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Southern Colorado community steps up to welcome Beulah students back to school

Southern Colorado community steps up to welcome Beulah students back to school
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BEULAH, Colo. (KOAA) — The Town of Beulah is recovering after a summer of evacuations and loss caused by the Aspen Acres Fire.

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The southern Colorado community stepped up to give students and their families at the town's only school a night to remember. SHIELD616, the Colorado Springs Police Department and other groups hosted a back to school night at Beulah School of Natural Sciences.

The groups stepped up to give students free school supplies, a carnival and free food.

"Honestly, it's... really cool because it just kind of shows, like, everyone helping out for the little... community,... we're like the little guy," said Matt Yunker, a student at Beulah School of Natural Sciences.

More than 130 students were helped out through this event.

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