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Backpacks given to honor memory of kids
3 Back Pack Rally
A New Beginning Church in Long County held its annual Foreman/Russell Backpack Giveaway on July 18 in honor of Hannah Foreman and TaKeith Russell, who both died June 2, 2012. - photo by Photo by Mike Riddle
On June 2, 2012, tragedy struck Long County when Smiley Elementary School students Hannah Foreman and Ta’Keith Russell died. Foreman drowned, and Russell was fatally shot.In the aftermath of the two 7-year-olds’ deaths, A New Beginning Church began giving away school supplies every July to honor their memories. On July 18, the church held its fourth annual Foreman/Russell Backpack Giveaway.
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