Give A Kid A Chance Needs Your Help To Prepare Kids For School

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While classes are still in session, organizers with Give A Kid A Chance are already preparing for its annual event to ensure Cherokee County children are ready for the 2015-16 school year.

Saturday, July 18, 2015, will serve as Give A Kid A Chance’s 10th anniversary with President Cheryl Ruffer serving at the helm. The event started 10 years ago with Ruffer leading the charge to distribute 200 backpacks. In 2014, with the help of over 500 volunteers, organizers collected and distributed 3,000 backpacks, news socks and underwear to Cherokee County children, the organization said in its press release.

Organizers are now in the thick of this year’s campaign, and they are hoping to reach even more families in needs. The free event offers low-income children new backpack filled with school supplies, new socks and underwear, gently used clothing, stuffed animal, two books, haircuts and medical screenings.

Residents can visit Give A Kid A Chance’s website to download child registration forms for the event. Donations are also being accepted for the initiative. Details about what organizers are looking for can also be found online.

For more information about registering children, call 770-928-3825 for English speakers. Residents whose primary language is Spanish can call 770-893-8912.

Photo credit: Give A Kid A Chance’s Facebook page