| The
Suwannee River Fair Association is a private,
nonprofit corporation. The Suwannee River Fair and
Livestock Show and Sale, is the sole activity and
purpose of the Suwannee River Fair Association.
The
goals of the Association is to provide for the
facilities, infrastructure, funding, and management of
the Fair.
The
mission of the association is to provide, through fair
activities, an opportunity for any child who is a
member of 4-H, FFA, and FHA, in Dixie, Gilchrist, and
Levy Counties to gain experience, skills, and
knowledge that will serve them well as they become
productive members of the community. All activities,
while competitive in nature, are for the primary
purpose of educating and fostering the participant in
the areas of organization skills, record keeping, self
reliance, self esteem, responsibility, and good
citizenship. The founders of the Association, all
active participants in the agricultural industry of
the tri-county area, also had the desire to instill in
the youth participants, an appreciation and basic
knowledge of the agricultural industry that is still a
major economic and cultural influence in North Central
Florida. The livestock show divisions are designed to
be indicative of the local agricultural community. |