Fairfield County Fair Junior Leaders completed the weight of their Food Donations on 10/18/21 on the official Fairfield County Fair scales. We collected 4,925 lbs of canned food and bottled water. We had tremendous support from the community for this project including the Fairfield County Commissioners, the Fairfield County Antique Tractor Club, and the Fairfield County Cattlemen’s Association, just to name a few. Plus, numerous 4-H Clubs and FFA Chapters donated in the Fairfield County Fair Challenge. The Fairfield County Senior Fairboard voted to give back the $500 participation fee in $100 increments to those clubs donating the most food, hoping to assist with end of the year recognitions. Donated items were donated to 8 different pantries across Fairfield County including: Foundation Dinners, Lancaster Vineyard Church Food Pantry, St. Vincent DePaul, Lutheran Social Services, Maywood Community Outreach, Lancaster Fairfield Community Action, Mills Memorial United Methodist Church Food Pantry and the Baltimore-Thurston Food Pantry.
Congratulations to Our Trop 5 Winning Groups:
- Clearcreek Showmen 4-H Club
- Champions 4-H Club
- Junior Horse Exhibitors (to be used at their Spring Clinic)
- Amanda Work & Win 4-H Club
- Lithopolis Livestock 4-H Club
Aubry will be in touch with each winning club to make sure you receive your prize of $100 each for your end of the year celebrations.
Thank you to all these groups and fairgoers who donated to the canned food drive. The final results for each group can be found below:
Final Numbers: Lbs. of Food Donated
Clearcreek Showmen 497
Champions 333
Jr Horse Exhibitors 155
Amanda Work & Win 125
Lithopolis Livestock 105
Sewing Shefs 92
Blazin’ Buckeyes 52
Fairfield Union FFA 52
AC Extreme 49
Awesome Animals 23
US Kids 19
Amanda Clearcreek FFA 11
Just Kiddin 9