Cliff Partlow/staff photographer
Thalia Trujillo, left, and Laura Trujillo, both 7, help themselves to free pencils as they wait in line for the a new backpack filled with supplies at the backpack giveaway at the Gifford Youth Activities Center Saturday. Nearly 1,000 were given out thanks to local Gifford businesses, Home Depot, Disney's Vero Beach Resort, Oculina Bank, Renegade Riders and the Indian River County Health Department.