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Non-profit holds back-to-school bash event Aug. 6

Non-profit organization Sisters Empowering Women will host its inaugural back-to-school bash on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 9-1 p.m. TAMPA – Local non-profit Sisters Empowering Women, Inc. (SEW) will host its inaugural back-to-school bash on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 9-1 p.m. Children in grades K-12 can receive a backpack filled with school supplies and a chance […]

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