Wednesday, January 6, 2010

PA State Grange at 2010 PA Farm Show


Come visit the PA State Grange booth at this year's 94th annual PA Farm Show, January 9-16, 2010 at the Farm Show Complex, N. Cameron & Maclay Streets, Harrisburg, PA. The show runs daily from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. except for the final Saturday, the 16th when it ends at 5:00 p.m.

The PA State Grange booth will be located in the Main Hall (just off Maclay Street) along the north wall. (If you walk in the Maclay Street entrance, go past the butter sculpture all the way to the first wall and turn right, we will be on your left along the wall). Stop by and say you saw our blog and receive a special "gift" from the Grange.

The PA Farm Show complex is the largest indoor complex of its kind in North America with about 25 acres indoors, nearly 6,000 animal entries, 10,000 competitive exhibits and 270 commercial exhibitors, offering more than $560,000 in prize money. This year, the PA Department of Agriculture is predicting that between 400,000 and 500,000 people will visit the show during the eight days! Admission is FREE (parking is $10/car)

The Grange is a family fraternal organization dedicated to the betterment of rural living through community service, education, legislation, and fellowship. It is the oldest agricultural and rural advocacy organization in the country.

5 comments:

  1. It is now the beginning of Day 4 of the PA Farm Show. I think about 100,000 people came through on the weekend! Successful show so far, signing up new members. Planning to sign up the new Secretary of Agriculture, Russell Redding this afternoon...Photo Op!

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  2. Day 5 (of 8)of the PA Farm show has begun. A balmy 26 degrees this morning. Expecting Ed Luttrell, National Grange President to stop in at the show later this morning.

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  3. Day 6 of the PA Farm Show - yesterday was an outstanding public relations day for the Grange. National Grange President Ed Luttrell drove up from Washington, D.C. to spend the day at the Farm Show and we signed up PA Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding as a new Grange member! Today is Legislative Day.

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  4. Day 7 of the PA Farm Show. Tomorrow is the last day. Still seeing large crowds especiallyin afternoon/early evening. Celebrity milking competition is this afternoon.

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  5. Day 8 is complete and the PA Farm Show is history. We tore the booth down and had everything returned to the PA State Grange office by 6:00 p.m. Thanks to Carol & Amos Kallenberger, Martha Ebersole and her nephew Drew(?) and Betsy the Boss for helping end the show.

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