Jameson Taylor, 8, center left, and Ma’Ran Armstong, 6, get some help with their lunch of a hamburger and fries from volunteer Iuda Walker during the back-to-school event Saturday, July 20, at Waters at Ribaut apartment complex. Free back packs, school supplies and even hair cuts were made available to the children — all free of charge, made possible by Praise Assembly Church on Parris Island Gateway. The first day of public school in Beaufort County is Wednesday, Aug. 8. Bob Sofaly/The Island News

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Volunteer Shamika Johnson, right, helps patrons with free back packs during a back-to-school event Saturday at Waters at Ribaut apartment complex. The event, sponsored by Praise Assembly on Parris Island Gateway, offered free book bags, a hamburger-and-fries lunch and a free hair cut for the kids. Pastor Derick Fisher said 150 book bags — as well as pencils, paper and other school supplies — were given away. T first day of school of public school for Beaufort County students is Wednesday, Aug. 8. Bob Sofaly/The Island News

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