Photos: Lineweaver school kids get coats and pizza
With financial backing from the Rincon Optimist Club, 52 students from Lineweaver Elementary School in Tucson shopped for a new winter coat, gloves and knit cap on Nov. 16, 2017. Afterward, they consumed nearly 60 pizzas from Peter Piper Pizza next door and enjoyed free tokens for video games.
Coats for Kids
Charles Dulin, center, examines the fit of a new jacket with help from exceptional education teacher Sima Babakhani, left, and Rincon Optimist Club vice president Mick Gent, right, during the Educational Enrichment Foundation's Coats for Kids event at the Fallas discount store, 4152 E. 22nd St., on Nov. 16, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz.
Coats for Kids
Exceptional education teacher Sima Babakhani, left, helps zip up a masked jacket hood feature for Elius Perez during the Educational Enrichment Foundation's Coats for Kids event at the Fallas discount store, 4152 E. 22nd St., on Nov. 16, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz.
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Jerrod Rynders, right, with the Rincon Optimist Club, helps Malik Washington, 5, try on a coat during the Educational Enrichment Foundation's Coats for Kids event at the Fallas discount store, 4152 E. 22nd St., on Nov. 16, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz.
Coats for Kids
Charles Dulin, right, examines the fit of a new jacket with help from exceptional education teacher Sima Babakhani during the Educational Enrichment Foundation's Coats for Kids event at the Fallas discount store, 4152 E. 22nd St., on Nov. 16, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz.
Coats for Kids
Charles Dulin eagerly reaches in for a breadstick at Pter Piper Pizza during the Educational Enrichment Foundation's Coats for Kids on Nov. 16, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz.
Coats for Kids
Calypso Larsen smiles during a ride on the carousel at Peter Piper Pizza after getting a new coat from next door at Fallas discount store, 4152 E. 22nd St., on Nov. 16, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz.
Coats for Kids
Educational enrichment foundation executive director Pam Francis, right, helps Calypso Larsen with her pizza buffet lunch at Peter Piper Pizza after getting a new coat from next door at Fallas discount store, 4152 E. 22nd St., on Nov. 16, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. Through financial backing from the Rincon Optimist Club, 52 students from Lineweaver Elementary shopped for a new winter coat, gloves and knit cap. Afterward, they consumed nearly 60 pizzas from Peter Piper Pizza next door and enjoyed free tokens for video games.
Coats for Kids
Elementary-schoolers sign a thank you card for the Rincon Optimist Club before enjoying a pizza lunch at Peter Piper Pizza during the Educational Enrichment Foundation's Coats for Kids event on Nov. 16, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. Through financial backing from the club, 52 students from Lineweaver Elementary shopped for a new winter coat, gloves and knit cap at nearby Fallas discount store. Afterward, they consumed nearly 60 pizzas and enjoyed free tokens for video games.
Coats for Kids
Shayne Ballesteros focuses his claw placement at Peter Piper Pizza during the Educational Enrichment Foundation's Coats for Kids event on Nov. 16, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. Through financial backing from the club, 52 students from Lineweaver Elementary shopped for a new winter coat, gloves and knit cap at nearby Fallas discount store. Afterward, they consumed nearly 60 pizzas and enjoyed free tokens for video games.
Coats for Kids
Clad in his new coat, Isaiah Brickey clutches his tickets while playing a game at Peter Piper Pizza during the Educational Enrichment Foundation's Coats for Kids event on Nov. 16, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. Through financial backing from the club, 52 students from Lineweaver Elementary shopped for a new winter coat, gloves and knit cap at nearby Fallas discount store. Afterward, they consumed nearly 60 pizzas and enjoyed free tokens for video games.
Coats for Kids
Still clad in her new coat, Natalie Nunez sips her soda at Peter Piper Pizza during the Educational Enrichment Foundation's Coats for Kids event on Nov. 16, 2017, in Tucson, Ariz. Through financial backing from the club, 52 students from Lineweaver Elementary shopped for a new winter coat, gloves and knit cap at nearby Fallas discount store. Afterward, they consumed nearly 60 pizzas and enjoyed free tokens for video games.
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