ATLANTA — On Saturday, the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm welcomed 6,000 volunteers to the award-winning State Farm Arena to pack more than one million meals, setting a record time as part of the 2024 Million Meal Pack initiative.
This year’s event set a record time for the event, packing more than one million meals in only 450 minutes. Hawks and State Farm Arena Chief Executive Officer Steve Koonin, Hawks Legend and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins, Hawks players Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr., Onyeka Okongwu and David Roddy and more supported volunteers as they helped combat food insecurity in metro Atlanta at the team’s largest single-day community service initiative. In addition, Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman, Atlanta City Councilmember Bryon Amos, Buddy Red, Gail Bean, Domani Harris, Campbell “Pookie” and Jett Puckett, and Young Dro joined volunteers throughout the day.
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