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50,000 expected at free Mayor's Back-to-School Fair



06:46 AM CDT on Thursday, August 5, 2010

By REBECCA RYAN / The Dallas Morning News
rryan@dallasnews.com

More than 50,000 people are expected at Fair Park today for the annual Mayor's Back-to-School Fair.
The free fair provides school supplies to eligible families – people who meet low-income guidelines and who live in Dallas or send their children to Dallas public schools.
There will also be booths for free medical, dental and vision screenings, immunizations and haircuts for school-age children.
The event is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Automobile and Centennial buildings. Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert and Dallas schools SuperintendentMichael Hinojosa are expected to attend, as are other dignitaries and executives from