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Helping with hygiene – Volunteers put together packages
volunteers sort through the hygiene products that are included in each individual package, including deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs and other products.
Volunteers sort through the hygiene products that are included in each individual package, including deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs and other products. (Photos by ANN HEALY/Special to the Herald)

The Button, a non-profit agency, was founded in April 2022 by Bulloch County resident Liz Corbett to gather and discreetly provide hygiene products to local middle and high school students. On Tuesday evening, more than 100 volunteers came out to the Kiwanis Fairgrounds and filled 1,400 bags that will be donated for the students to use over the holiday break.

Kandace Sweat and her daughter, Sailor Hitt, 9, put together a package of hygiene products.
Kandace Sweat and her daughter, Sailor Hitt, 9, put together a package of hygiene products.
11-year-old Colton Bragg came out with his father to help pack the bags.
11-year-old Colton Bragg came out with his father to help pack the bags.
The Button founder Liz Corbett, right, answers questions from volunteers at Tuesday’s packing.
The Button founder Liz Corbett, right, answers questions from volunteers at Tuesday’s packing.
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