Salvation Army backpack distribution

The Salvation Army backpack distribution in Spokane on Aug. 15, 2018, began at 5 a.m. and 812 backpacks were distributed in the first hour after doors opened at 8 a.m., which is equal to 292 households that received donations.

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Wed., Aug. 15, 2018

Third-grader Sanaia Gregerson receives a backpack at the Salvation Army backpack distribution in Spokane on the morning of Aug. 15, 2018. The line for the event began at 5 a.m. and 812 backpacks were distributed in the first hour after doors opened at 8 a.m., which is equal to 292 households that received donations.

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Sixth-grader Thomas Christensen and 3-year-old Denver Christensen pick out a backpack for their little sister while Mom Shaughnessy Christensen helps during a backpack distibution at Salvation Army in Spokane on Aug. 15, 2018. This Salvation Army backpack distribution is the largest in all of North America, and 5 percent of Spokane County students are aided by the donations.

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Sixth-grader Thomas Christensen picks out a backpack for the upcoming school year while mother Shaughnessy Christensen watches at the Salvation Army backpack distribution in Spokane on Aug. 15, 2018. The backpack distribution helped about ,4000 kids, who received the backpacks and supplies. About 1,000 backpacks remain.

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The Gregerson siblings, including third-graders Sanaia (left) and Sanoe (center) and second-grader Rylan receive backpacks at the Salvation Army backpack distribution in Spokane on Aug. 15, 2018. Parents had the option of bringing their children along or not, as long as they had photo ID and a document with their child’s name on it.

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This mountain of backpacks is one of many from the Salvation Army backpack distribution on Aug. 15, 2018, ready to be given to students in Spokane County by volunteers from many local organizations. The event was made possible by monetary contributions from Washington Trust Bank, Banner Bank and a $50,000 check from Cenex alongside scores of volunteers from local companies for the accompanying resource fair.

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Gwen Blair, an administrative assistant at Providence, picks up a backpack selected by a student at the Salvation Army backpack distribution on Aug. 15, 2018. This Salvation Army backpack distribution is the largest in all of North America, and 5 percent of Spokane County students are aided by the donations.

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Sixth-grader Alexander Weaver spins a prize wheel at a United Healthcare booth at the resource fair accompanying Salvation Army’s backpack distribution in Spokane on Aug. 15, 2018. The resource fair included 74 Avista volunteers and scores of local companies that made the event possible, ranging from banks to healthcare providers to other organizations that assist those with low income.

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