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Simone Smith, from left, Angela Twombly and Bobbie Dolphay pose for a photograph at the Tom LaFond State Farm agency by the collection point for school supplies they are planning to donate to local schools for children who need help getting supplies.
Simone Smith said something she saw last week made her sad enough that she took action.
Smith said she saw a father tell a little girl there was no more money to pay for her school supplies, and she has since started a school supplies drive with her co-workers.
Smith said it happened in the Walmart checkout line about a week ago.
The family in front of her was buying groceries and other items and the school supplies were at the tail end.
Smith remembers the father saying "We're going to have to stop there" by the time the belt had rolled the school supplies to the scanner.
"She said,...
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