Atlanta City Council Member Andrea Boone and Grammy Award-Winning Artist and Actor T.I. Hosting Drive-Thru Event with Over 1,000 Turkeys Tuesday.

 WHO: Council member Andrea Boone and artist and actor T.I. WHAT: 15th annual turkey distribution event 

WHEN:Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 2 p.m. 

WHERE: Jackson Memorial Baptist Church, 534 Fairburn Road NW 

BACKGROUND: District 10 Council member Andrea Boone is partnering with Grammy Award-winning artist and actor T.I. and the Harris Community Works Foundation, Humana Inc., and Kroger to host their 15th annual drive-thru turkey distribution event Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 2 p.m. at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church, 534 Fairburn Road NW. More than 1,000 turkeys will be distributed. 

Atlanta City Council: The Atlanta City Council is the chief policy-making body for the City of Atlanta. It acts by considering and enacting all laws that govern the City. The Council also approves the operating and capital budgets for the City as recommended by the mayor, and it continually monitors revenues and expenditures for local government operations. The Atlanta City Council reviews and has final say on many land-use and zoning matters. Major economic development projects for the City also fall under the Council’s consideration. 

The Atlanta City Council is comprised of 12 districts and three at-large posts. Council representatives include: Council President: Felicia A. Moore; District 1: Carla Smith; District 2: Amir Farokhi; District 3: Antonio Brown; District 4: Cleta Winslow; District 5: Natalyn Mosby Archibong; District 6: Jennifer N. Ide; District 7: Howard Shook; District 8: J.P. Matzigkeit; District 9: Dustin Hillis; District 10: Andrea L. Boone; District 11: Marci Collier Overstreet; District 12: Joyce M. Sheperd; Post 1 At-Large: Michael Julian Bond; Post 2 At-Large: Matt Westmoreland; and Post 3 At-Large: Andre Dickens.