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He’s paying it forward

Middle school student starts clothing closet for students, community members in need

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Gared Skorick decided to start a clothing closet at Liberty Middle School as a way to give back after he had been helped by being able to use one at Anacortes Middle School.

Gared Skorick knows what it’s like to go without the essentials.

The 13-year-old Camas resident once had to move, without much warning, to an entirely different city and school due to life circumstances,

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