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And, Takes a Village, the local nonprofit that organized the event, made sure that every child left fed \u2013 hot dogs, hamburgers, juice and chips were given out \u2013 and six bounce houses were set up across the fairgrounds for families to enjoy at no cost.\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTayven Nail, 3, runs down an inflatable slide as her father, Taylen Nail, watches during Takes a Village\u2019s sixth annual Back2School Bash at the Columbus Fairgrounds on Sunday. Taylen Nail said his daughter was excited about her backpack, but even more excited to try all six inflatables at the event. Ashlynd King/Dispatch Staff\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\nFor organizer Ricky J. Harris, Air Force sergeant and founder of Takes a Village, the Back2School Bash is a way for his organization to provide students with a strong start to the school year and give families some free fun \u2013 something he said can be hard to come by these days.\n\u201cSome communities are living in survival mode because they have to,\u201d Harris said. \u201cThey don\u2019t have time or the luxury of saying, \u2018Let me go get these backpacks for the kids, let me take them to do something fun.\u2019 Instead it\u2019s, \u2018I gotta work. I gotta pay bills. I gotta pay for my lights. I gotta feed these kids. I don\u2019t have time or money for a new bookbag right now.\u2019 But they shouldn\u2019t have to choose.\u201d\nHarris founded Takes a Village in honor of his nephew, Antaves \u201cTav\u201d Petty, who died at age 16 in a November 2017 car accident. Petty was a student at New Hope High School and a star football player, his family said.\n\u201cWe keep it going to help other people and their kids,\u201d said Carol Harris, Ricky\u2019s mother. \u201cRicky used to spoil Tav at the beginning of the school year. Since we can\u2019t help our nephew and grandson anymore, we do this.\u201d\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMalaysia Nalls, a volunteer with Takes a Village, hands packs of loose-leaf paper to attendees at the organization\u2019s sixth annual Back2School Bash, a school supply drive held at the Columbus Fairgrounds on Sunday. Takes a Village held the drive in memory of Antaves R. Petty, a New Hope High School student and football player who died at age 16 in 2017. The organization gave out more than 500 backpacks. Ashlynd King/Dispatch Staff\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\nThe event began six years ago when Harris organized a drive and handed out 100 backpacks at Sim Scott Park. Since then, Harris said his original goal hasn\u2019t changed, just grown. He wants to honor his nephew, he wants parents to feel supported and he hopes the kids know someone has their backs.\nOrganizers said the number of children showing up has grown as well, and Harris reported more than 500 backpacks were handed out by the end of the day Sunday. He said some of the growth is because of the trust he shares with the community. But a lot of it, he believes, is due to increased need.\n\u201c(The school supply drive) is something we always want to do,\u201d Harris said. \u201cThe need is clearly there. I\u2019ll be retired from the Air Force in two years, and I hope that I can dedicate myself to (Takes A Village) full-time. We didn\u2019t always have a lot growing up. This project feels very personal to me. I want these families to have one less thing to worry about.\u201d\nUpcoming supply drives\nTakes a Village isn\u2019t the only organization who has seen an increase in need. Nonprofits, churches and community organizations have been preparing all summer to help ease the cost of preparing for a new school year.\nIn Lowndes County, the Community Benefit Committee will host a food drive and backpack giveaway July 25 from 9-11 a.m. at The Assembly, 2201 Military Road. A valid Mississippi ID is required.\nGolden Triangle Mill Service will host a Back to School Drive on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Lowndes County Sportsplex, 1336 N. Frontage Road, Columbus. The company is advertising raffles, free food, drinks, ice cream and snow cones, along with more than 1,000 backpacks to give away.\nThe 18th annual Kid\u2019s Day in the Park will be Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Townsend Community Center, 826 15th St. S., Columbus.\nAlso on Saturday, Kingdom Vision Church presents their Back 2 School Block Party and Fun Day at Sandfield Pavilion, at the corner of 23rd Street South and Bell Avenue. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will include free food, bookbags and supplies, inflatables, music and community resources.\nGreat Decisionz will host a back-to-school drive Sunday at 2 p.m. at 1903 Main St., Columbus.\nSuperior Tax Services will also host a drive Sunday from 2-6 p.m. at 1906 Military Road.\nI Am Mentoring will host Chrome Community Classrooms, a school supply giveaway and community car show, July 25 from 4-8 p.m. at 310 Idlewild Road in Columbus.\nIn Starkville, school supplies donations are being accepted each Friday and Saturday before July 25 at 868 Hwy. 12, with a giveaway set for 10 a.m. that day.\nFor Clay County residents, Black Wall Street will host its Back to School Exposition on July 25 from noon to 5 p.m. at the National Guard Armory, 1445 Industrial Access Road in West Point. They will have school supplies, free hair braiding and retwists, haircuts and family-friendly activities.\nFor Noxubee County residents, Supervisor LaVelle Patterson-Rice will host a countywide Back to School Giveaway on Saturday from 5-7 p.m. at the Noxubee County Courthouse Lawn.\nSubmit information about school supply drives and other community events to The Dispatch community calendar at [email\u00a0protected]\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n      \n      \n        Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to continue our efforts. In the past week, our reporters have posted 42 articles to cdispatch.com. 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