(Featured photo: Mia Fulmer, 5, left, smiles as her sister Marley, 8, gives her a peek in the mirror as she gets a haircut at the 13th annual Fit 4 School event at Aiken County Family YMCA in Graniteville, S.C. on July 22, 2023. Mike Adams/Augusta Good News.)
The first of two Fit 4 School events happened Saturday, July 22 in Graniteville, where Aiken County students received free school supplies, health screenings and haircuts the Aiken County Family
YMCA, 621 Trolley Line Road, Graniteville.
School supplies were handed out in a drive-thru. Superheroes and fairy tale characters were on hand, and Papa John’s Pizza on University Parkway provided refreshments. Free haircuts and health screenings will be provided inside the YMCA, according to a press release from Alison South Marketing Group.
A second event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 5, at James Brown Arena, 601 Seventh
St..
Similar to the Aiken event, there will be school supply giveaway, superheroes and haircuts given inside the arena.
To volunteer or to donate school supplies or resources, email fit4schoolaiken@gmail.com. For more information, go to Fit4SchoolSC.com.
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