Tracey Wolfe Grainger Today Editor BEAN STATION - Almost 450 free backpacks filled with school supplies were given to children preparing to go back to school during the ninth annual Tennessee Food on Foot Foundation backpack giveaway Saturday, July 15. Officials estimate approximately 700 people attended the event, which included members of several area churches, who gave out various confections and sought to serve students and their families. The event is sponsored largely through donations by Sexton Furniture Manufacturing employees through a donation matching program offered by the company.
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