LEWISBURG, WV (07/28/2010)(readMedia)– Join us for our 2010 State Fair Endowment fundraiser and be the first to experience the thrill of the Carnival Midway, sample some great fair food and support youth scholarships all at the same time!
Fun First is scheduled from 6 pm – 8 pm on Thursday, August 12th and donors will enjoy rides on the midway, a coupon for a casual cocktail reception and 2 food coupons that can be exchanged at a designated food concession on the carnival midway for a drink, cotton candy, popcorn, or corn dog!
Tickets for Fun First are $50 and can be purchased at the State Fair Administration main office from 9-3 daily or on the day/evening of the event beginning at 4 pm at the Information booth located just inside the fairgrounds as you enter via the pedestrian bridge. Parking will be in the bridge ticket booth asphalt parking lot.
According to State Manager, Marlene Jolliffe, “The State Fair endowment was created in 2007 and is to provide long term support in the areas of youth scholarships and career advancement initiatives, youth educational enrichment programs, and agricultural premiums.”
The mission of the State Fair of West Virginia is to produce a quality fair committed to the traditions of agriculture, family entertainment, and education, and to develop non-fair events that utilize the existing facilities, that create opportunities for growth, and that benefit the community served by the facility.
The 86th Annual State Fair of West Virginia opens Friday, August 13, 2010 and runs through Saturday, August 21, 2010.
