Church gives away more than 200 backpacks

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Posted 7/27/21

Saint Stephen AME Church and JustShawn Events teamed up to supply backpacks...

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Church gives away more than 200 backpacks

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More than 200 Okeechobee students received a backpack filled with school supplies Saturday.

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Children in the Douglas Park neighborhood were excited to receive backpacks filled with school supplies.

Posted Tuesday, July 27, 2021 9:32 am

Special to the Lake Okeechobee News

OKEECHOBEE -- Saint Stephen AME Church and JustShawn Events teamed up to sponsor a back to school back pack giveaway on Saturday, July 24. Many members of the community provided donations, allowing the event to distribute more than 200 backpacks filled with school supplies to students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

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