fbcBranson - Back to Shool Bash!

Mark your calendars for August 3, 2008! We're already planning next year's bash! Mark your calendars and plan to join us. The Backpacks are still being given away! The bash team is keeping the area schools in a constant supply of backpacks to give away to those in need! Back to School Bash A Huge Success 1114 Free Backpacks Branson, August 20, 2007 – Well over 2,000 people joined us at the Rec Plex to receive a free backpack with school supplies, bounced on the inflatables and swam in the pool. In the first 20 minutes we handed out over 800 backpacks! Before the night was over, all 1000 backpacks with supplies and another 114 without school supplies were given out. The stories are amazing. Whether it was the single mom with seven children who was weeping because she could not provide her children backpacks or the kid who shouted to his mom, "I have my own scissors this year," we made a difference. We will never hear all of the stories, but we can be sure that people were blessed and God was honored. We could not have done the Back to School bash without the help of our partners. So thanks to the 20 area businesses who donated the Backpacks and school supplies for the first annual Back to School Bash. Also thanks to all of the non-profit groups that serve our community such as Skaggs, First Place Character Program, K-Life, AWANA and the Gideons to name a few, who joined us as well.
The Branson Rec Plex pool was full and with a capacity of 1400 that is saying a lot. All of the slides and full lifeguard staff were ready and a great time was had by everybody. We wish to thank the sponsors for backpack donations include: The Grand Plaza Hotel, River Bend Place, Branson Dental with Dr. Rick Tallon, Lilley's Landing Resort, Commerce Bank, First Community Bank of Branson, White River Valley Electric Coop, Golden Corral Restaurant, Skaggs Community Health Center, Boyce Excavating, MFA Propane, Chateau on the Lake Resort, Billy Bob’s Dairyland, Coldstone Creamery, Arvest Bank, as well as support through sponsors like KRZK 106.3FM and KLFC 88.1 FM radio stations, Edit Access Duplication, Signs Now, Branson Daily Independent and the Ozark Mountain Newspapers.