1,000 backpacks for students

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Car dealer Gary Barbera and state Rep. Jared Solomon, along with the Barbera Bear, recently distributed backpacks at Gilbert Spruance Elementary School.

Spruance was the last stop on Barbera and Solomon’s tour of local public schools.

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In all, they gave out more than 1,000 backpacks at various schools.

A Spruance student named Kayla received the 1,000th backpack, choosing a pink one. ••

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