ATLANTA — On Saturday, the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm gathered 5,000 volunteers at State Farm Arena to pack more than one million meals as part of the 2023 Million Meal Pack.
Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman, Hawks and State Farm Arena Chief Executive Officer Steve Koonin, State Farm Senior Vice President Dan Krause, NBA Hall of Famer and Hawks Legend Dominique Wilkins, Hawks Forward Jalen Johnson and more welcomed and extended heartfelt gratitude to the volunteers who devoted their time to support the team’s largest single-day community service effort of the year.
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