Fulton County District 5 Commissioner Marvin S. Arrington, Jr. will help the Fulton County community kick off the 2018-2019 school year with his fourth annual  “It Takes a Village”  back-to-school event.   This year’s event is scheduled for two locations over a two week period.   The first of these will be at  Villages at Carver YMCA; 1600 Pryor Road SW; Atlanta, GA 30315 on Friday, August 31, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.   to be followed by another event at Wolf Creek Library;  3100 Enon Rd SW; Atlanta, GA 30349 also from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday September 7, 2018.

“Once again, I am overjoyed to help our students get off to the best start that they can," says District 5 Commissioner Marvin S. Arrington, Jr.   “We hope to reach families in District 5 communities to provide them supplies and  resources they need to assist their children  in school."

School supplies will be provided to approximately one thousand (1,000) students in attendance on a first-come-first-served basis. Sponsors will award ten (10) $500 book scholarships to this year’s essay winners to help them further their studies in college.    

To RSVP for this event, log on to the event websites,  http://www.2018itavse.eventbrite.com for the event at Villages at Carver and  http://www.2018itavsw.eventbrite.com for the celebration at Wolf Creek Library.

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