CONWAY — North Country Cares’ annual Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway will again use a drive-thru format in the parking lot of the First Church of Christ, Congregational in North Conway on Saturday, Aug. 21, from 9-11 a.m.
It's the eighth year of the giveaway, which averages 260 backpacks every year.
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