More than 1,100 kids in Great Falls received free backpacks, sports physicals, and haircuts at the Back To School Blast event held at the fairgrounds on Friday. The event provided essential back-to-school services at no cost to families in the community.

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Stephanie Zwernenan, outreach manager for Alluvion Health, emphasized the importance of such community resources.

"I think it's really important for the community to have all of these resources to where if, you know, we can't afford a vaccination or we can't afford a sports physical to be able to, you know, offer those things for our kiddos," Zwernenan said.

For parents attending the event, it was the small moments and their children's reactions that made the day meaningful.

"I can't beat a free hairc

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