Girl Scouts at the Fair
2010 Miami County Fair
August 13-19, 2010
Miami County Fairgrounds, Troy, OH
2010 Fair Entry form (deadline to submit entry form 5:00 p.m. Saturday, July 24, 2010)
All entries are to be brought to Cove Springs Church, 3685 Walnut Grove Rd., (across from the Elizabeth Township Building), Tuesday, August 3, 2010, from 2 to 7 p.m.
Girl Scouts Awards Ceremony - Monday, August 16, 7 p.m., Duke-Lundgard building. For all Grand Champion, Rosette, and Honor Rosette winners. Each winner will be notified by phone after judging.
2010 Ohio State Fair
July 28 - August 8, 2010
Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, OH
The Girl Scout Exhibit at the annual Ohio State Fair houses projects and displays based on Girl Scout program activities submitted by girls in the Girl Scout Councils serving the State of Ohio.
It is located each year in the Youth Discovery Center in the area of the fairgrounds north of 17th Avenue.
Thousands of fair goers each year visit the Girl Scout exhibit, giving us a very valuable opportunity to tell the Girl Scout story to thousands of people in a short time. It is called "high visibility!" We invite you to be a part of our exhibit.
Enter a Project
The Girl Scouts consider participation in the Ohio State Fair a privilege and an opportunity to share accomplishments, interests and ideas. Registered Girl Scouts (K-12), Girl Scout troops and camps (day, resident, trip or troop) in Ohio are eligible to enter. Exhibits and displays must show high quality in effort, originality, neatness, and be consistent with the Girl Scouts program. Exhibits and equipment will be supervised and every effort will be made to protect them; however, neither the Ohio State Fair nor the Girl Scouts will be responsible for any loss or damage to exhibits or equipment.
Download Project Entry Form
Must be postmarked on or before June 20, 2010 (no metered mail)
Other Ways Girl Scouts Can Participate at the Fair
Quick Links
- Design the 2010 Girl Scout Ohio State Fair Patch
- Be a Girl Scout Ohio State Fair Aide!
- Be A Craft Table - Booth Assistant
- Sell Girl Scout Cookies
- Participate in the Daily Parade
- Flag Ceremony Competition
- Girl Scouts Talent Competition
- "Hands On Science" Day
- "Discovering Art" Day
- Cookie Box Creations Competition
- Speech Competition
- "Swaps" Day
- Cookie Culinary Competition
- "Disability Awareness" Day
- Bottle Races
- Letterboxing
- Scavenger Hunt
- Speed Stacking
- Line Dancing
- Camp Songs and Skits
DESIGN THE 2010 GIRL SCOUT OHIO STATE FAIR PATCH
All Daisy, Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts are invited to submit a State Fair patch design by May 10, using the Design A Patch form. The winning design concept will be reproduced and sold at the Girl Scout booth during the Ohio State Fair. Changes to the design may be necessary to conform to GSUSA trademark and copyright rules or to facilitate production. The winning design will be selected by the volunteer Girl Scout Ohio State Fair Committee. The winner will be invited to the Award Ceremony on Sunday, August 8 to be recognized and to receive an award.
Download Patch Design Entry Form
APPLY TO BE A GIRL SCOUT OHIO STATE FAIR AIDE!
Fair Aides work with Girl Scouts Ohio State Fair Committee members and superintendents to present the Girl Scouts exhibit at the Ohio State Fair. Aides are selected by the members of the Girl Scouts Ohio State Fair Committee from applications received. Aides must be registered Girl Scouts, have completed at least the ninth grade by the time of the fair, and must enter at least one item for display and judging in the Girl Scout division of the Ohio State Fair. Aides are responsible to and are supervised by the superintendents.
Download Junior Fair Aide Application
BE A CRAFT TABLE - BOOTH ASSISTANT
If you are an individual girl or troop willing to work with others, we ask you to help us by being a Craft Table - Booth Assistant and present interactive (hands on) activities to those visiting the booth. For example, teaching people how to make quilts, friendship bracelets, tin punch and rope making. Something the people visiting the booth can participate in when they stop and see our exhibit. These hands on activities should be presented from 8:00-11:00 AM, 11:00-2:00 PM, 2:00-5:00 PM, and 5:00-8:00 PM daily. You can come up with your own activity and supplies or we will provide tin punch, rope making and other supplies for you to use in helping fairgoers make a craft to take with them. We will teach you how to do it when you arrive, so you can teach it to those visiting the booth.
IF YOU ARE A CRAFT TABLE - BOOTH ASSISTANT
A troop or individual should fill at least one three hour time slot. The time slots are suggested times. If your hands on activity takes longer, that is fine. Troops and individuals should arrive at least 15 minutes before their scheduled hands on activity. All participants will be awarded participation ribbons. We suggest all activities present Girl Scouts program at its best with variety and eye-catching activity. Bring along a poster that gives the name of your Council, Troop Number, Age Level, and the title of your activity for viewer's benefit. It is also permissible to pass out (free to viewers) an explanation of "how to do" the particular activity. Face painting, balloons, stickers, and any use of open flames are strictly forbidden by the Ohio Exposition Center. If you are planning to give away anything, it must be approved by the Ohio Exposition Center. A sample of the item should be sent by July 20th to Kay Quinton, Superintendent, 2335 Rudy Road, Troy, Ohio, 45373.
The committee will offer to the public special programs on July 28, July 30, and August 6. We would like your help with these programs if you plan on helping us in the booth on those days. So on SWAPS Day on July 28 you will be assigned a simple craft activity to teach if you register to help anytime between 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM. On Discovering Art Day on July 30, you will be assigned a simple art activity to teach if you register to help anytime between 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. On Science Day, August 6, you will be assigned a simple science activity to teach if you register to help anytime between 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM.
Your girls should be in appropriate Girl Scout attire unless it is a costumed activity. There are limited facilities for changing clothes in the building. If the girls in your troop do not have uniforms, please try to have them dress as much a like as possible. Example: shorts with matching shirts or blouses, socks and gym shoes. Please note: Track shorts, halter-tops and visible sports bras are forbidden!
One table and several chairs will be available. Each group will be expected to provide its own equipment otherwise. The hands on activity area is about 8' x 16'. There is an electrical outlet, extension cord, and tape player and VCR unit available for use. With advance notice, the stage may be able to be reserved for the groups needing a larger, raised area. Time spent helping in the booth can go towards Leadership, Community Service, or other Girl Scout Recognition.
SELL GIRL SCOUT COOKIES
Sell Girl Scout Cookies and earn proceeds for your group/troop. Cookies will be provided by the State Fair Committee. Only registered groups/troops of Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors, and Ambassadors can participate. All groups/troops participating must sell cookies for one of the following times: 8:00-11:00 AM, 11:00-2:00 PM, 2:00-5:00 PM, and 5:00-8:00 PM. They must also work as a craft/booth assistant for one of the following times: 8:00-11:00 AM, 11:00-2:00 PM, 2:00-5:00 PM, and 5:00-8:00 PM.
PARTICIPATE IN THE DAILY PARADE
The Girl Scouts serve as the parade marshals for the official Ohio State Fair Daily Parade. Besides carrying a flag, girls are used to carry the parade banner, Girl Scouts banner and wooden discs that spell out Girl Scouts. Participants must be able to complete the approximately 1.5 miles during the parade. Members of the Girl Scout State Fair Committee supervise the girls during the parade. At the conclusion, participants are awarded a Participation Ribbon and have the opportunity to purchase an Ohio State Fair Service Patch.
Girls and adults need to be uniformly dressed. This may be the official appropriate Girl Scout uniform, Girl Scout camp/day camp uniform, or troop shirt. Girls may also want to dress as clowns for the parade. We may not give out gifts or candy during the parade.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER FOR CRAFT TABLE/BOOTH ASSISTANT, PRESENTATIONS, COOKIE SELLING, AND PARADE Contact Bev Price, 2861 Houston Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45251. Phone: 513-851-3769. E-mail: bevprice@fuse.net
COMPETE IN THE FLAG CEREMONY COMPETITION
The Ohio State Fair Girl Scout Flag Ceremony Competition will be held on Sunday, August 1st from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM on the Youth Center Stage. Flag teams will be placed in one of two age level competitions and judged appropriately. One competition will be for girls in K - 5th grade. The second competition will be for girls in the 6th - 12th grades. In the event of mixed age groups, the group will be placed in the category of the oldest girl in the group. Teams will compete for the following prizes awarded in both age level competitions: First Place ($75 and Gold Medals), Second Place ($50 and Silver Medals) and Third Place ($25 and Bronze Medals).
Each performing team will present two flag ceremonies. The first flag ceremony will be the traditional indoor flag ceremony and the second ceremony will be a creative flag ceremony. The second ceremony provides the opportunity for the girls to be creative and still show respect to the flag and our country. A maximum of five minutes is allowed for the traditional ceremony while seven minutes is allowed for the creative ceremony. The team is expected to wear proper Girl Scout attire and they should be uniformly dressed.
The following flags on poles and with standards will be provided: American, State of Ohio, Girl Scout, World Association, Brownie and Daisy Girl Scout. You may choose to use your own troop flag. If you choose to use music for your creative ceremony, your group must provide the tape and tape recorder. The Youth Center is an air-conditioned building with chairs for seating. Additional information, including score sheets will be sent with your confirmation.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FLAG CEREMONY COMPETITION AND TO REGISTER Contact Louise Lortz, 09573 Township Hwy. 29, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, 43351-9128. Phone 419-294-4812. E-mail: estloulortz@peoplepc.com
PARTICIPATE IN GIRL SCOUTS TALENT COMPETITION
The Ohio State Fair Girl Scouts Talent Competition will be held on Saturday, July 31 from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM on the Youth Center Stage.
This competition is open to all Daisy through Ambassador Girl Scouts with all talent, skill, and interest levels. All performances must follow Girl Scout values.
Ribbons, plaques, medals, cash prizes and the Best Overall Awards will be awarded to Troops, Groups, or Individual Girl Scouts competing in the following categories: Dance ... Instrumental ... Miscellaneous ... Twirling ... Vocal
The two Best Overall recipients will earn the honor of performing at the Girl Scouts Awards program on Sunday, August 8.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE TALENT SHOW AND TO REGISTER Contact Jenn McMahan, 3231 Little York Road, Dayton, Ohio, 45414. Phone: 937-626-3722 E-mail: osfgs.talent@gmail.com OR April Hawkins, Phone: 216-470-6599
HANDS ON SCIENCE DAY
A Hands on Science Day for children 4-18 years old will be held on Friday, August 6 from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM at the Youth Center. Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts are invited to attend the event, but will have to pay gate fees unless they help in the Girl Scout Booth area. Adults, Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Individuals and Troops/Groups are needed to help present the program. Work one of two shifts: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM. You may work the full day. All adults and girls helping with the event will get tickets to enter the fair.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE HANDS ON SCIENCE DAY AND TO REGISTER Contact Louise Lortz, 09573 Township Hwy. 29, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, 43351-9128. Phone 419-294-4812. E-mail: estloulortz@peoplepc.com
DISCOVERING ART DAY
A Discovering Art Day for children 4 - 18 years old will be held on Friday, July 30 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Youth Center. Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts are invited to attend the event, but will have to pay gate fees unless they help in the Girl Scout Booth area. Adults, Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Individuals and Troops/Groups are needed to help present the program. Work one of two shifts: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM. You may work the full day. All adults and girls helping with the event will get tickets to enter the fair.
COOKIE BOX CREATIONS COMPETITION
Girl Scouts show your creativity by entering our Cookie Box Creations Competition using Girl Scout Cookie boxes on Friday, July 30 in the Youth Center. What is inside the boxes might be tasty, but the boxes could be a work of art. The work of art must be able to be carried in by one girl from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM. Judging will be at 3:00 PM. Creations will be judged on originality and interesting use of the boxes. There will be two divisions (K-5th and 6-12th) with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals awarded in each division.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE DISCOVERING ART DAY AND THE CREATIVE COOKIE BOX COMPETITION AND TO REGISTER Contact Shirley Green, 260 West Wayne, Dunkirk, Ohio, 45836. Phone: 419-759-3405 E-mail: wacsg@wcoil.com.
SPEECH COMPETITION
A Speech Competition for Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scout Individuals only will be held on Monday, August 2 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM in the Youth Center. Plan to give a speech that lasts from 5 - 7 minutes on the topic "Spread the Word, Girl Scouts are Great". Awards will be presented to the top three placing participants. The first place winner will earn the honor of presenting her speech at the Girl Scout Awards Program on Sunday, August 8. $50.00 prize money for first place or who presents the speech.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SPEECH COMPETITION AND TO REGISTER Contact Bob Price, 2861 Houston Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45251. Phone 513-851-3769. E-mail: bprice.1@fuse.net
"SWAPS" DAY
A "SWAPS" day will be held on Wednesday, July 28 from 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM in the Youth Center. Learn to make "Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned Somewhere". This is open to the public. Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts are invited to attend the event, but will have to pay gate fees unless they help in the Girl Scout Booth area. Adults, Cadette, Senior and Ambassador Individuals and Troops/Groups are needed to help present the program. Work one of two shifts: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM or 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM. You may work the full day. All adults and girls helping with the event will get tickets to enter the fair.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SWAPS DAY AND TO REGISTER Contact Kay Quinton, 2335 Rudy Road, Troy, Ohio, 45373. Phone 937-339-4928 E-mail: yakbob@voyager.net
COOKIE CULINARY COMPETITION
Are you all about Girl Scout Cookies? Want to try your hand in making your own culinary creation using Girl Scout Cookies as the main ingredient? Then this contest is just for you. It will be held on Tuesday, August 3rd from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM in the Youth Center. It is open to all registered Girl Scouts. There will be two age groups broken down as follows: K-5th grade and 6-12th grades. Contestants will need to arrive 1/2 hour prior to judging with her creation and recipe. Girls will need to be prepared to answer simple questions about her dish. First, second and third place will be given in each age group, with $25.00 going to the first place winners.
TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE COOKIE CULINARY COMPETITION AND TO REGISTER Contact Mary Eader, 233 E. Stafford Ave., Worthington, Ohio, 43085. Phone: 614-646-2928 OR Tabbie Goslin, 2200 S. River Rd. Lot 23, Zanesville, Ohio, 43701. Phone: 740-452-7471
DISABILITY AWARENESS DAY
Come to the Youth Center on Wednesday, August 4th from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and share the day with Girl Scouts with disabilities, as they share their many talents. Then test your own skills as you try to perform simple tasks with your body impaired. You will gain a greater understanding of the many frustrations one encounters each day while trying to live with a disability. Girl Scouts participating for the day will be eligible to purchase the Disability Awareness patch through Girl Scouts of Ohio's Heartland.
TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISABILITY AWARENESS DAY Contact Tabbie Goslin, 2200 S. River Rd. Lot 23, Zanesville, Ohio, 43701. Phone: 740-452-7471
BOTTLE RACES
Come into the Youth Center daily from July 28 - August 7 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM to make a free bottle car. There will be two races (1:00 PM and 6:00 PM) each day. Cars may be taken home after each race, except for the 1:00 PM winner, which will need to stay in the booth to race with the 6:00 PM winner. The overall winner each day will receive an Ohio State Fair Medal. All participating will receive ribbons. You can make your bottle car either in the Girl Scout Booth or the Grange Booth.
TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOTTLE RACES Contact Shirley Green, 260 West Wayne, Dunkirk, Ohio, 45836. Phone: 419-759-3405. E-mail: wacsg@wcoil.com.
LETTERBOXING
Daily from July 28 through August 7 come to the Youth Center between 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM and solve the clues to find the boxes in their locations. When completing the activity all participants will receive a ribbon.
SCAVENGER HUNT
Daily from July 28 - August 7 come to the Youth Center between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM and pick up a clue sheet. When you find all the answers, you will receive a ribbon.
SPEED STACKING
Daily from July 28 through August 7 between the hours of 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM come to the Youth Center and try your hand and eye coordination with the Speed Stacking Cup game. Participants will receive a ribbon.
TO OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LETTERBOXING, SCAVENGER HUNT, OR SPEED STACKING Contact Kay Quinton, 2335 Rudy Road, Troy, Ohio, 45373. Phone: 937-339-4928. E-mail: yakbob@voyager.net.
LINE DANCING
Do you like to dance? Would you like to learn? Come join us in the Youth Center for some fun Line Dancing. Whether you are an old pro or beginner you will have a fun time with us on Thursday, August 5 at 6:00 PM.
CAMP SONGS AND SKITS
Do you like to sing? If you do, join us for a sing along at the Youth Center on Saturday, August 7 beginning at 1:00 PM. Learn some new songs or maybe sing some of your favorite camp songs. Remember doing the fun skits at camp? It will be just as fun. Make some new friends as well as memories.