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New Longview networking group also focuses on helping special needs students

'Longview Connections' will not only benefit businesses but make an impact for special needs students
Credit: Les Hassell/News-Journal Photo
Pine Tree High School students Bre'Ana McClendon, left and Cody Brantley fold and package newly printed T-shirts Feb. 2 at Custom Graphics TX in Longview while participating in a business networking club that helps special needs students.

LONGVIEW, Texas — Once a week, Bre’Ana McClendon and her classmates, Javier SanMiguel and Cody Brantley along with teacher Suzanne Puryear, gather at Shawn Ingram’s business, Custom Graphics TX on Gilmer Road in Longview.

On the most recent Wednesday, though, it wasn’t just them. Local business professionals Michelle Gamboa, Kristin Koonce and Ben Norris also gathered around a table, talking and laughing with the Pine Tree High School students.

As they visited, the students folded T-shirts and placed them into clear plastic bags. They added size stickers and sealed the bags. It’s a job they do each week at Custom Graphics.

Read more from our CBS19 paper partner, Longview News-Journal.

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