Flor ida Federat ion of Fairs & Livestock Shows, Inc. The Faircracker
President’s Message Rhonda Ward
Hello Friends, I hope all of you are well and rested
after the Florida Federation of Fairs Convention and after having had your own fair. Yay! Kudos to all of our Flori- da Fairs for blazing the path for all the other fairs in the country. We are FAIR STRONG and have proved that we will FIGHT FOR OUR FAIR and FAIRS WON’T BACK DOWN. I want to start with saying thank you
to everyone who came to the conven- tion and all those who worked so hard to make it a success. It sure felt good to be surrounded by all of our fair fami- ly and be able to share what we have had go on in the last year. I think we could have all sat in a room together for 3 days and just talked and been as happy as clams in high water. Who would have thought that just being able to be in person with your fair family
would mean so much a year and a half ago? God sure has taught us to appre- ciate those friendships and times we spend together. We missed some of our friends, but know that we will all meet back again next year in greater numbers and stronger in heart. I am so elated to be serving as the
president for the Florida Federation of Fairs this year. It is an honor and privi- lege to serve with all of you as we move forward into this next chapter. I know that I have big shoes to fill after Jim and Bill. They both brought us through some of the most difficult times stronger and bonded more closely than ever before. My thanks to both of you for all that you did for us during the dif- ficult times. As we move forward, I hope we will build on that bond and continue to grow our fair family. I look forward to working with each of you and implementing new and exciting ideas for our future. Never be afraid to share your ideas, we all have some- thing valuable to bring to the table so
Summer 2021
let’s bring those ideas to life. My desire for
this upcoming year is to focus on agriculture. Being the daughter of a farmer, I feel this is one of the greatest assets we pos- sess: the ability to keep it alive and educate the fairgo- er on its importance. It is our roots and our future, albeit different than what we all knew as children. Today agriculture is advancing into unknown territory it- self to stay relevant. As fairs we can tap into that and bring it into our fairs for the fair goer and most of all our fair going youth. It is important for us to stay up to date on the changes and advance with them.
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2021-2022 Board of Directors: Front from left: Chreyl Flood, Florida State Fair; Stacey Wade, Lake County Fair; Terry Atchley, Hardee County Fair; Rhonda Ward, Collier Fair; Hal Porter, Citrus County Fair; Fran Crone, Southwest Florida & Lee County Fair; Shelly Terrell, Northeast Florida Fair;. Back from left: Rita DeMier Lincoln, South Florida Fair; Jim Ward, Pasco County Fair; Bill Olson, Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair; Edie Cora, Miami-Dade County Fair; Robert Smith, Robert Smith Presents; Jay Spicer, Martin County Fair; Eddie Porcelli, Spaghetti Eddie’s; Mark Harvey, North Florida Fair; Dan West, FFF Executive Director
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