Easter Bunny and DeKalb to Distribute 3,600 Boxes of Eggs, Produce and Chicken Saturday

The Easter Bunny will make a special appearance Saturday, March 27, during DeKalb County Government’s monthly food distribution to fight COVID-19 food insecurity. 

Courtesy of Mr. Bunny, residents will receive a dozen Georgia Grown Grade A eggs, in addition to the normal fare of one 20-pound box of fruit and vegetables and a 10-pound package of chicken hindquarters.

The Easter Bunny also will help pass out candy to children at the food distributions.

Beginning at 10 a.m., 3,600 COVID-19 Care Baskets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, at four drive-through locations:
 
•    James R. Hallford Stadium, 3789 Memorial College Ave., Clarkston, GA 30021
•    Former K-Mart store parking lot at 5597 Buford Hwy NE, Doraville, GA 30340
•    Buck Godfrey Stadium, 2817 Clifton Springs Rd., Decatur, GA 30034
•    New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, 6400 Woodrow Rd., Stonecrest, GA 30038

Partners include La Vision newspaper, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and Saint Philip AME Church.

The county is utilizing federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to purchase the produce and protein. 

For more information about the county’s response to COVID-19, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/coronavirus.