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Kathy Kelly, a Waterville Elks Lodge #905 member and volunteer, sorts and counts boxes of crayons Friday for the fifth annual Tools to Thrive Backpack School Supply event. Students can pick up the free supplies between 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Waterville Elks Lodge #905, 76 Industrial Road, Waterville. In Augusta, the Annual Back to School Backpack Giveaway is set for 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive. Any school-aged child in need of a backpack and school supplies for the 2024-25 school year is welcome to stop in for a free backpack filled with school supplies. Students must be present. Booths will be setup for activities like face painting, karate demonstrations, free book giveaways, food giveaways and more.Kathy Kelly, a Waterville Elks Lodge #905 member and volunteer, smiles as she sorts boxes of crayons Friday preparing for the fifth annual Tools to Thrive Backpack School Supply for grades K-12. Students can pick up the free supplies between 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Waterville Elks Lodge #905, 76 Industrial Road, Waterville.David Hammond, Waterville Elks Lodge #905 member and volunteer, is seen Friday between stacks of L.L. Bean backpacks which will be distributed at the fifth annual Tools to Thrive Backpack School Supply for grades K-12. Students can pick up the free supplies between 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Waterville Elks Lodge #905, 76 Industrial Road, Waterville.Molly Mullins assembles hygiene bags Friday in preparation for the fifth annual Tools to Thrive Backpack School Supply for grades K-12. Students can pick up the free supplies between 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Waterville Elks Lodge #905, 76 Industrial Road, Waterville.Lisa Taylor, front, Erin Niehoff, center, and Molly Mullins, gather notebooks Friday to put into backpacks for high school students in preparation for the fifth annual Tools to Thrive Backpack School Supply for grades K-12. Students can pick up the free supplies between 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Waterville Elks Lodge #905, 76 Industrial Road, Waterville.Lisa Taylor, front, Erin Niehoff, and Molly Mullins, along with other volunteers, stuff backpacks Friday for high school students in preparation for the fifth annual Tools to Thrive Backpack School Supply for grades K-12. Students can pick up the free supplies between 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Waterville Elks Lodge #905, 76 Industrial Road, Waterville. In Augusta, the Annual Back to School Backpack Giveaway is set for 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive. Any school-aged child in need of a backpack and school supplies for the 2024-25 school year is welcome to stop in for a free backpack filled with school supplies. Students must be present. Booths will be setup for activities like face painting, karate demonstrations, free book giveaways, food giveaways and more.
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