Local organizations gave SRC students a fresh start for new school year

The draw to the event, Sunday, was the school bag giveaway. Lakesha Brown (right), Tara Stancel (middle) and other volunteers from Ladies of Essence and MIA handed them out for students.

Several community organizations − including the Emerald Coast Ladies of Essence Inc., Men in action Outreach, Inc. Pride of Milton Masonic Lodge #12, the Magnolia Education and Recreational Center Inc., along with several other community partners – prepared students of Santa Rosa County for the upcoming new school year with the annual ‘Back to School Bash.’

Tiphanie Sapp, president of the Emerald Coast Ladies of Essence, said this was the first time the event took place at the Guy Thompson Community Center on Sunday. The community event took place at the Bagdad Community Center. 

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Local organizations gave SRC students a fresh start for new school year