California State Fair, July 11 - 27, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2014
MEDIA CONTACT
Jennifer Castleberry
Director of Marketing
916-496-7323
jlcastleberry@calexpo.com
FRIENDS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR VOLUNTEER GROUP OFFER MONEY FOR COLLEGE
SACRAMENTO, CA – Friends of the California State Fair will begin accepting scholarship applications today for the 2015-2016 academic school year. Applications are available online at www.CAstatefair.org. This year, 27 scholarships will be awarded in the following areas: agriculture, animal science, arts, business, culinary, education, enology, event planning, fair industry, international studies, teaching credential program, viticulture, and past exhibitors to the California State Fair.
California college students and graduating high school students are eligible and must submit an application by Thursday, March 5, 2015. Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of personal commitment, goals established for their chosen field, leadership potential and civic accomplishments. All applicants are also eligible for the Ironstone Concours d’Elegance $5,000 outstanding candidate scholarship.
“In times like these it is even more important to maintain a support base for California’s students,” said Friends of the California State Fair Executive Director Harry Moos. “The Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program is committed to offering more than $37,000 in aid to ensure that some of California’s finest young people receive the financial support they deserve.”
The Friends of the Fair Scholarship Program was initiated in 1993 and is a collaborative effort of the Friends of the California State Fair, the California Exposition & State Fair and the California State Fair Agricultural Advisory Council. Major yearly contributors to the fund include Ironstone Concours d’Elegance Foundation, Blue Diamond Growers, Western Fairs Association, California Milk Advisory Board and Bob & Beverly Gilbert.
Applications and inquiries should be sent to scholarship@calexpo.com. The California State Fair will run July 10-26, 2015.
About the California State Fair
For more than 160 years, the California State Fair has showcased the best of the Golden State. During the 2014 State Fair at Cal Expo more than 750,000 people experienced the best and made memories that will last a lifetime.Cal Expo was dedicated as a place to celebrate California’s achievements, industries, agriculture, diversity of its people, traditions and trends that shape the Golden State’s future. The 2015 California State Fair will take place July 10-26.
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Sacramento,CA 95815
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2014
MEDIA CONTACT
Jennifer Castleberry
Director of Marketing
916-496-7323
jlcastleberry@calexpo.com
FRIENDS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR VOLUNTEER GROUP OFFER MONEY FOR COLLEGE
SACRAMENTO, CA – Friends of the California State Fair will begin accepting scholarship applications today for the 2015-2016 academic school year. Applications are available online at www.CAstatefair.org. This year, 27 scholarships will be awarded in the following areas: agriculture, animal science, arts, business, culinary, education, enology, event planning, fair industry, international studies, teaching credential program, viticulture, and past exhibitors to the California State Fair.
California college students and graduating high school students are eligible and must submit an application by Thursday, March 5, 2015. Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of personal commitment, goals established for their chosen field, leadership potential and civic accomplishments. All applicants are also eligible for the Ironstone Concours d’Elegance $5,000 outstanding candidate scholarship.
“In times like these it is even more important to maintain a support base for California’s students,” said Friends of the California State Fair Executive Director Harry Moos. “The Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program is committed to offering more than $37,000 in aid to ensure that some of California’s finest young people receive the financial support they deserve.”
The Friends of the Fair Scholarship Program was initiated in 1993 and is a collaborative effort of the Friends of the California State Fair, the California Exposition & State Fair and the California State Fair Agricultural Advisory Council. Major yearly contributors to the fund include Ironstone Concours d’Elegance Foundation, Blue Diamond Growers, Western Fairs Association, California Milk Advisory Board and Bob & Beverly Gilbert.
Applications and inquiries should be sent to scholarship@calexpo.com. The California State Fair will run July 10-26, 2015.
About the California State Fair
For more than 160 years, the California State Fair has showcased the best of the Golden State. During the 2014 State Fair at Cal Expo more than 750,000 people experienced the best and made memories that will last a lifetime.Cal Expo was dedicated as a place to celebrate California’s achievements, industries, agriculture, diversity of its people, traditions and trends that shape the Golden State’s future. The 2015 California State Fair will take place July 10-26.
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CONNECT WITH US
1600 Exposition Blvd.
Sacramento,CA 95815
Toll-Free: (877) CAL-EXPO
Phone: (916) 263-FAIR
E-mail: info@
