DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Grammy award-winning rapper 21 Savage and his Leading By Example Foundation held their sixth annual holiday toy drive.
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Channel 2 Action News was in DeKalb County on Saturday at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Community Center.
Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, whose stage name is 21 Savage, grew up in DeKalb County.
For the past five years, the annual toy drive has been a vital source of support for local families, children, and students.
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There were plenty of smiling faces as families walked away with boxes full of toys and bikes for the kids.
Channel 2 Action News spoke to one grandmother who said the event helped her out this Christmas.
“I’m a grandma of eight and I was trying to figure out how I was going to buy all my grandkids a gift,” Angela Howard said.
Howard said when she heard about what was happening in her community she jumped out of bed and came on down.
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