Florida Federation News IAFE SCHOLARSHIP
The Florida Federation of Fairs in conjunction with
North American Midway has been offering an IAFE Scholarship for several years. We would encourage anyone enrolled in the IAFE Institute of Fair Man- agement (or anyone considering enrolling in the Institute) to apply for this scholarship. It is our goal to prepare our future leaders in the Fair indus- try. The deadline for the Scholarship application is March 1st and applications can be requested from
lisahinton@floridafairs.org. The Guidelines for the scholarship are as follows: Applicant must have submitted an application for
or be currently enrolled in the Institute of Fair Man- agement or the Institute graduate program and be a Florida resident involved with a Florida Fair. Applicant may apply each year he or she is en-
rolled in the Institute or the graduate program, but shall not be eligible to receive a scholarship more than 6 years total. Preference for awarding of schol- arship each year will be to first-time applicants. Application period is January 1, through April 1 of
each year. Each year one (1) scholarship of $1000 each may
be awarded if committee deems there is a qualified applicant. Scholarship winners will be announced at the Flor-
ida Federation of Fairs Annual Banquet. The scholarship can be used for payment of fees
incurred for the IAFE Institute of Fair Management Summit or the graduate program. For a full copy of the rules and an application, go
to
www.floridafairs.org . IMPORTANT NEW INFORMATION:
The Florida Feder- ation of Fairs is pleased to an- nounce ment
an with
agree- UMS
Banking, one of our Associate members. Any Florida Fair that uses UMS mer- chant account services for processing their credit card and online merchant services will generate a referral fee to the Federation based on their gross income. We have several Florida Fairs that are currently using UMS, one of which is the Greater Jacksonville Ag Fair. Bill Olson has indicated that he would be glad to visit (904-353-0535) with any of you that might have questions about the program. If you are interested in this, the contact person at UMS Banking is Suzanne Haas at
suzanne.haas@myfpp.com or su-
zanne@umsbanking.com or 800-324-8323 (office) or 818- 207-0316 (cell).
12 Dan West, Manager Manatee County Fair
Manatee County Distinguished Citizen Award 1956-2014
Each year since 1956, the Manatee River Fair Association
in conjunction with the Manatee Board of County Commis- sioners recognizes individuals who have made significant and meritorious contributions to Manatee County in the way of volunteer community service. The Distinguished Service Award is presented each year on opening day of the Fair at the VIP Luncheon. Dignitar- ies, Elected Officials, Fair Directors and Volunteers attend the annual luncheon to get a sneak peek of what’s to come during the 11 day run of the Fair. During this event, the recipient of the award is revealed to all in attendance. Family members of the recipient are notified ahead of the event and plans are made to have them enter the room after the announcement is made. A second event takes place later in the year where their footprints are cast in concrete and permanently located on the Manatee County Courthouse Square. This past spring, the footprints along with all of the monuments on the square were reorganized when the historic Manatee County Courthouse was remod- eled. Since the inception of the Distinguished Service Award we have 62 footprints cast and on display at the courthouse. Given the new design for the monuments, citi- zens can stroll by and learn of past community leaders that helped make Manatee County a great place to live!
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