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DeKalb nonprofit hosts Santa, special guest in December

By April Hunt
Nov 11, 2013

A DeKalb County nonprofit that provides crutches, walkers and wheelchairs to people with disabilities has announced that Aimee Copeland, an amputee who suffered from a flesh eating bacteria, will be a featured guest at its annual Santa breakfast Dec. 7.

The breakfast is an annual fundraiser for will feature Friends of Disabled Adults and Children Too. Tickets are $30 for adults and $20 for children for the event, which runs from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 7 at the Stone Mountain Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort. Children under 5 eat free.

Information: 770-491-9014 or www.fodac.org/breakfast.

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