Educational Fair Booth Winners


This year at the Lee Regional Fair many local organizations and community groups have designed booths in the Educational Exhibit Hall. The booths were judged Monday for their attractiveness, communication of theme, creativity, and educational value.

Lee County Extension and Community Association had two educational booths entered for competition. First place went to Lemon Springs ECA for their booth entitled, “Staycation, The New Way to Go!” Hearts and Hands Quilter’s Guild took second place with their booth “Hearts of Valor” detailing how to make quilts for wartime heroes.

Even 4-H clubs exhibited educational booths this year. First place went to the Home Grown Kids 4-H Club with their booth, “Energy Through the Ages”. The Barn Busters Livestock Club earned a second place ribbon with their booth entitled, “Grasses Galore”. This year’s third place award went to the “Maters n’ Taters club with their educational booth on litter prevention entitled “Be a Man, Put it in the Can”. Fourth place went to the Magetsi 4-H Club with their Booth highlighting countries that speak Spanish entitled “Paises De Habla Espanol.” Other 4-H entries included The Rockin’ Riders with their booth on “Club Information and Horse Care” the Lemon Springs Horse Club with information on the “ United States Equine Rescue League” and the 4-H Adventure Kids with their booth entitled “Learning is Cool!”.

Three vocational education booths were displayed in the exhibit hall this year. First place went to East Lee Middle School FFA with their booth promoting environmental responsibility, “Think Green: Keep Me Clean.” Southern Lee FFA provided fairgoers with Fire Ant information through their second place booth, “The Colony.” Health Occupation Students of America (H.O.S.A.) took third place with their booth focused on health information about, “Swine Flu Prevention”.

The Girl Scouts took first place in the other youth division with their booth on keeping the outdoors beautiful as you go with their booth entitled “Leave No Trace”.

Adult, Community and Civic Organization booths in the exhibit hall included efforts by LeeCAN entitled “Living Healthy Lifestyles”, the Master Gardener Volunteers with, “Who You Gonna’ Call?”, Lee County Health Department with the “Dangers of Drinking and Driving”, Lee County Parks and Recreation, “Meeting Your Physical Activity Needs”, The Asthma Coalition of Lee County with, “Air Quality Flags: What Color is the Air Today?” and Habitat for Humanity with their booth entitled, “Building Green.”

Tabletop exhibits included an entry by the North Carolina Forestry Service encouraging “Forest Fire Prevention and Awareness and Prevention of the Southern Pine Beetle.”

Lee County Area Farmers worked with Cooperative Extension to present the “Agriculture in Lee County” exhibit in the middle section of the Educational Exhibit Hall. Cooperative Extension also provided the display entitled, “N.C. 4-H, 100 Years and Growing” near the rear exit of the building.

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture will be sponsoring their Goodness Grows Kids Club Booth, which will be manned each night by Lee County 4-H Clubs, Southern Lee FFA members, and Southern Lee FCCLA members in the Educational Exhibit Hall. Young fairgoers will have the opportunity to participate in a scavenger hunt and enter a drawing for cool prizes!

Congratulations to all participants in this year’s educational booth competition. Job well done!

Bill Stone is 4-H Youth Development Agent with North Carolina Cooperative Extension in Lee County.