Backpacks and barbecue

Building community: Gina DesRoches, left, of Spokane, and her son, Sammy, are served by volunteers Kathy Simmons, right, and Liz Regan, second from right, during the Women’s and Children’s Free Restaurant Community BBQ on Tuesday at Christ Our Hope Open Bible Church, 1620 N. Monroe St. Some 800 meals were expected to be served over the three-hour event. The program also included free backpacks for school-age children and some books from First Book Spokane for children in preschool through sixth grade.
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