Local organization hosts big back-to-school giveaway in Hartford NBC Connecticut [Video]

The school year is coming up quickly!  

Hartford students go back in two days, but regardless of where you go or when you start, community leaders are making sure kids are feeling prepared.

“Nervous, anxious. A lot of anxiety,” said incoming seventh grader Kevyn Robinson.

To put him and others at ease, a local organization gave out free items on Sunday.

“Pencils, glue sticks, erasers, sharpeners, too,” Kendrick Gasque, of Windsor, who is going into the third grade.

“A backpack, maybe a lunch box, a binder,” said incoming fourth grader Sarai Depeza, of Berlin.

Those supplies were set up in the parking lot of The Party House on Main Street in Hartford. 

But it wasn’t just that. There were shoes, clothes, hygiene products, and food. 

“I’ve been here for over 30 years, this is home. I’m aware of that. I’m aware of what’s needed,” said event organizer Maurice Eastwood.

It was all part of Eastwood’s 10th annual …