The seventh annual Back to School Bash more than doubled the people served thanks to a community effort involving Bright Futures Pea Ridge and Pea Ridge School employees. People lined up more than an hour before the doors opened waiting to enter for free school supplies.
Al Fowler, pastor of First Baptist Church, cooked pancakes and eggs for the nearly 200 children who came through the line Saturday morning for free breakfast.
Savannah Spillman and her two oldest sons, Paeton, 9, and Jayden, 7, got breakfast while little brother, Jaxon, 5, got a haircut.
Jaxon Spillman, 5, sat still for his free haircut from Andrea Jobe Saturday morning at the Back to School Bash.
After waiting more than an hour and a half, families entered First Baptist Church for the Back to School Bash Saturday. Volunteers from Bright Futures, the school and area churches helped the process flow smoothly, according to coordinator Jennifer Spencer.
Pea Ridge school student athletes joined volunteers handing out school supplies.
Teachers from Pea Ridge schools joined the volunteers handing out free school supplies. Donations from the Neighborhood Market, Pea Ridge, to Bright Futures, as well as items collected in the Stuff the Bus campaign helped supply the back packs, paper, notebooks, markets, pens, pencils, glue and other school supplies.
Community on 08/06/2014