Easter Bunny To Join DeKalb County Food Distribution This Weekend

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — The latest DeKalb County food distribution event this weekend will feature a very special guest: the Easter bunny.

Volunteers will be giving out 3,600 COVID-19 care baskets during the county's monthly food distribution this Saturday to help fight COVID-19 food insecurity. Baskets will include the usual 20-pound box of fruit and vegetables and a 10-pound package of chicken.

Those that get boxes this Saturday will also get a dozen "Georgia grown Grade A eggs," according to a county press release — paying homage to the Easter bunny's visit.

The event begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, and baskets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, at four different drive-thru locations:

• James R. Hallford Stadium, 3789 Memorial College Ave., Clarkston
• Former K-Mart store parking lot at 5597 Buford Highway NE, Doraville
• Buck Godfrey Stadium, 2817 Clifton Springs Road, Decatur
• New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, 6400 Woodrow Road, Stonecrest

This is the county's 15th food distribution event, which is funded through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act money.

Patch has partnered with Feeding America to help raise awareness on behalf of the millions of Americans facing hunger. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks across the country, estimates that in 2021, about 42 million Americans may not have enough nutritious food to eat due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations. Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you.

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