Georgia Power to Host Community Drive-thru Holiday Donation Drive at Corporate Headquarters

Staff Report

Friday, November 20th, 2020

Employees and leadership from the Citizens of Georgia Power volunteer chapter will be hosting a Drive-Thru Holiday Donation Drive at the company’s corporate headquarters: 

When: 

Friday, November 20, 2020

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Where: 

241 Ralph McGill Blvd NE

Atlanta, GA 30308

Front Parking Lot

The donation drive will support:              

1. The Mercy Care 2020 Gift of Warmth Drive: Collecting winter hats and gloves for men, women and child. They must be new with tags. 

For donors who wish to make purchases online to Mercy Care, they can do so on the nonprofit’s Amazon Wish List. Choose " Mercy Care Coat Drive GP" for items to be sent directly to Mercy Care.

2. Crossroads Community Ministries: Collecting new or gently used winter coats for men, women and children. 

3. Midtown Assistance Center: Collecting new or handmade re-useable face masks and monetary donations. 

Donors will be instructed to stay in their vehicles and items will be collected directly from the vehicle by Citizens of Georgia Power volunteers wearing proper PPE and following social distancing protocols. 

Citizens of Georgia Power is the employee volunteer arm of Georgia Power Company. With 42 chapters statewide and more than 3,400 members, consisting of employees and their spouses, volunteers contributed more than 143,000 hours equal to $3.5 million last year.