Thirty-nine filled backpacks were collected at Union Baptist Church, Hayes, for the “Christmas Backpacks for Appalachia” project. The Judson Circle organized the collection and filled the backpacks. Members include, from left, Christella Arehart, Esther Morris, Betty Brown, Linda Williams, Betty Rogers, Kay Edwards, Kawania Reed, Pam Carpenter; seated, Linda Whiteheart, Carolyn Hogge, and, not pictured Anita Turner.
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