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Back 2 School Alliance volunteers fill 4,000 backpacks for 2024-25 school year
NORMAL — For retired school teacher Jan Meadows, a child coming to school on the first day without a backpack or school supplies is tragic. "From my experience, as a first grade teacher, there is nothing sadder than a child arriving at school without …