ATLANTA — Visits from Santa, a singing choir and a LOT of cans - another holiday tradition is in the books!
For more than four decades, 11Alive has partnered with the Salvation Army of Metro Atlanta to help fight hunger during the holidays, and this year the community brought its can-do attitude to help donate 191,922 canned goods during this year's Can-A-Thon!
41st annual 11Alive, Salvation Army Can-A-Thon | Follow our progress
During increasing inflation and rising prices, the need has never been greater. Donations poured into collection sites at Marietta, Atlanta, Decatur and Lawrenceville with volunteers tallying in the can-count as we worked toward a goal of 300,000.
11Alive and the Salvation Army also asked people to phone in their good intentions and make a donation to help fight food insecurity.
People also donated $7,736.84 as of 2 p.m. Dec. 1 to help fund food-insecurity-fighting efforts in metro Atlanta through an online collection site.
11Alive and The Salvation Army of Metro Atlanta express great gratitude to those in the community who opened their hearts and wallets to help pack people's pantries this time of year.
41st annual 11Alive, Salvation Army Can-A-Thon: Photos
But the season for giving isn't over, yet! There's still time to spread some holiday cheer and fulfill a need through Dec. 31. Here's how:
- Donate Online at salvationarmy.org, or
- Find our Amazon Wishlist
Watch our special edition of Atlanta & Company, highlighting the effort of this year's Can-A-Thon in the playlist below:
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