by Marketing | Jul 4, 2024 | Foundation Spotlight
Confucious once said, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” This quote perfectly embodies July’s Volunteer Spotlight: Kent Jaecke. Kent has volunteered at the Foundation’s signature FUNdraising event-Boots and Bling for...
by Marketing | Jul 4, 2024 | Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
Two months before opening day of the 111th Kansas State Fair, the fairgrounds is abuzz with constant activity awaiting completion of the 1861 Club, while the Foundation is making final preparations for Boots and Bling scheduled for August 10. The Kansas State Fair...
by Marketing | Jun 6, 2024 | Boots and Bling, Press Releases
The Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation has set a date for BOOTS and BLING 2024 – Summer Breeze! for Saturday, August 10 to be held at the Meadowlark Building on the Kansas State Fairgrounds. Boots and Bling is the signature event of the Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation and...
by Marketing | Jun 6, 2024 | Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
Lori Hart has dozens, perhaps hundreds, of fond memories from her employment with the Kansas State Fair (1999-2015). Some of her favorite recollections are the part she played in establishing the Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation and Boots and Bling. Hart joined the...
by Marketing | Apr 27, 2024 | Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
Young Sara Wight arrived at her first Kansas State Fair as a 4-H member from Burlingame in Osage County and, from all accounts, was “hooked” on what she saw in what was destined to be a lifelong experience. Today, Sara is the spouse of John Evans and they are...
