Published: 8/24/2010

In Lambertville, supplies pile up for school

NBRN packs25p 8/18//2010 The Blade/Lisa Dutton Lambertville,MI l to r-- Devin Hice,15 of Bedford, gets rulers put into his backpacks by Victoria Dierks,10 of Lambertville,MI. Volunteers will be sorting and packing school supplies that were collected over the last month for the annual back-to-school backpack program. Get pictures of the volunteers with the supplies. The backpacks will be distributed this week. The volunteers will begin at 9 a.m. THE BLADE/LISA DUTTON Enlarge | Buy This Photo

Ernie Brown stacks notebooks while others in the background move more supplies. THE BLADE/LISA DUTTON Enlarge | Buy This Photo

At Lambertville United Methodist Church, volunteers sorted and packed school supplies donated over the past month for local students in need. Among the helpers was Devin Hice, 15, of Bedford Township, holding open a backpack into which Victoria Dierks, 10, of Lambertville, puts a ruler, while other supplies sit in an assembly-linelike arrangement.

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