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K-State Research and Extension
123 Umberger Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-3401
785-532-5820
extadmin@ksu.edu

August 8, 2017

We Need Volunteers for KSRE Booth at the State Fair

Submitted by Maria Sweet

The College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension will once again have booths in the Pride of Kansas building at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. The Kansas State Fair runs from Friday, September 8, through Sunday, September 17, 2017.

We would appreciate PFT’s, plus faculty, staff and students on campus, in area offices, county/district offices, Agronomy Fields, and Research-Extension Centers coming to the fair and signing up to work a few hours in one or both of the booths. Also, we would really appreciate agents and/or faculty, who are coming to the fair anyway, signing up to work a couple of hours in a booth before or after your activities.

Days and times that our KSRE/COA fair booths are open are:

Friday, September 8 – 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Saturday, September 9 – 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. – (KFMA taking this entire day in the KSRE booth)

Sunday, September 10 – 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Monday, September 11 – 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Tuesday, September 12 – 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Wednesday, September 13 – 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. – (Community Vitality Team and PFT are taking this entire day in the KSRE booth)

Thursday, September 14 – 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – (KCARE/Watershed Specialists taking this entire day in KSRE booth)

Friday, September 15 – 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. – (Sedgwick County Extension Office taking this entire day in KSRE booth)

Saturday, September 16 – 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Sunday, September 17 – 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Entry tickets and instructions will be provided to all volunteers.

If you would like to work in the K-State Research and Extension booth, please contact Maria Sweet, marswe@ksu.edu, by August 25. If you would like to work in the College of Agriculture booth, please contact Alyson Lister, alister@ksu.edu, by August 25.