- “Profitable
Facility Usage”
• Sales tax can be earmarked to fair if voted on by the people of
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Free fairs can rent space to vendors.
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Check
state statues for Free County Fairs.
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$250 per fair for Poultry Show is under statutes.
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Get better acquainted with your
County Commissioners.
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County Commissioners can
levy tax received from state to fairs.
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Check with Oklahoma Arts Council for grant
for entertainment
pertaining to the Centennial theme.
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Check for grants under
www.grants.gov.
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Hire a commercial promoter.
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Monies can be charged for live entertainment if the entertainment
can be separated from the fair or festival, i.e.: roped off, in a
tent, or maybe in a different location.
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Get sponsorships from:
- Casinos
- Oil
Companies
- National
Chains
- Local
Businesses
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Tax Donations
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Put up signage with the sponsors names.
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Print up handbills with sponsor’s names and distribute at fair or
through local businesses.
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Have kid contests on Saturday afternoon, which is normally a down
time for smaller fairs.
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- Summary
submitted by: Cynthia Strother, OSF/Topic Moderator.
“Keeping
Livestock & Horse Shows Fresh in the New Centennial”
- Session One
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We need to offset the economic challenges faced by exhibitors, such
as fuel and hotel expenses, with incentives that encourage
participation.
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Have a “crew” of people, perhaps volunteers, to help exhibitors
locate stalls and unload.
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Incorporating more percentage shows to encourage exhibitor
participation and hopefully expand breed shows.
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Need to integrate livestock and horse show people so that they
better understand the needs and concerns of each other.
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Educational exhibits to help show the public the importance of the
agricultural industry.
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- Session Two
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Educate and get the children excited first and the adults will want
to follow up with their children.
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Have an “adult” tour day and tie it in with the “Made in
Oklahoma” theme.
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Have an agricultural poster contest, it will both educate and draw
people to see the outcome.
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Have senior 4-H’ers lead tours in the barns.
Summary
submitted by: Melinda Parsons, OSF/Topic Moderator.
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”Creative
Centennial Contests
For Your Event”
- Session
One: 12
attendants plus the moderator.
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Discussion regarding unique and new contest ideas and how to
encourage return trips to Fair/Festival.
- Suggestion:
awarding additional day or ride tickets for winners of various
contests.
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Coloring books purchased in bulk and given out to Second graders in
Grady County. A teacher would select a winner from each class that
was assigned to color one selected page.
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Landscaping contests
could be utilized to decorate your Fair site
with the recommendation that each entry becoming the permanent
property of the Fair site and was based on annual and continued
involvement and/or maintenance.
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Creative contest entries could be used to enhance and decorate
various buildings/venues; such as quilts entered and displayed for
judging in a variety of locations; or decorated stick horses, etc.
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Robotics contests; “Decorate A Shoe”; and Duct tape contest (in
which this year’s theme would be to create a duct tape wagon
wheel, conducive to the Centennial Theme.
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Suggestion encouraged impromptu scheduling and open registration to
allow these events/contests to act as down time fillers and
encourage more participation from attending spectators not otherwise
involved in other Fair competitions/shows/contests.
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Cookie Stacking Contest, in which random fairgoers stacked sandwich
type cookies.
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Hoop throwing, pie eating contest.
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Suggestion to encourage youth involvement was the “Find a Penny in
a Haystack” contest…in which they loosely arranged hay and
loosed several rolls of pennies in it.
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“Treasure Chest Hunt” with small prizes “buried” within
boxes or contained areas of styrofoam packing materials.
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Pet Show with many categories and judged by a local veterinary,
inclusive of health criteria.
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“Made In Oklahoma” oriented contests, such as items made
with/out of wheat, pigs, beef; as well as the success of a “Farmer
for the Day” competition.
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Penny Chronister, Tulsa State Fair, invited fair managers to review
the various contests offered on the
Tulsa State Fair web site under
the Creative Arts book heading and provided copies thereof.
- Session
Two: 8
attendees plus the moderator.
- Additional
suggestions included:
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Holding a barbecue contest in several categories of barbecued items
cooked “off site” and brought in for judging by certified
judges, encouraging sponsors and trophies and cash for individual
amateur exhibitors.
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Advertising was the key to successful creative contests.
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“Weenie Dog Race” in classes determined by weight and with the
dogs sporting numbered and colorful bandanas. A contest such as this
was organized and run by the local humane shelter and volunteer
help.
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“Pretty Baby Contest”; “Goat Costume Contest” in which the
exhibitor and goat were adorned in like or theme related costumes.
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A “Make It With Wool” contest, which was offered in conjunction
with a sheep show.
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Stick Horse Race offered to children in various age groups,
encouraging more involvement of younger children not capable of or
entered in other competitions.
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“Best Pet Contest”, targeted at senior 4-H groups.
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“Pet Parade”.
Summary submitted by
Marc Pankow,
OSF/Topic Moderator.
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