k at Bass Pro Shops in Macon. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact us at wmaz-talkback@13wmaz.com

Donate a new or used children’s book Monday through Friday at one of the following locations:

Karats and Keepsakes
4524 Forsyth Road
Macon

The Bibb County Board of Education
484 Mulberry Street
Macon

Warner Robins Senior Activity Center

152 Maple Street
Warner Robins

Volunteer Macon
195 Holt Avenue
Macon

13WMAZ
1314 Gray Highway
Macon