Fulton County District 5 Commissioner Marvin S. Arrington, Jr. is hosting his 9th Annual “It Takes a Village” Back-to-School Supply Giveaway to kick off the 2023-2024 school year. In partnership with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Peach State Health Plan, Amazon, and Friends of Wolf Creek, there will be 3 events to ensure District 5 students have the tools needed to assist with their learning.

“This is an event that my office looks forward to each year,” said Commissioner Arrington. “This is the 9th year that we have come together to help students get ready to return to school. We understand that being able to walk into that classroom on the first day of school and having the tools needed to assist in learning is essential.”

The scheduled locations and times for the “It Takes A Village” events include:
School Supplies Giveaway (Drive-thru) 
Friday, July 21
Wolf Creek Library
3100 Enon Road
South Fulton, GA 30331 
5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
To RSVP - ITAV2023SF.eventbrite.com
 
School Supplies Giveaway (Drive-thru) 
Thursday, July 27
Fairburn Hobgood-Palmer Library 
60 Valley View Drive
Fairburn, GA 30213
5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
To RSVP - ITAV2023FB.eventbrite.com

School Supplies Giveaway and College Book Scholarships Presentations 
Friday, July 28
Gladys S. Dennard Library
4055 Flat Shoals Road
Union City, GA 30291
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
To RSVP - ITAV2023UC.eventbrite.com

Commissioner Arrington is also inviting students currently enrolled in college to participate in the College Essay Competition. Participating students are required to submit a 1500 word typed essay addressing 5 positive changes that happened to citizens and business in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Each essay should conclude with participants addressing how the country could prepare for the possibility of a future pandemic. Students must submit their essays to marvin.arrington@fultoncountyga.gov no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, July 14. Ten competition winners will be announced and will receive $500 book scholarships on Friday, July 28 at the Gladys S. Dennard Library.

Backpacks with supplies will be distributed on a first-come-first-served basis to those who RSVP for an event. Residents need to have ID to verify residency and may only receive supplies at one location.