Underprivileged Fresno kids get school clothes shopping spree

Saturday, October 6, 2018
Dozens of Fresno Unified students got a wardrobe makeover this morning.

The East Fresno Kiwanis picked 75 kids in need for their annual back-to-school shopping event that started at 6:30 a.m.
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The River Park Kohl's opened up early just for them, and the kids each got a budget to pick out new clothes.
"About $150 for each kid. We've been doing this for probably 15 years. That's one thing we do with East Fresno Kiwanis," said John Bland of east Fresno Kiwanis.
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Kohl's also gives the kids an extra 20 percent discount on whatever they buy, so that $150 turns into almost $190 worth of clothes.

Their parents aren't allowed to shop with them, but volunteers helped the kids find what they wanted before the store opened to regular customers at 9 a.m.
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