Georgia United Credit Union Holding "Can Hunger" Food Drive
February 1, 2017
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Duluth, GA (February 1, 2017) Georgia United invites you to participate in their annual "Can Hunger" food drive benefitting food banks in local communities February 1 through February 28. Your donations will help stock the shelves of local food pantries and feed neighbors in need.
Please drop off non-perishable food donations at the Georgia United branch nearest you or make a monetary donation towards the purchase of food items.
The most requested/needed items are:
- Peanut butter
- Canned tuna and chicken
- Canned fruit and vegetables
- Canned soups, stews and pasta
- 100% fruit juice
- Boxed pasta and rice
For the last five years, Georgia United branches have collected over 200,000 cans (or 100 tons) of food during the month of February. They invite you to join them in spreading the word and collecting boxed and canned food items. Below are a list of Georgia United branch locations and participating food pantries.
Georgia United Locations and 2017 Food Bank Partners
Branch
Address
Food Pantry Partner
Athens – Gaines School Road
190 Gaines School Road, Athens
ARK Ministries
Athens – South Lumpkin St.
1710 South Lumpkin St, Athens
ARK Ministries
Atlanta – GDOT
600 W. Peachtree St, Ste. 401, Atlanta
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Atlanta - Twin Towers
2 MLK Jr Drive, Suite 466, Atlanta
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Atlanta – Whitehall St.
400 Whitehall Street, Atlanta
Atlanta Community Food Bank
North Atlanta
4448 Tilly Mill Road, Atlanta
Community Action Center
Cartersville
134 E. Felton Road, Cartersville
Harvest House
Clarkston
500 North Indian Creek Dr, Clarkston
Clarkston Methodist
Conyers
1381 Milstead Avenue, Conyers
Rockdale Emergency Relief
Cumming
312 Canton Highway, Cumming
The Place at Forsyth
- Dalton- Calhoun St.
605 Calhoun Street, Dalton
Dalton Greater Works
Dalton- Chattanooga Ave.
1412 Chattanooga Ave, Dalton
Dalton Greater Works
Decatur
5173 Panola Ind Blvd, Decatur
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Dublin
2006 Veterans Blvd, Dublin
Middle Georgia Community Food Bank
Duluth – Satellite Blvd.
2270 Satellite Boulevard, Duluth
Cross Pointe Church partner w/ Atlanta Community Food Bank
Duluth – Sugarloaf Pkwy.
6705 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth
Cross Pointe Church partner w/ Atlanta Community Food Bank
McDonough
401 East Tomlinson St., McDonough
In His Name Ministries
Stockbridge
105 North Park Trail, Stockbridge
In His Name Ministries
Tucker
3840 LaVista Road, Tucker
NETworks, Tucker
About Georgia United Credit Union
Georgia United Credit Union is ranked as one of the top credit unions in Georgia in both size and safety at over $1 Billion in assets, 190,000 members and 19 branch locations. Georgia United seeks to make members’ lives easier by offering products, services and education to help members meet their needs and achieve their goals.
Georgia United Credit Union serves employees of over 500 companies, including all State Agency employees, Board of Regents colleges and universities and 11 county school systems. Visit gucu.org to learn more or follow the credit union on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GeorgiaUnitedCU and Twitter at @GAUnitedCU.