{"id":55790,"date":"2017-08-20T10:54:40","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T10:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=55790"},"modified":"2017-08-20T18:52:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-20T18:52:05","slug":"organizations-band-together-to-provide-hundreds-of-bags-and-other-items-to-children-headed-back-to-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=55790","title":{"rendered":"Organizations Band Together To Provide Hundreds Of Bags And Other Items To Children Headed Back To School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When TS Entertainment&#8217;s founder, Ayinde Gomez, started his back to school giveaway effort in 2016, he said the idea was to make the event bigger and better each year. This year, the territory&#8217;s largest internet and cable TV provider, Viya, known for its incessant community giveback initiatives, joined Mr. Gomez as a major sponsor, helping the veteran promoter better realize his vision.<\/p>\n<p>The event was held at the Barren Spot Mall on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Three hundred bags with school supplies in them were given to lucky children on a first-come first-serve basis. Two fully loaded laptops were raffled for free; free ice cream and free haircuts were all part of the event, according to Viya&#8217;s Rebecca Waterfall.\u00a0Also on hand were organizations such as Inner Changes for Girls and Boys Council with after-school program discounts, as well as the Governor&#8217;s Reading Challenge with books to giveaway.<\/p>\n<p>Parents and their children crammed the mall for a chance to get a free item for their children. But judging from the overwhelming turnout, there were most likely a number of children who left without a bag.<\/p>\n<p>The event was hosted by personality Darren \u201cBogle\u201d Stevens. Watch some of the action below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fviconsortium%2Fvideos%2F1382919461822288%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When TS Entertainment&#8217;s founder, Ayinde Gomez, started his back to school giveaway effort in 2016, he said the idea was to make the event bigger and better each year. 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