The Story County Blast Back to School Fair held August 9 at Ames Middle School helped relieve the burden of back to school expenses for local families of K-12 students. This is a community effort coordinated by many Story County organizations and groups of volunteers.  For the second consecutive year, Ames Golden K Kiwanis members contributed significantly to this event donating a large number of items for 24 different types of “back to school” supplies. This, along with cash donations, totaled approximately $1,800!