Parents and their children wait in line to get school supplies during the "Back to School Fair" held July 19, 2014 at the Flagstaff Family Food Center. Photos by Frank X. Moraga / AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Parents and their children wait in line to get school supplies during the "Back to School Fair" held July 19, 2014 at the Flagstaff Family Food Center. AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Parents and their children enjoy the "Back to School Fair" held July 19, 2014 at the Flagstaff Family Food Center. AmigosNAZ ©2014.
The Flagstaff Family Food Center served as the distribution point for the "Back to School Fair" held July 19, 2014. AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Parents and their children wait in line to get school supplies during the "Back to School Fair" held July 19, 2014 at the Flagstaff Family Food Center. AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Drummers entertain the crowd during the "Back to School Fair" held July 19, 2014 at the Flagstaff Family Food Center. AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Drummers entertain the crowd during the "Back to School Fair" held July 19, 2014 at the Flagstaff Family Food Center. AmigosNAZ ©2014.
School supplies were available from the Flagstaff City-Coconino County bookmobile during the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Health information was available at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Organizers and volunteers try to keep up with the growing crowd at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Organizers and volunteers try to keep up with the growing crowd at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Organizers and volunteers try to keep up with the growing crowd at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
More than 1,000 backpacks were available for distribution at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Organizers and volunteers try to keep up with the growing crowd at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Organizers and volunteers try to keep up with the growing crowd at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
A variety of educational information was available at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
A variety of educational information was available at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
A variety of educational information was available at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
A variety of healthy eating information was available at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
A variety of healthy eating information was available at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Volunteers from Coconino County Community Services provided information at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Volunteers from Head-Hear-Hands Pre-School in Flagstaff provided information at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Volunteers from the Arizona Grandparent Ambassadors provided information at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
A number of volunteers provided information at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Cynthia M. Pardo, community outreach liaison for First Things First, displays items at her information table during the “Back to School Fair”. AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Volunteers from Expect More Arizona provided information at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Volunteers from North Country HealthCare provided information at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Volunteers help keep the youngsters entertained at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Parents and their children gather educational and health information at the "Back to School Fair". AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Volunteers from Coconino County Parenting College provided information at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Health information was available at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Parents and their children wait in line to get school supplies during the "Back to School Fair". AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Stephanie Goodwin, youth services outreach coordinator for the Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library, helps youngsters at the bookmobile during the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Young people get their pick of school supplies at the Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library's bookmobile during the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Parents and their children gather educational and health information at the "Back to School Fair". AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Parents and their children gather educational and health information at the "Back to School Fair". AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Organizers and volunteers try to keep up with the growing crowd at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Organizers and volunteers try to keep up with the growing crowd at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Organizers and volunteers try to keep up with the growing crowd at the "Back to School Fair." AmigosNAZ ©2014.
Parents and their children gather educational and health information at the "Back to School Fair". AmigosNAZ ©2014.
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AmigosNAZ staff reports
FLAGSTAFF — Long lines didn’t deter children and their parents who were already lined up for nearly a block in the alley between Second and Third streets as they awaited the opening of the “Back to School Fair” held July 19 at the Flagstaff Family Food Center.
More than 1,000 backpacks, along with other school supplies, were available to be distributed that day in an event that had some organizers worried that maybe they did too good a job publicizing the fair.
Hannah Brand, reading room manager at the Flagstaff Family Food Center, reported that about 634 backpacks were distributed on July 19, with another 250 expected to be distributed during the following week.
