Residents can donate nonperishable food items at a dozen DeKalb recreation centers through Nov. 20 during normal operating hours.
The food drive is sponsored by the Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Affairs.
Donated items will be distributed to people in need.
Donations can be dropped off at:
-- The Maloof Building, 1300 Commerce Drive in Decatur.
-- Briarwood Recreation Center, 2335 Briarwood Way in Atlanta.
-- Browns Mill Recreation Center, 5101 Browns Mill Road in Lithonia,
-- Exchange Recreation Center, 2771 Columbia Drive in Decatur.
-- Gresham Recreation Center, 3113 Gresham Road in Atlanta.
-- Hamilton Recreation Center, 3263 Chapel St. in Scottdale.
-- Lucious Sanders Recreation Center, 2484 Bruce St. in Lithonia.
-- Lynwood Recreation Center, 3360 Osborne Road in Atlanta.
-- Mason Mill Recreation Center, 1340-B McConnell Drive in Decatur.
-- Midway Recreation Center, 3181 Midway Road in Decatur.
-- N.H. Scott Recreation Center, 2230 Tilson Road in Decatur.
-- Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive in Decatur.
-- Redan Recreation Center, 1839 Phillips Road in Lithonia.
-- Tobie Grant Recreation Center, 644 Parkdale Drive in Scottdale.
-- Tucker Recreation Center, 4898 LaVista Road in Tucker.
The main office is open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the recreation centers and the Porter Sanford Center are open 1 to 5 p.m.
For more information, call LaShanda Davis at 404-371-3643.
Tupac Shakur Foundation drive
The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation is accepting donations of canned and dry food items through Nov. 19.
It needs vegetables, tuna and other canned meats, soups, pasta sauce, peanut butter, fruit, and cranberry sauce.
The dry food items include rice, pasta, soup packages, Hamburger Helper, cereal, pancake mix, pudding, Jell-O, coffee, tea, chocolate mix, and dry milk.
The center is at 5616 Memorial Drive in Stone Mountain.
For more information, call 404-298-4222.
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