by Marketing | Feb 29, 2024 | Uncategorized, Press Releases
Do you love the Kansas State Fair? Do you have creative ideas or do you know someone with creative ideas? Do you like cool T-shirts? Then YOU are exactly who we are looking for! Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation is excited to sponsor our inaugural T-shirt contest for...
by Marketing | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Margaret Mead said, “Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has.” Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only...
by Marketing | Feb 1, 2024 | Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
No long-term event is successful without the support of dedicated volunteers who serve with no expectations of monetary gain, letters of commendation or plaques of recognition. Perhaps, no finer example of volunteerism exists than those who have stepped forward for...
by Marketing | Jan 4, 2024 | Shank's Take: Newsletter Column
Harland Priddle, a Kansas original, icon and legend in his own time, whose multiple careers included time spent with the Kansas State Fair, passed away December 12. Photo credit: Lt. Governor David Toland on X (formerly Twitter). In 2020, Harland, who grew up on...
by Marketing | Jan 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
In 2004, John and I were asked by Mary Alice Lair to serve as members of the Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation Board of Directors. John and I have always loved the Kansas State Fair, and we have great memories of bringing our children to Hutchinson to see their 4-H...
