Brunswick County's $188 million winner to host school supplies giveaway

Updated: Aug. 18, 2017 at 12:48 PM EDT
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Free food and free school supplies will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis...
Free food and free school supplies will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis (Source: The Marie Holmes Foundation)

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Brunswick County's $188 million Powerball winner is giving back.

Marie Holmes will hold a back-to-school giveaway Saturday, August 19.

The event will be held at the West Brunswick High School gym from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free food and free school supplies will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis. Children in grades K-12 are eligible to receive the supplies.

Holmes, who won the $188 million lottery in February of 2015, will be at the event.

The giveaway is sponsored by The Kid's Connect and the Marie Holmes Foundation.

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