Volunteer at the State Fair

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oin the Fun at the State Fair as a Volunteer!

The Nebraska 4-H program is seeking volunteers to help with exhibit entry day, judging, and serving as 4-H exhibit building hosts and greeters. Volunteers will be needed for educational activities in the 4-H building, serving as the Lil’ Green Mascot and assisting with all 4-H contests and events throughout the fair. State Fair 4-H volunteers will receive a fair pass for the day(s) they volunteer. They are looking for volunteers, parents, teens, anyone familiar with the 4-H program who will donate a little time to support 4-H.

Volunteers can sign-up by visiting http://4h.unl.edu/becomevolunteer or by contacting the Burt County extension office. A complete list of volunteer opportunities is also available on the site. If you have questions about being a 4-H volunteer at the Nebraska State Fair, please contact Cathy Johnston, Extension Educator, at (402) 472-1762 orcjohnston1@unl.edu.

 

Centennial Open House at the State Fair

Join the fun in Grand Island on Saturday, August 30 in the brand new Raising Nebraska Building. UNL Extension will host its final celebration of the 100^th anniversary of the signing of the Smith Lever Act which provided the establishment of the Extension program nationwide.

The big event will be from 1:00-5:00 p.m. with demonstrations and activities on two stages. There are also additional activities like a Scavenger Hunt and the opportunity to tape an extension testimonial (see bottom of column for extra details on these events.)

Extension Demonstrations and Activities on the Kitchen Stage

1:00 pm Cooking with Local Products

UNL Extension Food & Nutrition Team

1:30 pm 4-H Commodity Carnival: Risk Ranch

UNL Extension 4-H Youth Development Program

2:00 pm Cooking with Local Products

UNL Extension Food & Nutrition Team

3:00 pm Ice Cream Social

UNL Extension

4:00 pm Blender Bike Bonanza

UNL Extension 4-H Youth Development Program

Extension Demonstrations and Activities on the Presentation Stage

1:00 pm Do you want to be a Millionaire?

UNL Extension Community Vitality Initiative

2:00 pm Raising Nebraska Landscaping Preview

UNL Extension Water, Environment, and Community Team

2:30 pm Centennial Celebration Presentation

UNL Extension

3:00 pm Raising Nebraska Landscaping Walkthrough

UNL Extension Water, Environment, and Community Team

3:30 pm Nebraska’s Biggest Storytime

UNL Extension Learning Child Team & NET Kids powered by a Ready To Grant

4:00 pm Whisper Stethoscope

Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center

4:30 pm Automated Weather Data Network

High Plains Regional Climate Center

 

Scavenger Hunt

As part of our centennial celebration at the state fair, we are conducting a centennial emblem scavenger hunt. Several centennial emblems will be hidden across the state fair grounds. If you find one, just tweet a selfie with the emblem to #ext100 and be entered to win some UNL swag.

Testimonial Taping

During the Open House in the Conversation Pit, we will be collecting testimonials from Nebraskans on the impact that UNL Extension has had on their lives. We are asking volunteers to give us just 20-30 seconds of their time in front of the camera.

These testimonials will then be combined and made into a short video.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary Loftis,

Extension Assistant
UNL Extension – Burt County
111 North 13th Street, Suite 6
Tekamah, NE 68061
Phone: (402) 374-2929

Fax: (402) 374-2930

Internet: mloftis2@unl.edu