Deb Eidsness is in full fair mode heading into August. She will participate in five county and regional events including terminal market shows and sales. These events can be very stressful for many of youth exhibitors, mentally and physically. Kids may be facing their first heartbreak, trying to talk to prospective buyers, facing pressures of the show ring, and making their stall cards. Many of these kids have spent well over a year working daily with these livestock projects. It's a hard time for them.
The fairs Deb Eidsness will be tabling at are the Stanwood Fair, the Skagit County Fair, the San Juan County Fair, and the Evergreen State Fair. She is very excited to outreach to potential AgrAbility clients in Washington State, and the fairs have been a proven way to connect.
Cheryl Reese, the new eastern Washington co-coordinator, is currently working to find a way to partner with another organization to be at the Central Washington State Fair in Yakima that runs September 20th-29th. She has been going to monthly Grange meetings, as well as monthly board meetings, at the Central Washington Agricultural Museum in Yakima. She is planning to attend the Cherry Institute coming up in January, along with several smaller events in between.
Submitted by Don McMoran