<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=21v9P2_1DpgAPnp00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=21v9P2_1DpgAPnp00" width="1920" height="1080" ></figure>Volunteers and community partners are preparing for the 12th annual Clothesline Project, a back-to-school event providing clothing and essential items to Anchorage families before the start of the school year.The event will take place Saturday August 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Clark Middle School in Anchorage. Students and families can receive free clothing, socks, underwear, coats, hats, gloves, and other essential items.Sergeant Jon Butler with Anchorage Cops for Community said preparation for the event began in May, with volunteers organizing donations and preparing items for distribution.“It is an all hands-on deck thing,” Butler said. “What I’ve noticed over the years is that it touches every single person that’s involved.”This year’s donations include more than 900 winter jackets from Knights of Columbus and more than 10,000 pairs of brand-new socks and underwear provided through Raising Cane’s and other organizations.Butler said the event aims to provide families with items they may need before the school year begins.“When kids are worrying about the way they look, they’re not actually focused on the schoolwork, the friends, and the things that are involved in being a kid,” Butler said. “We want them going into that first week of school having that confidence, knowing that they look good, they feel good, so then they can actually be good at school.”More than 30 vendors and community partners will be at the event, offering resources and activities for families. Children can participate in activities including a kid zone, bounce houses, basketball, face painting, balloon making, and activities from the Alaska Children’s Museum.Last year, about 2,000 people attended the event during its four-hour timeframe. Butler said the event depends on support from volunteers, donors, and local organizations.“We can’t do it without the partners, the volunteers, and the community donating the clothes,” Butler said. “We’re literally changing a child’s day but shaping their tomorrow.”</div></body>

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Volunteers and community partners are preparing for the 12th annual Clothesline Project, a back-to-school event providing clothing and essential items to Anchorage families before the start of the school year. The event will take place Saturday August 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Clark Middle School in Anchorage....

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