More than 1,800 Children Fitted for Back to School

8 September 2010, 9:56 am

As the tough economy put more and more parents in desperate straits, the youngest clients of Foothill Unity Center — 1,800+ children from very low income families in the eleven San Gabriel Valley communities the organization serves — gathered excitedly at Santa Anita Park racetrack. They were there to pick out brand new backpacks, clothing/uniforms and school supplies at the Center’s 12th Annual ...... Read More »

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