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State Farm Arena was changed to a full court against hunger because more than 5,000 volunteers participate Atlanta Hawks For the fifth annual Million meal packageAssemble an impressive 1.045.272 meals to fight food insecurities about Metro Atlanta.
The initiative is the team of the team of the team of the year of the year, was driven by a lineup that sport, and public service. Hawks players Mouhamed Gueye and Keaton Wallace packages next to Atlanta City Words, are Roscoe Dash, KaLiii, Ayo & Teo, K'ley, Sean Garrett, and Hartke Deuce.
State Farm's Director of Corporate responsibility Irma Bantista told Bossip the day started “lots and many energy” and a clear purpose.
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“In general we expect 11,000 volunteers to come here to the State Farm arena,” Bantista said. “If a community comes together for a common cause, there is no stops of us. We plan to have one million meals for the community, and we are excited about it.”
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From the moment that the first 8 of the first 8 hour appeared, included the arena floor in an assembly line of influence. Five volunteer shifts and sealed meals bound for partner interests, including the Atlanta Community Food, Hosea Helps, Salvation Army of Metro Atlanta, and Sweetwater Misy.
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BANTISTA noticed that the partnership was hungry with us.
“They help us identify the odds with food insecurities … and they also help us spread the meals,” she explained. “We see ourselves as good neighbors, and we don't just say it like a slogan, we mean it.”
Atlanta Roots and family lessons
In front of Tanesha Fisher-Cager, volunteer work was both personal and the slaughter time.
“I am a Sorority girl, and we believe in service to all humanity,” Fisher-Carger, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. told boss. “I also wanted to show my daughters, what you show a common activist and in their communities to be in the battle to get, and it is a big deal for me to pay off and to pay it.”
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If proud Grady Baby Born and raised Fisher-Download, Fisher-Download was born and share the same experience of Saturday, even more meaningful as a living lesson in local service.
Kaliii brings the culture
OWN OF ATLANTA Kaliii stepped in the million meal package with the same grinding they put in their music.
The quicker told me it was their first time in the event, and she came in mind with a single purpose: return.
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“It's exciting. I like to give back, you know – they appear to me, so I appear,” KaLiii said. “I'm talking outside talking to people and packing some meals for the people of Atlanta. The energy is good, and I am full.”
If a new mother assigned, she gave them to be that her baby could also be there.
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“Honestly, I wish they could be here, but she is out of the city with her grandmother,” they shared. “Still, it feels good that is good. I am fortunate that I quickly heals of surgery and could return, outside, stomach.”
The “Department codes” Artist added that you returns to action, not only intention.
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“If you think you want to help and be part of something, just get up and then do not postpone.” Just.
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Kaliii also revealed that she is locked in the studio.
“I'm currently working on a project,” she confirmed. “I'm grinding and I'm in that mode.”
Hold the momentum high
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With hours of the packing ahead, the atmosphere abreast, thank DJ sets and a street editing on Street Farm Direment that State Farm Agents, and Atlanta families, and Atlanta families kept the energy-electrical.
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“I was super impression of the morning to see many small children comes in with their grandparents as their parents,” she said. “If we can inspire others to do good, especially with a younger age … thinks. Today, but we hope people have inspired to go to even greater things.”
The final numbers told the story:
2,672 bags of food
134.2886 pound of food
3.630 boxes packed
288 meals per box / 48 bags per box
Impact above one day
This fifth million meal package builds on a legacy of service. Since 2019, the Hawks and State Farm hosted four previous events, Rally of 21,000+ volunteers to pack over 4.1 million meals.
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Earlier this year, they also opened the 12th good neighbor in Atlanta's historic pitts of PiTsburg and launched stem-focused initiatives such as the “secrets of science” – sacrifice of local students.
Greater than basketball
According to the Atlanta Community Food Bank, one in Seven Georgians and one in five children Face food safety.
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Due to combining Philanthropy with second-duty plaster (real zero waste, over 90% of events and State Farm provided that Atlanta's game plan is in the buzzians.
If KaLiii remembered, “they appear to me for me, so I appear on.”
This year's meal pack was not about meals; It went on modeling of what happens when a city unites a shared target.
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