SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. -- On Friday, Feb. 21, the Holy Innocents' Episcopal School (HIES) Fine Arts Alliance presented "A Heart for the Arts," a biennial event that celebrates the artistic talents of the HIES community and raises funds to support and improve the school's fine arts program.

This year's art and jewelry show, luncheon, and fashion show took place at Summerour Studio and included a cocktail brunch by Carole Parks Catering, fashions from Atlanta retailers Tootsies and Miller Brothers Limited, and a live auction featuring a pair of tickets to the 2014 Lela Rose Fall Runway Show at New York Fashion Week—with luxury accommodations at New York City's InterContinental Hotel.

As a special nod to the event’s 10-year anniversary, Fine Arts Alliance presidents from the past 10 years were< honored. Members of the school community also served as models for the live runway show.

ATLANTA -- Local bands will battle it out for a good cause on Friday, Feb. 28, when “Hope Grows: Battle of the Bands” tunes up in The Buckhead Theatre. Proceeds from the event, from 8-11 p.m., go to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA).

More than 100 teens from 10 Atlanta-area high schools are participating in the fundraiser, which features music, dinner provided by Chick-fil-A, and raffle prizes from the Atlanta Hawks, Woo Skincare & Cosmetics and more.

“I love it that high-school students from across the city have come together to support this one cause,” said Anne-Claire Pittman, co-president of the CHOA girlFriends group and an HIES senior. “Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has provided thousands of children in our city, state and country with exceptional and sometimes life-saving medical care.  I think it’s important to give back to something that gives so much to children in need, regardless of their family’s economic situation.”

(WXIA) -- The Georgia Department of Education will once again offer its Seamless Summer nutrition program when school lets out for the year.

Seamless Summer provides free meals to children under the age of 18. No registration or income verification is required to receive the food.

According to the GDOE, more than 77 percent of the 500,000 breakfasts and 1.1 million lunches it serves during the school year are provided for free or at a reduced price. Georgia ranks in the top five nationwide for states with children who participate in the School Breakfast Program and/or National School Lunch Program.

In the past, more than 2,200 locations across Georgia have served meals through the Seamless Summer program.

Learn more at fns.usda.gov.