Back To School ‘Fam Fest’ Surpasses Goal Total Of School Supplies For Students

They had a goal to fill 1 thousand backpacks with school supplies for students in Horry County and overall surpassed that goal by filling up 1,012 backpacks total.

Several community groups in Horry County gathered this weekend to assist school students and their families.

A back to school ‘Fam Fest’ event was held on Saturday and over 1 thousand families had the opportunity to receive backpacks filled with school supplies to help take some stress off before the start of school.

For the past few weeks, Salt Life Church, Thrive Church, Simply Christian Church, as well as local businesses, law enforcement agencies, and fire stations, all teamed up to collect school supply donations from the community.

They had a goal to fill 1 thousand backpacks with school supplies for students in Horry County and overall surpassed that goal by filling up 1,012 backpacks total.

The event was filled with food and music featuring a magic show while prizes were given away and the back-packs were passed out.

They gave out over 450 backpacks just within the first hour.

This is the second year of the back to school ‘Fam Fest’ and they plan to continue this event to assist families in Horry County next year.