2018 Legislative Visit
Continued from page 44 Our message was an easy one this year as we greeted each
legislator with "we don't have any specific issues this year and we aren't asking for money, we are here to share with you how important Fairs are to our local communities and the state of Florida. Our message was particularly important this year as we shared facts about the role that our Florida Fairs played in the hurricane relief efforts after hurricane Irma. We left each elected official with a DVD and a flyer that docu-
mented the facts above. That evening the Federation participated in the Taste of Flori-
da Ag reception and distributed 200 bags of cotton candy and 200 candy apples donated by Netterfield’s Popcorn and Lemonade as well as 200 bags of caramel corn donated by Pence LLC. Needless to say, our booth was extremely popular! With Florida’s term limits the number of newly elected officials each year is astounding. We know how important it is to edu-
cate our elected officials about Fairs and it's even more im- portant now as there are so many new legislators. Our second Tallahassee Legislative trip was even more pro-
ductive than our first time and the Federation plans to make this an annual event.
More photographs on page 48 & 49
Terry Atchley, Hardee, Dawn Rowe, Osceola, Senator Denise Grimsley, Dist. 26 (DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Highlands, Okeechobee, and parts of Charlotte, Lee, and Polk counties), Ronnie Hull, Volusia.
Rory Martin, Pres/CEO
Florida Farm Bureau President John Hoblick and Happy Norris, Lake County Fair Manager
Sarasota County Fair, Rep. Joe Gruters, Dist. 73 (Parts of Manatee, Sarasota), Bret
Blackburn, Sarasota Co. Farm Bureau President
A big thank you to Netterfield’s for donating cotton candy and candy apples for the Federation’s trip to Tallahassee.
A big thank you to Leslie and Tyler Pence, Pence LLC for donating the caramel corn for the Federation’s Legislative trip to Tallahassee.
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