(Spencer)– The Clay County Fair and Events Center has once again received international recognition, winning 10 awards at the International Association of Fairs and Expositions 2022 Awards Show last week. Among them is the coveted “Best of Division Award” for the best overall agricultural program in the division. Specifically, the Clay County Fair was honored for the inaugural FFA Day that held on September 13th at the fair.
The 10 awards won by the fair were also the most awards won in a single year. Clay County Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons says it speaks volumes to the hard work of the board of directors, staff, sponsors, partners and volunteers.
Awards won by the Fair & Events Center were as follows:
· Agriculture individual photo: Horticulture/Crops, Third Place (photo by Judy Hemphill)
· Agriculture individual photo: Equine, Third Place (photo by Judy Hemphill)
· Any other agricultural program/exhibit, First Place (FFA Day)
· Best Agriculture Entry of Division 3 – FFA Day (overall champion)
· Competitive Exhibit Single Photo, Third Place (photo by Judy Hemphill)
· Television Commercial, Third Place (:30 second TV commercial developed by Caliber Creative)
· Radio Commercial, First Place (:30 second radio spot developed by Caliber Creative)
· Single Sided, Flat Promotional Ad, Second Place (Okoboji magazine ad developed by Caliber Creative)
· Double-sided, Multi-page, or Folded Promotional Ad, Second Place (Fair brochure developed by Caliber Creative)
· Online Advertisements, Third Place (online ads developed by Caliber Creative)
The IAFE awards program allows member fairs to enter competitions based on competitive exhibits, agriculture, sponsorship, non-fair events, and communications. After submission, entries are judged based upon predetermined criteria set forth by IAFE committees. Judges include industry professionals both within, and outside of, the IAFE membership. For the awards program, the member fairs are split into five divisions based on attendance. The Clay County Fair competes in Division 3, which is limited to fairs across the globe with an attendance of 250,000-500,000.
