COLUMBIA -Â Rock the Community held a free outdoor back-to-school event Saturday at Douglass Park. The event featured a giveaway of free backpacks and school supplies for children.Â
There were was games for kids, live entertainment, contests for the adults and booths set up with resources from around the community. Organizers said the goal of this event was to bring the community together. I think it s important because you see people hugging and and kids running around having fun, Ben Luke, a performer at the event, said. You don t see that anymore with everything going on, I think that events like this are important.