13th Annual Backpacks for Kids distribution

The Salvation Army held their annual Backpacks for Kids distribution on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 202. The children and families also enjoyed the resource fair, free food, free Froozies from nomnom.

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Wed., Aug. 17, 2022

Parents, children and a dog wait in line stretching along Indiana Avenue to choose a backpack at The Salvation ArmyÕs Backpacks for Kids giveaway, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 in Spokane.

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Mia Rosenquist, 6, picked out a mermaid-themed backpack at the Salvation Army’s Backpack for Kids giveaway on Wednesday in Spokane. A volunteer at the table said this particular item was the most popular. Mia says she likes it because it has her favorite colors.

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Jeremiah Lilly finds just the right backpack for him during The Salvation ArmyÕs Backpack for Kids giveaway, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 in Spokane. The youngster is starting kindergarten in the fall.

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A long line forms as participants in The Salvation Army's Backpacks for Kids giveaway wait to get a free Froozee ice drink from the Nomnom Froozee Truck, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 in Spokane.

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Children search from a variety of patches to place on their new backpack during The Salvation Army's Backpack for Kids giveaway, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 in Spokane.

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Kalijah Ellenwood slurps down his free blue raspberry/citrus orange Nomnom Froozee during The Salvation Army's Backpack for Kids giveaway, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022 in Spokane.

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