Published on Friday, August 22, 2008
By Pasadena Star Staff Writer
Photo Gallery : Foothill Unity Center Giveaway
ARCADIA - At the start of last school year, Terry Valadez spent $1,000 on basic school supplies - pens, pencils and paper, clothing and shoes - for her five children.
And although it was a struggle to save that much, things are even tougher this year, she said.
Her husband became unemployed, and Valadez fretted over how she would pay for back-to-school shopping for her four sons and one daughter, the eldest of whom is starting high school this year and the youngest entering kindergarten.
"I was worried, but I knew that God would provide and another window would open," she said.
On Thursday, Valadez's children joined 1,350 other area children at Foothill Unity Center's annual Back to School Distribution event at the Santa Anita Park
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