Students are just weeks away from heading back to school and to help the families of men and women who’ve protected our country, First Coast YMCA and VyStar Credit Union held a back-to-school bash for them Saturday morning.
– Students are just weeks away from heading back to school and to help the families of men and women who’ve protected our country, First Coast YMCA and VyStar Credit Union held a
Alycia and Nathan Pouch and their son Kaden were among the hundreds of attendees who stopped by the ”Operation Salute: Military Appreciation Back to School Bash” event to get school supplies.“I like the blue part because blue is my favorite color,” Noah said.“We served our country, well, so this is great,” Veteran Tiffany Ashley said.
“This event what we’re doing is we’re helping build the students of today to be our leaders of tomorrow. And what that’s going to give us is our communities of the future and create great places to live,” VyStar branch Vice President and Military Liaison Sean Dougherty said. This event was held at different YMCAs across the First Coast. Organizers said about 1,800 members signed up for the event and they served close to 1,200 students.
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