LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A Las Vegas family held its third annual Jaya’s Light Back-to-School Giveaway, distributing free backpacks and school supplies to children in need in memory of 3-year-old Jaya Brooks, who was killed in a wrong-way crash on U.S. 95 in 2023.
Organizers said this year’s turnout was the largest since the event began, with lines out the door and dozens of families filling bags with notebooks, rulers, crayons and other school basics. Free haircuts were also available at this year’s event.
Who the event serves
The giveaway targets children who need extra support, including homeless students, families staying at Ronald McDonald House, and children in local hospitals. Organizers said the event runs entirely on outside donations, with all items free to attendees.
“Today this is all free for you,” Brooks said.
A father’s tribute
Jan Brooks, Jaya’s father, said the event is his way of carrying on his daughter’s memory…