FROM THE PRESIDENT Paul Davis
Happy New Year, Folks! I am sending
this message with much anticipation of a year full of promise and great success for all the fairs and expos in the Sunshine State. The Fair Season is upon us and I had the
pleasure and privilege to attend the opening day of the Manatee County Fair as they launched the Florida Fair season into full swing. There are still many Fairs to be held between now and convention time. With that being said, now is the time to take a road trip, enjoy the beautiful Florida weather and seek out some outstanding Florida fairs and the delicious food, exhibitors and vendors they have to offer. Not to men- tion, it would be another excuse to pal around with some, dare I say, “seasoned” Federation friends and may spark some new ideas that you’re looking to integrate at your fair! Speaking of friends, we had a great turnout for our annual “Fair Part-
ners Shootout.” The Shootout was held again at the FishHawk Sporting Clays in Lithia, FL. We are honored to have partnered with NICA and OABA to offer our fair industry friends another great opportunity to network and have fun while doing so. We thank our sponsors for this event (see page 46). We have some managers retiring, new managers stepping up, new
managers coming in. Best wishes to all, and please make them feel welcome to this great industry. The 2019 FFF Convention and Zone 2 meeting is right around the
corner and we’re gearing up to offer you the best workshops, panels and discussion topics in the state! The opportunities are endless and we hope you will join us for this year’s event. It will be held at the Re- naissance World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida from May 16-18. Save the date for this event for it is people like you who make this or- ganization what it is! Always, Paul
DIRECTORS MEETING NOTICE
The Florida Federation of Fairs Board of Directors will meet
Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Renaissance World Golf Resort
FAIRCRACKER-SPRING 2019
BOARD OF
OFFICERS President
Paul Davis, President Florida Strawberry Festival
303 N Lemon Street, Plant City, FL 33563 Phone: 813-752-9194
paul@flstrawberryfestival.com
First Vice President Bill Olson, CFE
Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair Second Vice President
Jim Ward, Pasco County Fair Secretary/Treasurer
Rhonda Ward, Collier County Fair
Immediate Past President Dawn Rowe
Osceola County Fair and
Kissimmee Valley Livestock Show DIRECTORS
Terry Atchley, Hardee County Fair
Fran Crone, SW FL & Lee County Fair Mark Harvey, North Florida Fair Shawn Krauel, Central Florida Fair
Rita DeMier Lincoln, South Florida Fair Hal Porter, Citrus County Fair
Stacey Wade, Osceola County Fair Dan West, Manatee County Fair
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS
Richard George, George’s Fun Foods Tim Stevens, G.L. Berg Entertainment
HONORARY DIRECTORS Danny Raulerson
Florida Dept. of Agriculture Scot Eubanks, Florida Farm Bureau
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Lisa Hinton, CFE
2019 IAFE Management Conference Costa Mesa, CA
MAY 3-5, 2019 MAY 16-18, 2019
Renaissance Resort at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine
Florida Federation of Fairs And Zone 2 Convention
August 7-11
SUMMER FAIR TRIP—Wisconsin State Fair September 6-7
Summer Workshop—Jacksonville December 1-4
2019 IAFE CONVENTION - San Antonio, Texas 3
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