When the doors opened shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday at the downtown John S. Knight Center, Summit for Kids volunteer Kim Martell said it was a sight to behold. “There was a constant stream of people,” Martell said, standing at the Mill Street entrance. “They were lined up from here all the way down to East Market Street, starting from well before 9 o’clock in the morning!”And it was worth the long wait in line to get in, said Judy Williamson, a 68-year-old grandmother from Norton who attended the free event with her grandson, Logan Miller, 7, and her 19-month-old niece, Kirsten Farson.Williamson said they waited in line for nearly two hours.“It was really worth it. If the Lord lets me stand on these legs, I’m coming again! Anything for kids I love,” Williamson said. The event, in its second year of showcasing an array of Summit County services for children and families, offered free immunizations, free medical and dental health screenings for children ages 3 to 6, free backpacks filled with school supplies, arts and crafts, entertainment, a teen fashion show and more than 100 booths.The free backpacks of school supplies numbered more than 6,000, volunteers said.By 11:30 a.m., Summit County Executive Russ Pry said in a WNIR radio interview that the crowds had already exceeded last year’s turnout of 8,000 for the first event.Pry said Saturday’s crowd, at its peak, was between 13,000 and 15,000.“It was a great day for Summit County and our families,” Pry said.Williamson cheerfully helped her grandson, Logan, build a birdhouse from wood in the crafts area with dozens of other families.Despite the constant clamor of hammers and nails, Williamson said she was enjoying every minute of it.“This is very awesome. It’s the first year we came,” she said. “I noticed it advertised on a billboard out in Norton where we live, so I called my daughter and said: ‘Give me your son, we’re going!’ ” Roaming the vast exhibition areas of the Knight Center were the meet-and-greet characters Spider-Man from Marvel Entertainment, Walkaround Zoe from Sesame Street and the University of Akron mascot, Zippy.But it wasn’t all fun and games.Summit County Juvenile Court Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio and many of her professional staff attended. She offered juveniles who have been in trouble the chance to expunge or seal their records in official hearings. The usual $50 fee was waived.Juveniles who completed their court programs,with no new incidents of any kind for two years past probation were eligible, Teodosio said. By 1:30 p.m., the judge said she had successfully completed six hearings to seal or expunge records.Volunteer Elaine Harlin said the court program, named Operation Fresh Start, was the 2008 brainchild of the late Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice, Thomas J. Moyer. “He brought all the counties together and challenged all of them to begin focusing on juveniles and their families to prevent them from showing up in court,” Harlin said. Behind the scenes of Saturday’s event, dozens of volunteers worked to make all the activities ready for action.Organizer Rashara Walker said it took about 35 volunteers alone to fill the green backpacks with the school supplies.Four sponsors — PNC Bank, the Akron Metropolitan Transit Authority, the Foresters and New Horizon Youth Center — funded the backpack giveaway.Ed Meyer can be reached at 330-996-3784 or at emeyer@thebeaconjournal.com.