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Lawrence Life September 10, 2024 - 1:08 pm

Organizers taking donations for 5th annual children’s shoe drive; distribution event is Saturday

by Maya Hodison

Organizers of an annual Lawrence shoe drive are collecting gently used or new children’s shoe donations, and money raised during the event will be given to Just Food, the Douglas County food bank.

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Education January 14, 2023 - 3:24 pm

Retirees, alumni ‘come home’ for MLK celebration at Billy Mills Middle School

by Tricia Masenthin

Betty Norwood’s smile radiated Friday at the school where she taught for 24 years. She watched as staff, middle schoolers and parents assembled for a schoolwide celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — an annual event Norwood is credited with starting more than three decades ago.

Lawrence Life August 14, 2022 - 2:15 pm

Third annual Kicks 4 Kids shoe drive set for next weekend; organizers accepting donations

by Maya Hodison

Kicks 4 Kids is back again for the third consecutive summer to provide free shoes to young people in the Lawrence community.

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Lawrence news December 16, 2021 - 2:57 pm

Organizers of Coats 4 Kids hope to ‘promote peace, love, and positivity’ in Lawrence; drive is Sunday

by Emma Bascom

Anthony Harvey Jr. and Ja’Darius Woods will be giving away free winter accessories to anyone who needs them, no questions asked, at the second annual Coats 4 Kids drive this Sunday.

Lawrence news August 12, 2021 - 3:14 pm

Kicks 4 Kids shoe drive returns; accepting shoes for distribution Sunday

by Lawrence Times

Anthony Harvey Jr. and Ja’Darius Woods have partnered up again for the second annual Kicks 4 Kids shoe drive, coming up this Sunday in Lawrence.

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