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hen Lisa Eckert, senior director of youth services with The Factory Ministries, began planning this year’s Back-to-School Extravaganza, which includes a backpack giveaway, she got together with The Factory Ministries advocates to discuss the best way to do things this time around. “We decided to switch it up a little bit,” reported Eckert, who added that the advocates have been holding a Backto-School Family Bingo event for some time. “We decided to combine
those into one event, since a lot of the same families come to both.” This year’s Back to School Extravaganza will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 6, from 1 to 3 p.m. at The Factory, 3293 E. Lincoln Highway, Paradise. The Back-to-School Family Bingo portion will be held in the gymnatorium, while the Back-toSchool Supply Shop will be set up in Room 117, which is adjacent to the gymnatorium. Lunch, sponsored by Bank of Bird-in-Hand, will be part of the event. There is no need to register to attend bingo. “There will be a variety of prizes, and school supplies will be a prize option,” explained Eckert, who noted that the event originated as a way to include children in the bingo games that are
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