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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — School is just weeks away, which means school shopping season is in full swing. With this in mind, local organizations want to ensure that children have everything they need to start the school year.
Drive-In Events Planned in Aiken, Augusta
Fit 4 school drive-in events are planned in Aiken and Augusta.
Hawk Law Group and Alison South Marketing Group present the second annual Fit 4 School event in Augusta, which will provide school supplies and free haircuts to local students.
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 31 at the James Brown Arena, 601 Seventh St., Augusta.
School supplies will be distributed at a drive-thru to maintain social distancing and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Superheroes and fairy tale characters will be present and bags full of snacks will be distributed.
Free haircuts from the Aiken School of Cosmetology and Barbering will be offered inside the arena. For the safety of those participating in haircuts, staff will take their temperature. Anyone entering the building must wear a mask.
“Many families in Augusta need help when it’s time to go back to school,” Augusta attorney Reid Sanders said. “We are happy to be able to sponsor such a worthy cause and ease the burden on some local students.”
Learn more at Fit4SchoolGA.com.
Another Fit 4 School event is planned in Aiken County, where the Chandler Law Firm and the YMCA of Aiken County will showcase free health checkups, school supplies and haircuts.
This event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on August 7 at the Y, 621 Trolley Line Road in Graniteville. Visit fit4schoolsc.com to learn more.
Attendees can also meet superheroes and princesses at the event, which will also include music and food.
For more information on either event, contact Olivia Stringfield at fit4schoolaiken@gmail.com.
The ministry will distribute book bags filled with supplies
The “I Am My Brother’s Keeper” ministry at the Love Center is planning a back-to-school/end-of-summer party on August 4th.
The 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. event will feature free book bags filled with school supplies.
The party will also include games, music, snacks, friends and fun, organizers say.
The event will take place at 1739 Fenwick St.
How to Help ‘Stuff the Bus’ in Columbia County
EVANS, Ga. — A “Stuff the Bus” campaign will benefit students in Columbia County schools.
Stop by the big school bus in front of Evans’ Walmart and drop off your school supplies July 31 and August 7 at 9 a.m.
For every backpack donated, English Insurance will donate another backpack full of school supplies.
All donations benefit the Columbia County School District.
GreenJackets and others join the effort
NORTH AUGUSTA, SC – The Augusta GreenJackets, SRP Federal Credit Union and WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone will host the annual Back to School Campaign at SRP Park on August 1st.
This effort will benefit the CSRA’s United Way.
Fans who bring school supplies to the GreenJackets game to donate will receive a voucher for a free hot dog (one per person) as well as an entry to win a game-worn jersey to give away at the game.
Items that United Way of CSRA collects during the back-to-school campaign at SRP Park include:
- Backpack
- binders
- Composition notebooks
- Pencils, pens, colored pencils, markers, pencils and highlighters
- Dividers
- Erasers
- Folders
- Glue stick
- Hydroalcoholic gel
- Files
- Child safe scissors
- Fabrics
- Correction fluid
2 local stores to donate backpacks full of supplies
Nearly 750 TCC and Wireless Zone stores nationwide are teaming up to donate more than 140,000 backpacks full of school supplies to children in TCC’s ninth annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway.
Since the event began in 2013, TCC has donated 1.2 million backpacks to children across the United States, helping to ease the burden of back-to-school shopping for families.
Between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on August 1, participating TCC stores are inviting families to pick up backpacks filled with crayons, paper, a crayon box, folders, glue and more for their children.
Each TCC store will donate up to 150 backpacks on a first-come, first-served basis.
There are two local stores:
- 3120 Peach Orchard Road, Suite B, Augusta.
- 3601 Richland Ave, Suite 701, Aiken.
Allendale County Back-to-School Scheduled
Allendale County Schools will host a Back to School Party on July 31.
It will include with COVID-19 vaccinations for middle and high school students, free school supplies, pre-registration, food, music, door prizes and more.
The event will take place at the Allendale Fairfax High School stadium from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Augusta Church Helps Children Prepare
Augusta Worship Center has partnered with Walgreens for their “Backpack Blessings” project.
The church will provide local residents and their children 12 and older with free access to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines beginning July 31 in preparation for the start of the 2021-22 school year. The first dose will be administered on July 31 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and the second dose will be completed on August 28 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Augusta Worship Center, 3840 Mike Padgett Highway.
“We became a vaccination site because we wanted to do our part to help the local community get back to normal,” Pastor Jay Johnson said. “We hope this event gets more people out of masks and helps kids get back to school and helps parents get back to work.”
On the date of the first vaccine doses, Augusta Worship Center will host a back-to-school backpack giveaway. The first 100 school-age children by July 31 will receive a backpack full of school supplies if the child is present.
“We’ve noticed a need for school supplies over the past few years and thought pairing our Backpack Giveaway with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccinations was a great way to get kids in the community ready to go back to school. “said Johnson Worship Center of Augusta. “We know children are suffering from a lack of supplies and we want to help in any way we can.”
For more information on vaccinations and backpacks, visit https://awcclgi.org.
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