PHOTOS: Back

The annual Back-to-School Giveaway was held at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Volunteers from the Twin Angels Foundation, Prince Hall Mason and O.E.S lined tables with notebooks, clothes, backpacks and other school supplies to giveaway to children for the upcoming school year. During the event, community organizers also took the opportunity to discourage gun violence.

Event attendees sit on the benches while volunteers spread out on the court during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Various school supplies are stacked up and organized during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Perris Hull, the executive director, speaks to the crowd about the rules of the giveaway during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Signs that say "Stop the Violence Put the guns down!" are sitting at a table during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Volunteers unpack and place down school supplies during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Shoes are sitting on a stack of shoe boxes during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Sharon Barnett and a volunteer hold hands and walk across the court during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Shoes are sitting on a stack of shoe boxes during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Sharon Barnett hugs volunteers during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Local Athens artist Casie Chantel performs during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Sharon Barnett and Sheila Hill pose for a photo during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Barnett and Hill are called "The Twin Angels" throughout the Athens community for their charity work. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Tiffany Taylor, the District 3 Commissioner, speaks to the crowd during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

An event attendee looks over the school supplies during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Dexter Fisher, the District 5 Commissioner, speaks to the crowd during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Event attendees sit on the benches and look towards the stage during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Linda Taylor, a volunteer, speaks to the crowd during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz speaks to Tommy Dorsey during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. Dorsey, who is currently a part of the Clarke County District School Police, is running for Athens-Clarke County Sheriff in 2024. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Volunteers give event attendees different school and clothing supplies during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

An event attendee looks at a pair of shoes during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

A volunteer gives an event attendee school supplies during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Sharon Barnett helps event attendees put their new shoes in the shoe box during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

Volunteers give school supplies to event attendees during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

A volunteer speaks to event attendees who receive school supplies during the annual Back-to-School Giveaway at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (Photo/Jaxon Meeks; @jaxon_meeks)

The Red & Black compiles a weekly roundup of shows and events for the upcoming weekend. …

Read the digital edition of the newspaper