In partnership with the dReam Heart Church of Atlanta and Kiss 104.1, 1-800-TruckWreck, backed by native regulation agency Witherite Legislation Group, gave away $50,00 value of meals to Atlanta households on Thursday morning. The spirit of Easter was brimming by way of the church lot as practically 70 volunteers gave away 550 Easter containers containing ham and two sides. The primary particular person was in line at 2:30 a.m., and the turnout was so profitable that organizers needed to shut down the giveaway, which began at 6 a.m. and was supposed to final till 10 a.m., early.
“I imply, actually, it brings me to tears. My husband and I wakened at two o’clock this morning prefer it was Christmas time, as a result of we knew that immediately, any individual who didn’t have an Easter meal would have one, and so we had been capable of put smiles on individuals’s faces immediately and simply present the love of Jesus Christ earlier than Easter,” mentioned Pastor Chandra Midgette.
Photograph by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice
The intention of the occasion was not solely to place a smile on households’ faces however to deal with points comparable to meals insecurity. Based on Feeding America, over 1.4 million persons are going through starvation in Georgia; over 400,000 of that quantity are kids.
Each the dReam Heart Church and Witherite Legislation Group frequently donate groceries to households in want, and Amy Witherite, proprietor of Witherite Legislation Group and 1-800-TruckWreck, mentioned the chance to succeed in into the neighborhood and elevate up many at one time is rapid gratification.
“It’s much more vital this 12 months. There’s all the time meals insecurity, however this 12 months, I met individuals who had authorities jobs and don’t have them any longer, a postal employee who simply bought laid off. These of us actually need the assistance due to all of the adjustments occurring on the earth immediately, and it actually lifts up you r coronary heart and your voice, simply to know you probably did some good.”