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Okolona organizations hosted a household supply giveaway
On Saturday afternoon, Okolona Housing Authority and Molina Healthcare gave away free household cleaning supplies
Posted: Apr 18, 2021 9:18 AM
Posted By: Taylor Tucker
OKOLONA, Miss. (WTVA) - Household cleaning supplies can usually get pretty costly. But, some people didn t worry about the cost of their supplies because they were free. Two organizations came together on Saturday afternoon to give away free supplies to those in the community. You get free stuff, Mamie Robinson said. When someone is giving something away you always try to get it.
Many Okolona residents like Mamie Robinson, enjoyed free supplies that Molina Health Care and Okolona Housing Authority handed out.
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Plant City, FL Author Writes Children s Nonfiction Book December 16, 2020 (PRLEAP.COM) Entertainment News Hunter and Brie and the Virus You Can t See, a new book by Mamie Robinson, has been released by RoseDog Books.
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