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Back to School Event Expo.
July 23, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Date: July 23, 2022
Time: 9:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Rent One Park
1000 Miners Drive
Marion, Illinois 62959
Who: Franklin-Williamson County Positive Youth Development Action Team (FW-PYD), Black
Diamond, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Salvation Army, and other partner
organizations.
Why: On July 23rd the Franklin-Williamson County PYD will be hosting a free Back to School
Event at Rent One Park. This event will include free backpacks, free school supplies, free
dental exams, free eye exams, free school physicals, immunizations, a resource fair, food
trucks, kids’ consignment, games, free haircuts, and more! The event is geared towards
youth and families to foster healthy development, raise awareness of support services and
access to care, and create great childhoods. This is not only a day filled with fun activities,
but an opportunity for positive growth and development for the entire family unit.
The overall goal of the FW-PYD is to “support and promote positive youth development
in Franklin and Williamson County through prevention programs and services,
networking and collaboration, and raising public awareness of resources devoted to the
well-being of young people.” One of the most critical components of this event is our
resource fair. The resource fair creates an opportunity for families to identify support
systems, tools, and community connections that they need to thrive and succeed within
the region. This event is made possible by donations from supporting agencies and
organizations from surrounding areas.
Please join us July 23rd to show your support of positive youth and family development!
