My friend and neighbor Berta Rains is putting out a plea for volunteers to help with the Unionville Community Fair at the beginning of October.
She said that directors are needed for the following divisions:
1. Youth and Adult Wood and Metalwork
2. Adult Art, Handcrafts and Holiday Crafts
3. Adult Models
4. Youth Models (Legos)
5. Youth Pottery & Ceramics
6. Youth Baked Goods
7. Adult Pottery and Ceramics
Being a director is a lot of fun and it's not hard. Each position involves about 15 hours: accepting entries at the Fair on Wednesday afternoon/evening (Oct. 3), helping with judging on Thursday (Oct. 4), and then helping out on Sunday (Oct. 7) when the exhibits are taken down.
Also needed is an auction coordinator for the Denim & Diamonds Benefit Dinner and Auction (Thursday, Oct. 4).
Berta writes: "These positions are the backbone of the Fair and many have been doing the same job for years and are just waiting for other people to step up. Part of the problem is we do not seem to have a way to educate the community at large about this aspect of the fair, the contests. We want to encourage people to enter their home products, art creations, needlework, vegetables, flowers, etc. But there are so many "new" people in the area who have no idea what the fair is about that the best we seem to do is to get them to come."
So many of us live in our own little circles, and volunteering at the Fair is a great way to branch out and get to know a much broader cross-section of our community, old-timers and newcomers alike.
Visit the Fair's website for a lot more information: www.ucfairinc.org.
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