July 22, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Families in DeKalb County can get a helping hand with their back-to-school needs thanks to the annual Back to School Education Celebration hosted again this year by the Smithville First Baptist Church (FBC).
This Back-to-School Bash event will be held Thursday, August 1 starting at 6 p.m. at the church’s Life Enrichment Center downtown.
Pastor Chad Ramsey said other churches, businesses, etc. will be joining in the effort to provide free school supplies to families. Tables or booths will be set up inside the Life Enrichment Center gym and to help prevent duplication of services, they will each offer different types of supplies from pencils, paper, back packs, etc. Participants will line up at the door and enter after being handed information describing what they will find at each table. Families will walk through and get what they need from each booth. Most of the activity will be held inside.
“For many years the education celebration was an event that was held on the public square but for the last three years our church has hosted it at our gym which we call the Life Enrichment Center (LEC) which is right across from our main building so that rain or shine we get to pass out school supplies. Although we host and put it together this is a community event,” said Ramsey.
“This year we again have asked the teachers and principals what the main things are needed and from that we have updated the list in order that each child can walk out of there with things they need, and the amount needed,” he added.
If your business or group wants to host a table, contact the church at 615-597-4275.