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CEA host back-to-school giveaway

ST. PETERSBURG - Last Saturday, Aug. 15, C. C. Ministries, Community Empowerment Alliance (CEA) hosted a back-to-school backpack giveaway in the parking lot of the Enoch Davis Center. More than 240 backpacks with school supplies were distributed to aid children of the community in their return to school. Some will return to the traditional classroom, […]

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