It may depend on 'where' the funding come from. I work for a fair named the Western Washington Fair (commonly called the Puyallup Fair). It is a private, non-profit corporation and does accept entries from all over. And being the 6th largest fair in the US, ribbons won by animals are highly valued. Lorri
----- Original Message ----- From: "Panza, Robin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 6:21 AM Subject: RE: [lace] Fair Entries. > >>>From: Elizabeth Ligeti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > the entries were limited to only those people who lived in that State. > This, I feel would be one reason why they don't get many entries. Opening > it > up to anyone might get a greater response.<<< > > State and county fairs were (and many still are) intended to show off the > quality of products from that state or county. It was a showcase for > that > region's livestock, produce, handcrafts, etc. It seems bizarre to me to > hear of Australians or Virginians entering the Colorado state fair. That > seems like taking your sheep to an international stamp convention. > > If a fair is intended for more than just that region, it shouldn't be > called > a regional fair. Give it some other name. > > just my not-so-humble opinion, > Robin P. > Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA > http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com/ > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
