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‘Souper Bowl of Caring’ Annual Dunwoody food collection benefits families through holidays
DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Parks and Recreation will host the third annual “Souper Bowl of Caring” food drive starting on Dec. 1, kicking off six weeks of food collections throughout the city. For this annual food drive, the city will partner with the Dunwoody-Atlanta Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. “This will be our third annual food drive, and we hope to engage the whole community to help address the issue of food insecurity,” Natasha Morris, DELANEY TARR/ APPEN MEDIA Community Service chair for the DunAlvaro Carta Suarez and Claudia Marquez stand at the bar of Azucar Cuban Café. woody-Atlanta Chapter of Jack and Jill of America said. “The holidays are an important time to think of others, and we want to make it easy to give.” Non-perishable foods collected during the six weeks will be donated to Malachi’s Storehouse and the Community Assistance Center, as part of the com10-12-12_H&A_Layout 1 10/5/12 1:45 PM Page 1 munity’s celebration of Martin Luther By DELANEY TARR Carta Suarez and his wife Claudia King, Jr. Day in January. delaney@appenmedia.com Marquez started Azucar as a food truck “This food drive offers a simple and in August 2020. Two years later, they tangible way for Dunwoody residents to 05-09-12_Layout 1 5/4/12 1:57 PM Page 1 SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Cuba may be opened their first brick-and-mortar ressupport our most vulnerable neighbors,” known for its classic cars and vintage taurant. Azucar is now a breakfast and Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch said. feel, but Alvaro Carta Suarez wants lunch spot on weekdays, and the couple “We’re grateful for our long-standing his restaurant to be set squarely in taking the food truck to events on the partnership with Jack and Jill.” the present. Azucar Cuban Café, 8599 weekends. Collection bins for food donations will Roswell Road, has a menu packed with Transitioning from food truck to sitbe set up at the entrance to the Brook classic Cuban cuisine, but the walk-up down restaurant was a big leap. Run Park playground during the Holiday spot is decidedly modern. “We risked everything,” Carta Suarez Lights opening night on Dec. 1. After “What we want to show the people is said. that, bins will IN beAND available until Jan. 16 COME SEE THE Diamonds that Cuba is not (old) all the time,” Carta But the journey there felt natural. inCushion these Cut locations: NEW SOHO BRACELETS JUST IN TIME FORArts, 5339 Suarez said. “I want to show that it can • Spruill Center for the 3/4 carat G, S12 MOTHER$1950.00 ’S DAY. See AZUCAR, Page 41.00 caratChamblee F, VS2 Dunwoody $4980.00 Road be a modern type, too.”
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How to help Collection bins for food donations will be at the entrance to the Brook Run Park playground during the Holiday Lights opening night Dec. 1. After Dec. 1, bins will be available at locations around town through Jan. 16. •
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