Ottawa County Salvation Army gives free school supplies to local families [Video]

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – The Salvation Army Service Center of Ottawa County is helping with the financial burden of back-to-school time by giving local families free school supplies.

“I appreciate all the help I can get,” said Mary Cooley, who is raising her three grandchildren. “I got custody of them, and my husband just passed away this year, so it’s just me now.”

It’s just her, but on Friday, Cooley and 110 other families got some help from the Salvation Army’s Tools for School program.

“They get to come in and get as many school supplies as they need for the year,” said Erica Ward, director of the Ottawa County Salvation Army Service Center. “We give them their school supplies list and so they’re just actually taking it around, and they get to pick like, you know, which ones they want.”

Cooley’s youngest granddaughter, Harmony, was excited to show our …