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Help Wanted
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Alameda County Fair Agricultural Association
Chief Executive Officer
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Convention Survey
| Help make the WFA Convention and Trade Show even better. Whether you attended the show in January or not, take this short survey and provide us with your valuable feedback.
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Committee Call, Last Chance
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Important Dates
| February 19
Service Member Mixer
Riverside County Fair,
Shalimar Room, 9 a.m.
March 25-26
WFA Board Meeting
Sacramento, California
July 24-25 Feature Fair Tour OC Fair
January 5-8, 2014
WFA Convention & Trade Show Anaheim Marriott |
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New Members
| Adelante Media Group
Aloha Diner
Bacon-A-Fair
Carnival Midway
Cherokee Point Productions
Daniel DaVinci
Fire & Ice Concessions
IGX-Interactive Game Experience
Sherry's Enterprise
ShoWare by VisionOne
Sysco Corporation
TJ's Espresso Stop
Wings of Fame Productions
Get booking information by searching our online |
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New Leaders for Western Fairs Association
At the 90th annual Convention and Trade Show, Kent Hojem, Washington State Fair CEO, officially took the reigns of Western Fairs Association from 2012 WFA President Sandy Woods. Learn more about your new president in the spring issue of the Fair Dealer magazine, mailed to members in April. Pat Kress, PK Consulting moved up to the vice president position and Troy Bowers, Amador County Fair CEO, became treasurer. Woods, Nevada County Fair CEO, became the chair of the California Fairs Alliance, replacing Rick Pickering, California Exposition & State Fair, who served two terms. Ernie Guderjahn, Theater-16, Inc., will serve as chair of the Service Member Board. |
Congratulate WFA Award Winners
Purchase a congratulatory ad in the spring issue of the Fair Dealer magazine and save 25 percent! Offer your congratulations to WFA Barham, Merrill and Hall of Fame recipients, or to those celebrating an anniversary or a new position. Many sizes and price points to choose from. To book your ad, fill out the insertion order, or contact Lori Hanley at (916) 927-3100 or lorih@fairsnet.org. View the WFA Advertising Guide. |
Blue Ribbon Scholarship Program
The Blue Ribbon Foundation is proud to once again be offering two scholarship opportunities for children and grandchildren of Western Fairs Association members. Two $2,500 scholarships are available; one for a child or grandchild of a service member and one for a child or grandchild of permanent fair staff. With money raised throughout 2012 and at the Blue Ribbon Foundation Silent and Live Auctions at the 2013 WFA Convention in Reno, the scholarships will be awarded in July for the 2013/14 school year.
Do you know a bright young star that would benefit from this scholarship program? Download the application packet. Applications are due March 8. The Friends of the California State Fair is hosting the application and selection process.
The Blue Ribbon Foundation is a subsidiary of Western Fairs Association. As a charitable, nonprofit organization, it is dedicated to supporting the fair industry through professional and public outreach.
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Feature Fair Tour, Save the Date
Western Fairs Association's Feature Fair Tour will head to the OC Fair July 24-25. Meetings Manager Liz Waxstein is hard at work making plans for this must-attend event. Receive behind-the-scenes tours from OC staff. Stay tuned for more information, including tour details and costs.
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2013 WFA/NICA Endorsed Souvenir Cup
Today's customers are looking for value. A discounted refill program gives added value and drives repeat traffic back to your food stands. Plus, it reduces waste. Any WFA fair or food concessionaire member can order the WFA/NICA endorsed, 32-ounce souvenir cup. The cup is available through your local Sysco warehouse in Sacramento, Modesto, San Francisco and Ventura. A portion of all sales goes to help fund the WFA and NICA scholarship programs.
Approved Fairs
Click here for a list of fairs that have endorsed this cup and will allow you to offer it at their event. Bring existing cup inventory from previous fairs or purchase new cup inventory from Sysco.
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