Tyler Perry Donates Food, Gift Cards To 5,000 Families Ahead Of Thanksgiving
Tyler Perry keeps on giving! The actor, writer, and producer donated food and money to thousands of people in his community of Atlanta, Ga. on Sunday ahead of Thanksgiving.
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Perry previously announced that he will be holding this big event last week on Twitter, revealing he was going to be giving away non-perishable food items as well as $25 gift cards to the first 5,000 families in need who drove through. He tweeted: “We are excited to announce the #TPSGiving Food Giveaway event on Sunday, November 22nd from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm,” a tweet from the studio read. “During this drive-up event, we will be distributing non-perishable food items and gift cards to people who are in need during this holiday season. See you there!”
The event started at 8 a.m. local time and the studio said it was already out of food by 10 a.m, according to Fox News. A screenshot shared to social media even showed a line stretched for 5 miles south of downtown Atlanta. The line even caused some traffic back-ups on Langford Pkwy and I-20.
Despite that, people were happy about Perry’s latest efforts to give back to his community. including Back To The Future and Caroline In The City star Lea Thompson. “This man @tylerperry is one of the big hero’s [sic] of GEORGIA. He invested in the people of this fine state Bringing jobs confidence and power to the people,” she tweeted.
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