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Grizzly Great Day of Giving debuts
Middle-schoolers learn value of volunteerism
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Ryan Wilson organizes items in a food pantry during Piney Grove Middle School’s Grizzly Great Day of Giving. - photo by Jennifer Sami
The 950 students at Piney Grove Middle School took a break from classwork Thursday to give back to their community.The inaugural Grizzly Great Day of Giving spread the students across the county to offer a helping hand at more than 50 nonprofit organizations. “Just because they’re kids, it’s not like they can’t give,” said Therese Batson, who chaired the event. “They can still do something.