With class back in session today for Dallas ISD schools, many families have prepared over the past weekend with the tax-free deals. However, if there were a few to-dos that didn’t quite make it off your list an upcoming event this weekend can make it happen.
Thurgood Marshall Recreation Building. Photo by Victoria Hernandez.
This Saturday, August 16 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., visit the Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center in Red Bird for the Journey to Wellness Community Fair.
The fair will feature free on-site wellness screenings along with free wellness activities including massages and hair cuts. With over 30 vendors, there will be school supply distribution, bounce houses, games and a DJ.
In addition to vendors and services, there will be over $3,000 worth of items in the raffle during the event. The grand prize is a pair of tickets to see Chris Brown.
Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center is located at 5150 Mark Trail Way.
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Victoria Hernandez is an editor for the Advocate. Prior to joining the Advocate, she wrote for Walton Insights, KUAF 91.3 and UARK Student Media. Victoria studied at the University of Arkansas, earning a B.A. in English/Journalism with minors in history and gender studies and a M.A. in Journalism with a Graduate Certificate in African and African American Studies. She can be reached by email at vhernandez@advocatemag.com