From The Heart Christian Women's Ministries held their annual Backpack Giveaway Saturday, August 12. Throngs of students and their families crowded the gym at the Hamilton High School to receive loaded backpacks, new shoes, socks, clothes, haircuts and even free vaccinations.The traditional event to assist local students with a head start to their school year served over 250 children."We passed out over 250 pairs of shoes and packages of socks plus backpacks, not including the ones we gave to the different schools, so probably around 350 altogether," said organizer Christi James. "There were 50 haircuts given, several free phones, dozens of children's books and T-Dap vaccines for those who needed them."Last year’s giveaway served over 300 mountain community students with new
