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Williams Elementary in Gary will host its first Community Engagement Day on Saturday.
The event will start with a one-mile run around the school at 9 a.m., said school social worker Maxine Patton-Weaver. Community events continue from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Organizations including Caring Corner, Familia Dental, State Farm, NIPSCO, Project ReBuild Truancy Court and Capital City Family Services will be have information booths.
The event is open to school parents and the public, she said. Politicians including Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky and state Sen. Eddie Melton are expected to attend.
The school is located at 1320 E. 19th Ave. in Gary.