Local families get more than 1,000 turkeys in giveway
FULTON COUNTY, Ga.--More than 1,000 local families picked up free turkeys Saturday during an annual giveaway in Fulton County.
State Representative Ronnie Mabra held the event at the Grown Folks Plaza on Old National Highway. People had to previously sign up and register online in order to receive the free holiday favorite.
Nicholean Randelman signed up her family for the first time.
She told FOX 5 the small gesture means everything.
"It is very helpful because turkeys can't get a little expensive around Thanksgiving time. For somebody to go in and take their own resources and give back to the community, it means a lot and it helps a lot," Randelman said.
Mabra said he starts planning for the event a year ahead of time.
The giveaway kicked off this weekend along with several others across the metro Atlanta area.