Braves Bringing 'Home Plate Project' To Canton On Saturday

CANTON, GA — This season, the Atlanta Braves and Chick-fil-A will continue the "Braves Home Plate Project" to fight food insecurity across Georgia. More than 1,200 boxes of fresh produce and hot Chick-fil-A meals will be distributed to families across metro Atlanta monthly through the end of the Braves season.

This Saturday, Aug. 28, the Braves and Chick-fil-A will prepare and distribute more than 1,200 meals to families at Hasty Elementary School in Canton from 10 a.m. to noon. In addition to the meal delivery program, the Atlanta Braves Foundation will donate $3,000 to Hasty Elementary School to support their physical fitness initiatives.

Last April, in partnership with Braves’ concessionaire, Delaware North, the Braves launched the "Braves Home Plate Project" to respond to increased food insecurity needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a part of the program, the team deployed their "Los Bravos" food truck to provide hundreds of meals per week to communities including Chattanooga, Nashville, Gwinnett, Rome and Albany, Georgia.

Patch has partnered with Feeding America to help raise awareness on behalf of the millions of Americans facing hunger. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks across the country, estimates that in 2020, more than 54 million Americans will not have enough nutritious food to eat due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations. Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you.