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Lion's Club, empowerment network assist children with school supplies - Barbados Today

A partnership between the Lion’s Club of Bridgetown and Healing for the Soul Empowerment Network has made it easier for 40 primary and secondary school students to start the new school year with needed supplies. At the weekend, children from the St Michael communities of the Bayland and Brittons Hill were presented with book bags […]

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