Message from the Executive Director
Dear Federation of Fair Members: It’s just about time for “Rockin’ ‘n’ Boppin’“ at this
Lisa Hinton, Executive Director 12802 Balm Boyette Road Riverview, Florida 33579
Phone: 813-763-0161 Fax: 888-233-1501
lisahinton@floridafairs.org www.floridafairs.org
President C. E. ―Happy‖ Norris
Florida Federation of Fairs & Livestock Shows, Inc. Lake County Fair Mailing Address: PO Box 221
Eustis, FL 32727-0221 Location:
2101 CR 452, Eustis
Phone: 352-357-7111 Fax: 352-357-7347 Email:
lakecofair@aol.com
Florida Federation of Fairs & Livestock Shows, Inc. Board of Directors
OFFICERS President
C.E. “Happy” Norris, Lake County Fair First Vice President
Dan West, Manatee County Fair Second Vice President
Gayle Hart, Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair Secretary-Treasurer
Pete Sutton, Clay County Fair Immediate Past President
Jeanne Keaton, St Lucie County Fair DIRECTORS
Felecia Frenkel Chivington Pensacola Interstate Fair
Phil Clark, Miami-Dade County Fair & Expo Charles Pesano, Florida State Fair Dawn Rowe, Osceola County Fair
Toby Turner, Firefighters Indian River County Fair Tom Umiker, Greater Hillsborough County Fair Rick Vymlatil, South Florida Fair Jim Ward, Pasco County Fair
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS Vicki Oler-Senecal—Oler Productions
Joe Repass, K & K Insurance Group of Florida HONORARY DIRECTORS Danny Raulerson
Florida Dept. of Agriculture, Farmers Market Division
Frankie Hall Florida Farm Bureau
The opinions expressed in this newsletter are by those authors writing the articles and are theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the Florida Federation of Fairs and Livestock Shows, Inc. The Florida Federation of Fairs and Livestock Shows, Inc. is not responsible for the accuracy of any of the infor- mation supplied by the authors, nor does it take on any responsibil- ity or liability for its content.
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year’s Annual Federation Convention and IAFE Zone II Meeting. Be sure to check out our website at
www.floridafairs.org for all the Convention and Zone II
information and don’t forget – you can Register online! Zone II will be back with us again! This will give us a chance to
make new friends and visit with old acquaintances. Also, what a great opportunity for our Associate members to get exposure to even more Fairs! Your Convention Committee is planning a great event for you with
new and exciting ideas. You won’t want to miss this year’s President’s Party honoring Happy Norris as well as all our Past Presidents – the event will be fun for all so come ready for a Rockin’ ‘n’ Boppin’ good time! There are also a wide variety of educational workshops, panels, and round table discussions – the opportunity to learn and share is unlimited! This year’s program will again feature an IAFE Fair Man- agement Institute “for credit” class which is also open to all convention attendees. This year’s topic is “Sponsorships 1.” A special thanks also to all our Associate Members for their contin-
ued support of our organization. Our goal is to better our industry by working hand in hand. Don’t forget – Mark your calendars for May 17th – 19th with the Golf
Tournament on May 16th. Hope we see you at the Convention – Zone II Meeting!
IMPORTANT DATES
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS YEAR’S SUMMER WORKSHOP JULY 27 & 28
April 23 - April 26
44th Annual IAFE Management Conference Des Moines Marriott Hotel, Des Moines, Iowa
May 17—19, 2012
Annual Florida Federation of Fairs Convention And Zone II Meeting
World Golf Village Renaissance Resort
500 South Legacy Trail, St. Augustine, FL July 27—28, 2012
Federation Summer Workshop Manatee County Fairgrounds
November 25 - November 29
122nd Annual IAFE Convention and Trade Show Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
May 16—18, 2013
Annual Florida Federation of Fairs Convention Naples Grande Beach Resort, Naples, FL
May 15—17, 2014
Annual Florida Federation of Fairs Convention Naples Grande Beach Resort, Naples, FL
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