{"id":9329,"date":"2023-08-17T18:27:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T18:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=9329"},"modified":"2023-08-17T18:27:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T18:27:09","slug":"calvary-tps-bookbag-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/17\/calvary-tps-bookbag-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Calvary\/TPS Bookbag Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9330\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9330\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pastor-Floyd-Smith-readies-bookbags-for-giveaway.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pastor Floyd Smith readies bookbags for giveaway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Special to The Truth<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, August 12, Calvary Missionary Baptist Church and Toledo Public Schools collaborated in a community bookbag giveaway. The two organizations gave away more than 300 bookbags filled with recommended school supplies to provide each student with a jumpstart to the upcoming 2023\/2024 school year.<\/p>\n<p>The participating students attend three local elementary schools.<\/p>\n<p>The bookbag event started at 10:00 a.m. and concluded at 2:00 p.m. In addition to the giveaway, dozens of attendees received food and refreshment; music and games were provided; volunteer coaches were on hand teaching basketball and volleyball skills and a bouncy house was also on premises.<\/p>\n<p>TPS Superintendent Romules Durant, EdD, was on hand at noon to say a few words and assist in the bookbag giveaway.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9329 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/17\/calvary-tps-bookbag-giveaway\/img_2858\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2858.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/17\/calvary-tps-bookbag-giveaway\/img_2855\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2855.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/17\/calvary-tps-bookbag-giveaway\/img_2846\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2846.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/17\/calvary-tps-bookbag-giveaway\/img_2841\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2841.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/17\/calvary-tps-bookbag-giveaway\/img_2836\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2836.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special to The Truth On Saturday, August 12, Calvary Missionary Baptist Church and Toledo Public Schools collaborated in a community bookbag giveaway. 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