Around $8000 in school supplies were donated through local Dollar Tree drives to the Back-to-School Brigade, a program for military families. The giveaway runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Idaho Army National Guard post in Post Falls until Friday. Photo courtesy of Cassandra Rzepa
August 24, 2021
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School supplies giveaway for military families ends Friday
Notebooks, pencils, glue sticks and more. Approximately $8000 of school supplies gathered through local Dollar Tree drives are available for military families at the Idaho Army National Guard in Post Falls until 3 p.m. on Friday. “It had every single item on the kids list from three different schools,” said Jesse Lorchan, Sergeant First Class from Post Falls. “It would have altogether cost us over $800 in school supplies.”