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Come Out and Support the Durham Fair

By Michelle LaPointe, Marketing Coordinator - Durham Fair

As the dog days of summer begin to wind down and the calendar slowly ticks towards September, we at the Durham Fair are hurriedly getting ready for our favorite time of year – FAIR TIME! That’s right, just 29 more days until the taste of cotton candy, fried dough and chocolate covered bananas reach your belly and the sounds of roaring tractors, mooing cows and screams from the Midway fill your ears. It certainly was a tough winter and we are working harder and faster than ever before to make sure the fairgrounds are in top condition for all of you to once again come and enjoy your favorite fall tradition. 

Your support of the Durham Fair Association means a fun-filled day of entertainment for you, your family and friends. However, it also enables us to provide service and assistance to our community in a variety of ways. Your patronage has made it possible for the Durham Fair Association to award over $500,000 in academic scholarships to local students and over $50,000 in charitable donations through the work of the Durham Fair Foundation. We have opened the big green doors of our livestock and commercial buildings to the State of Connecticut and Town of Durham to house equipment from their highway departments when needed. The Durham Fair Association has made physical improvements to the Town of Durham such as providing power on the town green for the Durham Farmer’s Market, fencing and maintaining the Old Cemetery, and constructing the hard-surfaced road in the cemetery behind Town Hall. In addition, we have made numerous financial contributions to support the Town of Durham from purchasing the first Jaws of Life for the Durham Fire Company to supporting the Durham Library through several building projects. 

The primary mission of the Durham Fair Association is to preserve and promote the agricultural heritage of Connecticut, yet we also feel it is just as important to preserve and promote the community that we live in. The items listed above are just a small sampling of what we have been able to accomplish so far, and we will continue to grow that list year after year. Our members are very excited for the 2011 Durham Fair and cannot wait to share with all of you another spectacular year! See you soon at the 92nd Durham Fair September 22nd through September 25th.

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