Jack's Gas back to school giveaway event in Visalia this weekend

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Showing his gratitude for customers, Yakoob Mohamed is gearing up to springiness distant a 1000 backpacks to students who are backmost successful school.

"We person been blessed successful this constitution astatine Jack's Gas successful Visalia. The radical enactment and emotion and continuously supporting us. Showing love. It's thing to springiness backmost to the community, and what they bash for us," expresses Yakoob.

Jack's Gas is celebrating their 5th twelvemonth of concern successful North Visalia.

They person hosted respective raffles and giveaways done the years but this year's intent is simply a small different.

"In the summer, successful June, erstwhile the problems were happening successful L.A. with ICE, we were affected large time, radical would sneak successful the nighttime to currency their checks," recalls Yakoob, "They utilized to travel successful with $700 - $800 down to $300, $400 the most. Half of your income is gone, however are you gonna survive? It's scary, truthful I anticipation this helps."

Saturday's lawsuit volition see escaped raffles for 5 hover boards, much than 75 AirPods, 2 bikes, 2 iPads, an iPhone and a PS5.

Plus, escaped food, drinks, amusement for children, reptile show, pony rides, antithetic nutrient vendors and overmuch more.

"Tacos, everything for everyone, banda, determination is gonna beryllium dancing. We admit each the radical that enactment america present successful Visalia and we emotion you all. We emotion everyone present successful Visalia," mentions Omar Mohamed, Jack's Gas Manager.

For Yakoob, his extremity is to instrumentality attraction of the radical who support him successful business..

"They ever amusement love, they would alternatively drive, skip stores conscionable to travel to our determination and bargain from america truthful that means a batch for maine and without the assemblage this is not possible, without their emotion and enactment it is not imaginable astatine all,' says Yakoob.

The lawsuit volition instrumentality spot this play connected Saturday, August 30, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

There are 1,000 backpacks and it is first-come, first-served, truthful radical are encouraged to get retired present early.

Jack's Gas Number 3 is located successful North Visalia connected Dinuba Boulevard and Houston Avenue.

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