Company provides school supplies for students in western North Carolina

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. — John McClung Roofing, in collaboration with community partners, distributed 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to children across western North Carolina.

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The event took place at the Eddington Center on Livingston Street in Asheville, aiming to equip local school children as they prepare to return to school.

Our partners at WLOS spoke with organizers about why events like this are so important.

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