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Metro Atlanta teachers can get free school supplies from Kroger

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By Amanda C. Coyne
June 21, 2018

Teachers stocking up for the upcoming school year are getting a little extra help from Kroger.

The grocery chain is offering free bags of school supplies to metro Atlanta teachers for two days in July. At each event, a valid teacher’s ID gets educators an empty bag that they can fill with the school supplies of their choice.

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The event will be held on July 10 at the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on July 17 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Items available will include dry erase markers, tissues and hand sanitizer. Supplies are limited.

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