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Back-to-BOLD Provides Free Backpacks with School Supplies, Haircuts and More!

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Thousands of families started the 2025-26 school year off with free backpacks, school supplies, shoes, haircuts, eye exams and glasses, and more, thanks to the collaboration of community partners.

Thanks to the generosity of several churches, businesses, organizations, and community members, the Back-to-BOLD Event at Apalachee High School on July 25, 2025, provided:

  • 2,500 free backpacks filled with school supplies
  • 260 free haircuts for children
  • 1,100 free shoes for children
  • 1,040 free children’s books
  • 112 free vision screenings & 60 free prescription eyeglasses
  • 40 vaccines for middle and high school students
  • 341 families with health and health plan information
  • 200 families with access to the mobile library
  • Access to School Bus & Nutrition Information & Assistance
  • Access to Free Mental Health Resources

Here's the incredible list of partners who made it all possible!

Partner Contribution
Barrow County Sheriff’s Office

Free haircuts

52 West Salon

Free Haircuts; Free Back Massages

Birch Salon

Free haircuts

Byron Barbershop

Free haircuts

Razor’s Edge Barber Shop

Free haircuts

Sonder Hair Studio

Free haircuts

Unique Cuts Atlanta Free haircuts
Alex Ward DJ for BCSO-coordinated Haircuts
Bethlehem Church

Backpacks with School Supplies; Parking Lot Team

Winder First United Methodist Church

Backpacks with School Supplies

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Backpacks with School Supplies

River Hills Church

Backpacks with School Supplies

Nazareth United Methodist Church

Backpacks with School Supplies

Chapel Christian Church

Backpacks with School Supplies

Union Grove Baptist Church

Backpacks with School Supplies

Bethlehem First United Methodist Church

Backpacks with School Supplies

Barrow Community Church

Backpacks with School Supplies

New Emmanuel Church

Backpacks with School Supplies

Union Baptist Church

Backpacks with School Supplies

Midway United Methodist Church

Backpacks with School Supplies

St. Anthony’s Episcopal Church

Backpacks with School Supplies

Chestnut Mountain Church

Backpacks with School Supplies

Stoney Creek Worship Center

Backpacks with School Supplies

Restoration Church

Backpacks with School Supplies

First Christian Church Backpacks with School Supplies
First Presbyterian Church Backpacks with School Supplies

ArtsNOW

540 New Children's Books

Cable East Inc.

1,500 Bottles of Water; Backpacks with School Supplies

Myles Singleton Foundation

Backpacks

Bank OZK

Backpacks with School Supplies

Akins Ford

Backpacks with School Supplies; Event Funding; Volunteer Meals

Barrow County Farm Bureau

Backpacks with School Supplies

Medlink Winder

Health information; School Supplies

Walmart

Backpacks with School Supplies

Peach State Health Plan

Contributed to 1,000 pairs of new sneakers; Health Information

Shoes That Fit

Contributed to 1,000 pairs of new sneakers

Centene Foundation

Contributed to 1,000 pairs of new sneakers
Centene Vision Van 112 Free Vision Screenings & 60 Free Prescription Eyeglasses

Project AWARE

Mental Health Resources

Uline

Rolling Carts to help move Backpacks
Barrow County Jail Rolling Carts to help move Backpacks

Rotary Club of Winder

Backpacks with School Supplies

Barrow Area Rotary Club

Backpacks with School Supplies
The Georgia Club Foundation Event Support

Barrow County Health Department

40 Immunizations; 52 Checks for updated Vaccine Information

EVE Women’s Ministry

60+ Free Pairs of Sneakers

Piedmont Regional Library System - Mobile Library 

200+ families visited PuRL (Pop-up Rolling Library) to get Books & Free Library Cards

Barrow Literacy Partnership

Gave out 1,040 Free & New Children's Books (includes ArtsNOW books)

New Path 1010

Backpacks with School Supplies; Volunteer
Rollins Gives

Backpacks with School Supplies

Northwest Exterminating

Backpacks with School Supplies

With Honor LLC

Event Support

Swing For A Cause

Event Support

Kate’s Club

Mental Health Resources

BCSS Transportation

School Bus Tours; Activity Buses for Volunteers; Route Information
BCSS Nutrition Free & Reduced Meal Information

Eugene & Dorothy Thomas

Event Support

Dr. Ken & Susan Greene

Event Support

 

Special Thank You to the Volunteers

Thank you to our hundreds of individual volunteers and those from organizations such as the Barrow County Sheriff's Office, Bethlehem Church, Change for CHEE, Rotary Club of Winder, and many Barrow County School System employees. This event was made possible because of your considerate efforts.

 

 

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