Back To School Bash Will Help Cherokee's Less Fortunate Children

Volunteers throughout Cherokee County today will help assist a nonprofit organization to help low income children start the school year on the right foot.

Give a Kid a Chance will hold its Back To School Bash today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hillside United Methodist Church in Towne Lake and First Baptist Canton. 

Last year, 2,800 backpacks were distributed in one day. An additional 200 were sent to MUST Ministries, where they were picked up by families who couldn’t attend the event. That total was the largest since the nonprofit began in 2006, when 100 backpacks were handed out.

It expects to exceed last year's total by at least 1,000, according to a press release from the organization. 

Hundreds of volunteers will gather to help the children: Spanish translators, hair stylists, optometrists, dentist and hygienists, audiologists, ENT physicians, physical therapists and many others willing to donate their time and talents.  

The goal of Give a Kid a Chance is to prepare Cherokee County students in need with everything necessary for a successful school year.

Each child gets a backpack filled with grade-appropriate supplies, gently used clothing, a haircut, medical screenings (including vision, dental, scoliosis and hearing), new packages of socks and underwear and a hot lunch. Children can also pick out a book and stuffed animal. 

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