Student volunteers help hand out new backpacks filled with school supplies to their peers at the From the Heart backpack giveaway Saturday, Aug. 6. Anza Valley Outlook/Diane Sieker photo
The annual From The Heart Christian Women’s Ministries Backpack Giveaway served over 300 mountain community students with new backpacks, supplies, shoes, socks, haircuts and more Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Hamilton High School gym.“We passed out over 200 pairs of shoes and packages of socks and we gave out around 275 backpacks, not including the ones we gave to the different schools, so probably around 325 altogether,” organizer Christi James said.Excited children and patient parents selected grade-appropriate backpacks with supplies, colorful new socks, shoes and extra laces and free haircuts provided by area stylists. Students bounced from the building ready for the new school year.[gallery td_select_gallery_slide="slide" ids="66854,66855,66856,66857,66849,66850,66851,668
