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The Mayor's 8th Annual Back 2 School Fest presented by Shell will provide 25,000+ Houston area students, who have pre-registered, with free backpacks, school supplies, immunizations, vision screenings, dental screenings and other free services.

The opening ceremony starting at 7:45 a.m. will include remarks from Mayor Sylvester Turner, Kimberly Phillips, Associate General Counsel, Shell Oil Company, and Renu Kahtor, chancellor of the University of Houston System and president of the University of Houston.

The date for the event is Saturday, August 11, 2018, at 7:45 a.m. at George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX 77010.

The City of Houston thanks our 2018 Back 2 School Fest Event Sponsors and Supporters:

Presenting Sponsor: Shell Oil Company. Host & Sponsor: Houston First.

Sponsors: University of Houston; Undies For Everyone; Kroger; Texas Barber College; Walgreens; Comcast; CenterPoint Energy; MetroPCS; Kelsey-Seybold Clinic; A-MAX Insurance; TDECU; Fiesta; Enterprise; Legacy Community Health; Mothers Against Drunk Driving; Ventavia Research Group; Raising Cane’s; Sun Coast Resources; Caring for Children Foundation-Care Van Program; National Kidney Foundation; US Family Health Plan; Jetco Delivery; Tex Expo; Smart City; METRO; Summit Dental Center; Texas Exposition Services; Houston Food Bank; Delta Dental; Urs Logo; STS Brand; Houston Health Foundation; DentaQuest; Children's Museum of Houston.

Media Partners: Greensheet Media; Telemundo; 89.3 KSBJ; Univision; Air1 103.7; CW39 Houston.