Children's Village gets Coeur d'Alene kids ready for school
Denaya Dodson will start the seventh grade with confidence and a fresh haircut, thanks to the Children's Village.
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It takes a village: From left, Nancy Wood, Stephanie Gonzales, Mary Anderson, Casey Brandel, Meri McSwain and Holly Aragon have been working for months to make the back-to-school supply event at the Children's Village in Couer d'Alene possible.
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One hundred eighty students registered for Saturday's back-to-school event at the Children's Village and dozens of families came as "walkups."
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COUER d’ALENE — It’s the little things that matter at the beginning of a new school year: A new backpack or a fresh haircut can make all the difference in a child’s excitement and confidence going back to school.
That’s exactly what Mary Anderson, director of the Family Support Center at the Children’s Village, had in mind when she and her team planned Saturday’s back-to-school event. Families were invited to come pick up school supplies and clothing, and kids could also get a haircut, get their school photo taken and get a sports physical done.
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