. Agricultural societies newsletter. Agriculture. THE BEAVERLODGE FAIR. Submitted by: Susan Meyer, DHE, Grande Prairie I'm proud of Beaverlodge. The volunteers who organized this first community fair should smile all winter. As an outsider, here are my views on why it was so successful. 1: No volunteer tried to do everything. 2: Every volunteer talked up the great work. 3: The fair was planned with the entertainment and education; exhibitors and spectators in mind. The little details which ensure a friendly atmosphere and enough interest for everyone included: 1: Name tags on volunteers, judge
. Agricultural societies newsletter. Agriculture. THE BEAVERLODGE FAIR. Submitted by: Susan Meyer, DHE, Grande Prairie I'm proud of Beaverlodge. The volunteers who organized this first community fair should smile all winter. As an outsider, here are my views on why it was so successful. 1: No volunteer tried to do everything. 2: Every volunteer talked up the great work. 3: The fair was planned with the entertainment and education; exhibitors and spectators in mind. The little details which ensure a friendly atmosphere and enough interest for everyone included: 1: Name tags on volunteers, judges and exhibitors - there always seemed to be someone approachable for conversation with a stranger. 2: Local judges who stayed for much of the public time. 3: After the judging, each convenor arranged their areas for viewing by the public. The backdrops and tables were works of art in themselves. 4: Displays of exhibits included the judges name and posters describing judging standards. 5: The area had business displays in the center, ensuring a people presence in all parts of the room, and judged events on the outside. 6: The committee piggy backed this first community fair on the annual children's fair which boosted both events in importance. I heard the pride of volunteers who were turning to plans for a bigger and better show next year. If my address were Beaverlodge, I'd go for better but I might forget bigger. The community feeling is too precious to waste on an event to show off to neighbours - in my Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Farm Development Division; Alberta. Engineering and Rural Services Division; Alberta. Rural Services Division. Edmonton, Alta. : Alberta Agriculture, Farm Development Division
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