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Fill the firetruck food drive June 21
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Rockdale Emergency Relief Rockdale County-Fire Rescue are asking for the public's help in an upcoming food drive on Saturday, June 21, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., at the Walmart Supercenter, 1436 Dogwood Drive, Conyers, 30013.

The food drive, benefiting the RER Community Food Bank, will feature a working fire truck and a 1951 historic fire truck on display between the store entrances.

RCFR Fire Chief Dan Morgan is issuing a call to action to citizens to help fill the historic fire truck with food while they shop at Walmart. The event will also include a special visit from Sparky the Fire Dog.

For more information, or to serve as a RER volunteer, please contact Susan Clark at 770-922-0165 or susan.clark@rockdalerelief.org.

Rockdale Emergency Relief Community Food Bank, founded in 1999, is a full-service food bank providing emergency food to low-income individuals and families living in Rockdale County. The Food Bank helps ensure local residents experiencing food insecurity have access to the nutritional food needed to live an active and healthy life. Over the past three months, Rockdale Emergency Relief has distributed 34,853 pounds of food, serving 680 households that consist of 2,140 people.