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Volunteers needed to pack, deliver meals in Atlanta after Irma

Rob Granberry passes the cranes on Fourth and West Peachtree streets in Midtown Atlanta on Monday, September 11, 2017. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM
Rob Granberry passes the cranes on Fourth and West Peachtree streets in Midtown Atlanta on Monday, September 11, 2017. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM
By Becca J G Godwin
Sept 11, 2017

A nonprofit that delivers 5,000 meals a day across Atlanta is closed Monday due to Tropical Storm Irma, but officials are calling for help to resume operations Tuesday.

Open Hand will need extra volunteers to get back on track with deliveries after the storm settles down.

MORE: Irma knocks out power near Decatur, Gresham Park and Emory

MORE: Trees down on houses in Sandy Springs as Irma's winds pick up

The organization is looking for people who don’t mind driving in inclement weather to deliver food over the next couple days, according to a Monday press release. Sixty of these drivers are needed to deliver Tuesday morning and evening; 30 are needed for Wednesday morning deliveries.

People who can pack emergency meals are also needed.

Volunteers can sign up here.

For updates on Tropical Storm Irma, download the AJC Breaking News app

Georgia emergency officials in Lowndes County, right on the border of Florida, responding to Irma couldn't hold their traditional 9/11 service, but they did take time out of the frantic day to do what they could.

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