The event held Thursday night in the parking lot of the First Church of the Nazarene, 670 Walnut St., was held for the first time in East Liverpool.

According to Jody Wisbith, CAA Health, Behavorial Health and Dental Centers marketing coordinator, the event has typically been held in Lisbon. The change was due to the agency wanting to reach out to people in East Liverpool with their mobile unit, especially since the agency is starting to collaborate with East Liverpool City Schools and will be on-site at the schools.

“We usually do this every year and it is usually pretty successful,” Wisbith said. “Everything is free. I have CAA Carts helping me, CAA Head Start and CAA Community Services.”

Families who attended the event could drive or walk through the church parking lot and get a book bag with a notebook, glue sticks, pens and pencils along with pencil bags and colored pencils and other supplies

Dr. Bob Sylvie, psychologist, CAA Health, hands out book bags with back-to-school supplies in them to families who come through the CAA Back to School Drive Through event held at the First Church of The Nazarene Thursday in East Liverpool. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

The supplies were purchased by CAA Health. Wisbith noted that this is Community Health Center Week and the school supplies drive through is one of the events they do to help celebrate Community Health Center Week and give to the community.

Also on site for the event was the CAA Health Mobile Unit, which is used to provide dental cleanings, some medical services and counseling for students at the schools.

They were prepared to hand out approximately 400 book bags during the event. According to Wisbith there was probably handed out within the first 20 minutes.

The CAA Health Mobile Unit was on site at the CAA Health Back to School Drive Through event in East Liverpool Thursday. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

Inside the CAA Health Mobile Unit is an exam room for dental cleanings, and some medical and counseling services for students. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

Pencil bags with pencils in them were just some of the supplies available to families at the CAA Health Back to School Drive Through event Thursday. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

August Adkins and Kaela Champ, family advocates, CAA Head Start, hand out notebooks to families who come through the CAA Health Back to School Drive Through event Thursday.

August Adkins, family advocate, CAA Head Start, hands out notebooks to Brenda Criswell who is getting school supplies for her youngest child through the CAA Health Back to School Drive Through event Thursday. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

Rocco DeSarro, case manager, CAA Community Services, hands out school supplies families who come through the CAA Health Back to School Drive Through event Thursday. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

Jason Gordon, mobility management, CAA, and Austin Phillips, case manager, CAA Community Service, hand out school supplies families who come through the CAA Health Back to School Drive Through event Thursday. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

Approximately 400 book bags with notebooks, glue sticks, pens and pencils were fill to hand out at the CAA Health Back to School Drive Through event Thursday. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)