Ministry to give away free back to school supplies
Published 12:00 am Monday, August 15, 2011
By Shavonne Potts
spotts@salisburypost.com
EAST SPENCER ó If you havenít gotten all of your childís school supplies, organizers of a back to school event this weekend have you in mind.
The event is sponsored by the men of Workers of the Vineyard, an outreach ministry made up of men from various area churches.
One of the eventís organizers, Mike Mitchell, an associate pastor of Southern City AME Zion Church, has organized other free events in the community.
Retired NBA player and East Spencer native, Bobby Jackson is also partnering with organizers for the event.
The event is at 11 a.m. Saturday at 601 S. Long St.
Organizers will give away clothing, supplies and coupons for haircuts for boys and hairstyles for girls.
There will also be hot dogs available at the event.
Mitchell also co-organized a similar event last year.
There is still an opportunity to donate items or money toward this event.
For more information, contact one of the following: Darryl Jackson 704-213-6120, Mike Mitchell 704-245-0729, Nick Brewington 704-726-5641 or Edward Brown 704-213-4100.