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Businesses, organizations unite for back-to-school initiatives
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Layla Hand, 8, gets a haircut Saturday during the Bat to School event at Lakeshore Mall in Gainesville. The Georgia Institute of Cosmetology was at the event giving children free haircuts. - photo by Erin O. Smith
With both Gainesville and Hall County schools starting fall classes last week, several businesses and organizations in the community wanted to ensure students have all they need for the year. Lakeshore Mall in Gainesville buzzed with the activity of excited children and busy parents — busy even for a Saturday afternoon. The mall’s Kids Club hosted its first “Bat to School” event Saturday, which gave away backpacks and school supplies and included a visit from Batman and Wonder Woman.