Jose Quntero Belia, 7, puts the notebooks he selected in the new backpack he received during the Back to School event at St. John’s Christian Church in Groton on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. The event was for children grades kindergarten through 10th grade, and they received free backpacks, school supplies and haircuts. The event was hosted by Groton City Police, the Groton City Police union, St. John’s Christian Church and Danielle’s Barber Shop on the Thames. Monetary donations to purchase school supplies came from from local businesses and Groton Youth Services. School supplies were also dropped off by individuals at the police station and Staples donated boxes filled with 19 school supply items, such as pens, pencils, erasers and glue. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Marcella Plummer, left, a member of St. John’s Christian Church, hands Adrian Biltcliffe, 5, the gray backpack he selected during the Back to School event at St. John’s Christian Church in Groton on Aug. 25, 2022 while accompanied by his great grandmother, Kaye Biltcliffe, right, his grandmother, Diana Brown, third from left, and brother, Malakai, 4. The event was for children grades kindergarten through 10th grade, and they received free backpacks, school supplies and haircuts. The event was hosted by Groton City Police, Groton City Police union, St. John’s Christian Church and Danielle’s Barber Shop on the Thames. Monetary donations to purchase school supplies were from local businesses and Groton Youth Services. School supplies were also dropped off by individuals at the police station and Staples donated boxes filled with 19 school supply items, such as pens, pencils, erasers and glue. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Joshua Belia Rey, 9, left, and his brother, Jose Quntero Belia, 7, of Groton, have their hair cut by barbers Chrystal Tiedeman, left, and Sophia DiPaolo, of Danielle’s Barber Shop on the Thames, during the Back to School event at St. John’s Christian Church in Groton. The event was for children grades kindergarten through 10th grade, and they received free backpacks, school supplies and haircuts. The event was hosted by Groton City Police, the Groton City Police union, St. John’s Christian Church and Danielle’s Barber Shop on the Thames. Monetary donations to purchase school supplies were from local businesses and Groton Youth Services. School supplies were also dropped off by individuals at the police station and Staples donated boxes filled with 19 school supply items, such as pens, pencils, erasers and glue. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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