No stranger to giving back to the communities that surround its stellar collection of Metro Atlanta neighborhoods, David Weekley Homes – Atlanta Division was named the 2022 Builder Volunteer of the Year by the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. That honor was a shining example of the division’s devotion to carrying out its company’s founding principle of community involvement. A leader in volunteer and philanthropic efforts within the home building industry, award-winning David Weekley Homes hosts a national “Giving Thanks, Giving Back” Thanksgiving Drive in its 19 markets throughout the U.S. annually. Today, its Atlanta Division issued a call for donations and announced the list of drop-off locations for this year’s food collection event from November 1-17. David Weekley Homes – Atlanta has partnered with Making A Way Housing and HomeAid Atlanta to distribute those donations to families in need in time for Thanksgiving
“As a company, we take pride in ‘Building Dreams. Enhancing Lives.’ for the homeowners we serve,” said Adam Cornett, Atlanta Division President for David Weekley Homes. “However, it is never lost on us that home ownership is not guaranteed for everyone, and food insecurity continues to plague our neighbors in need. Earlier this summer, Reuters reported that U.S. hunger rates were on the rise – largely in step with the end of many pandemic benefits and increasing food prices due to inflation. Our hearts go out to these families, so our calls go out to Atlantans to help us put a full spread out on their Thanksgiving tables. We endeavor to make drop-off as simple as possible by hosting Thanksgiving Drive collection sites at five of our communities and our local division headquarters in Roswell. We also offer an easy online donation option through Amazon. Since the need has increased, we want our donations to follow suit. We hope to beat last year’s numbers, which included 878 pounds of canned foods, 1,277…
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