Federation News DEADLINE FOR FLORIDA
IAFE INSTITUTE OF FAIR MANAGEMENT
SCHOLARSHIP IS APRIL 1ST
Contact Lisa Hinton at
lisahinton@floridafairs.org For applications
HALL OF FAME AND ASSOCIATE OF YEAR NOMINATIONS
Each year the Florida Federation of Fairs honors individ-
uals that have had an impact on our industry and our As- sociation through the Hall of Fame Award and the Associ- ate of the Year Award. These prestigious awards are pre- sented at the Annual Convention. We ask your help in nominating deserving individuals for
these awards. Nomination forms may be requested from the Federation office at
lisahinton@floridafairs.org. The deadline for nominations is March 15
FAIR TRIP 2015
This year’s Fair Trip 2015 is tentatively set for August 27th – September 4th: PLEASE NOTE: These dates are for the people that choose the full “driving” trip. There will be opportunities to fly into/out of Baltimore, Allenton (Wilkes Barre/Scranton), or Syracuse to join the group for any portion of the trip for those that prefer not to drive.
We will visit – The Virginia State Fair- grounds
- The Maryland State Fair - The Allentown Fair - The New York State Fair - The South Carolina State Fairgrounds
With tentative side trips to – (we try to make these trips educational AND fun!) A - Amish CountryNew York Finger - Lakes region and wine country - Utz Potato Chip Factory
Thanks Tom Umiker for all your work in planning and organizing this trip! It sounds like it’s going to be a GREAT one!
We just wanted to get these dates on your calendar! Hope you will consider joining us………
..more detailed information to follow in the near future!
Past Federation President Wilson Sparks (1984) and former Federa- tion Executive Secretary Mozelle Williams paid a surprise visit to the Volusia County Fair. (left to right): David Viers, Past Federation President (2000), Wilson Sparks, Wilson's Grandson Bo, Mozelle Wil- liams, Dennis Lee. David and Mozelle are also members of the Flori- da Federation of Fairs Hall of Fame.
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Stacey Wade with the Central Florida Fair was a co- presenter at the IAFE Convention with a program on STEM. Stacey will be presenting this workshop at the Florida Federation Convention along with a second hands -on session.
DIRECTORY COVER
PHOTO CONTEST Don’t forget to enter this year’s
Directory Cover Photo Contest. Winning photos will be used on the cover of this year’s Directory. See your Convention packet or check out the Federation website at
www.floridafairs.org under the General Info – Federation Con- tests tab. A full set of the rules are available there. Photographs should be of activities during the Fair or other Fair related events.
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