ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club will highlight their partnership
with Second Helpings Atlanta, a non-profit organization focused on rescuing food
and dedicated to fighting food insecurity and food waste, on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
The Hawks will immerse various players and employees in the process of gathering
unused restaurant-quality food from State Farm Arena and delivering it to people
in need in time for Thanksgiving. These events are part of the pledge to
complete 50 acts of service to affect 50,000 lives, and celebrate the team’s 50
years in Atlanta.
In the late afternoon, Hawks players, Jeremy Lin and John Collins, will deliver
food and speak to youth and seniors at the Center for Pan Asian Community
Services (CPACS) while staff members participate in a special volunteer project.
CPACS is one of the only organizations of its kind in the region and serves the
Asian American community, authentically embracing the rich cultural practices
and traditions.
Additionally, Hawks players, Miles Plumlee, Tyler Dorsey, Kevin Huerter, will
bring their food to the site of one of the club’s renovated community courts at
the At-Promise Youth Center. The At-Promise Youth Center is located on the
Westside of Atlanta and is committed to changing the root causes of crime rather
than placing children and young adults in the juvenile justice system.
Their teammates, Justin Anderson and Alex Len, will be taking meals to the
Veteran’s Empowerment Organization. VEO is a non-profit organization that works
to serve homeless veterans in the Atlanta Metropolitan area by providing housing
options, meals, mental health counseling, workforce development and more.
Media planning to attend should respond with their intended location and must
RSVP to max.strauss@hawks.com by 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 19.
Player: Justin Anderson
Player: John Collins
Player: Tyler Dorsey
Player: Kevin Huerter
Player: Alex Len
Player: Jeremy Lin
Player: Miles Plumlee
Taxonomy: thanksgiving, community, 2018-19, NBA
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