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International Agri-Center ® & World Ag Expo ® Volunteer Newsletter Open Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | 559.688.1030 | [email protected] |Follow us on Facebook Orange Jacket Update The Internaonal Agri-Center® was proud to host the 5th annual Harvest Fesval last month. Familes from throughout the local community and surrounding towns turned out for a day of fun, games, shopping, food and live music. A total of 34 bouque shopping vendors lined the pavement in front of the Heritage Complex, and 12 food concessionaires filled the air with the smells of BBQ and cobbler. Guests were welcomed into the fesval by the pumpkin patch, sponsored by Saputo, and were given free mini pumpkins as a thank you to the local community. Mission Oak High School students hosted the Haunted House this year, and promised spooky thrills to their excited guests. There was never a dull moment, and always something to do for the kids. Popular aracons included the peng zoo, courtesy of COS, the Bounce Zone, the Hay Climbing Mountain, and the AgVentures!® Learning Center’s Harvest Fesval display and acvies. The Arbor area was also home to the 12 carnival hosts, which provided plenty of entertainment for the kids while their parents enjoyed good food and live music by Johnny Popper and the Implements. We had a great visit to Sunbelt Ag Expo in Georgia! We aended the Farmer of the Year awards ceremony, that celebrated farmers in 10 states, and had a special appearance of Vice President, Mike Pence. Sunbelt Ag Expo had a tough year because of Hurricane Michael, though on average the show boasts 1,200 exhibitors and 80,000 aendees at the 1.6 million sq. ſt. of exhibit space, over three days. We learned a lot from another wonderful ag expo and are thankful for their generosity and hospitality to our team! Since You Last Heard From Us November 2018 Harvest Fesval: October 13, 2018 Sunbelt Ag Expo: October 16-18, 2018 Leſt to Right: Exhibitor Services Representave Gina Rodriquez, 2020 Show Chairman Jim Parsley, Administrave Assistant Jennifer Moisa, Show Operaons Manager Wally Roeben, 2019 Show Chairman Carla Khal, Sponsorship Manager Jim Holguin, and Markeng Manager Jennifer Fawkes
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International Agri-Center® & World Ag Expo®
Volunteer Newsletter
Open Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | 559.688.1030 | [email protected] |Follow us on Facebook
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The International Agri-Center® was proud to host the 5th annual Harvest Festival last month. Familes from throughout the local community and surrounding
towns turned out for a day of fun, games, shopping, food and live music. A total of 34 boutique shopping vendors lined the pavement in front of the Heritage Complex, and 12 food concessionaires filled the air with the smells of BBQ and cobbler.
Guests were welcomed into the
festival by the pumpkin patch, sponsored by Saputo, and were given free mini pumpkins as a thank you to the local community. Mission Oak High School students hosted the Haunted House this year, and
promised spooky thrills to their excited guests.
There was never a dull moment, and always something to do for the kids. Popular attractions included the petting zoo, courtesy of COS, the Bounce Zone, the Hay Climbing Mountain, and the AgVentures!® Learning Center’s Harvest Festival display and activities. The Arbor area was also home to the 12 carnival hosts, which provided plenty of entertainment for the kids while their parents enjoyed good food and live music by Johnny Popper and the Implements.
We had a great visit to Sunbelt Ag Expo in Georgia! We attended the Farmer of the Year awards ceremony, that celebrated farmers in 10 states, and had a special appearance of Vice President, Mike Pence. Sunbelt Ag Expo had a tough year because of Hurricane Michael, though on average the show boasts 1,200 exhibitors and 80,000 attendees at the 1.6 million sq. ft. of exhibit space, over three days. We learned a lot from another wonderful ag expo and are thankful for their generosity and hospitality to our team!
Since You Last Heard From Us
November 2018
Harvest Festival: October 13, 2018
Sunbelt Ag Expo: October 16-18, 2018 Left to Right: Exhibitor Services Representative Gina Rodriquez, 2020 Show Chairman Jim Parsley, Administrative Assistant Jennifer Moisa, Show Operations Manager Wally Roeben, 2019 Show Chairman Carla Khal, Sponsorship Manager Jim Holguin, and Marketing Manager Jennifer Fawkes
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The 9th annual Progressive Ag Safety Day was hosted by AgVentures!® on Tuesday, October 23rd. This year, IAC hosted 287 third grade students from Tulare rural schools who spent the day learning about safety on and off the farm. Students had an opportunity to learn from various presenters the importance of safety by visiting the presentations in a 15 minute rotation. Presenters from Tulare Fire Department, Tulare Police Department, Garton Tractor, Southern Cal Edison, The Wonderful Company, California Operation Lifesaver and Wilbur-Ellis, all provided educational presentations for the students to learn how to stay safe.
We are continuing with AgVentures!® Learning Center school tours through the fall and spring. If interested in becoming a school tour guide, please contact Kerissa Chapman at [email protected].
Halloween at IAC: October 31, 2018
Despite crazy deadlines, the International Agri-Center® had a little spooky fun! The Exhibitor Services team dresseds up as a Chef and the “Spice Girls” while the southern hallway dressed as a couple of scarecrows. Our team hopes you had a Happy Halloween!
International Agri-Center® Closed: November 22 - 23, 2018Happy Thanksgiving! The International Agri-Center® will be closed November 22-23, to allow our staff to enjoy celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friends. The office will reopen Monday, November 26.
November 2018
Ag Safety Day: October 19, 2018
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Our cotton trailer committee is looking for a few volunteers who would like to host a World Ag Expo® banner on their property. We are looking for someone with property along a busy road or highway with either a fence or a cotton trailer that can hold these banners. The banners are 15’ wide by 6’ tall. If you have the land and are willing to put these banners up, please contact Wally Roeben at 559.688.1030 or [email protected]
Volunteers NeededBanner Hosts Needed
October 31 is one of the most important deadlines for a World Ag Expo® exhibitor, and the International Agri-Center® staff. Exhibitors called in their booth payments, sent in their insurance, applied for speaking opportunities, and submitted their new products for our Top-10 New Products Competition, Sponsored by Bank of America.
We are over 95% sold with 1,246 exhibitors placed as of October 31.
World Ag Expo® Update We are nearly sold out!
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Upcoming Events & Special News
Mark your calendars for IAC’s annual brunch with Santa! Brunch with Santa will be held in the Heritage Complex Banquet Hall from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Be sure to stop by for pancakes, handmade candy canes, and to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Claus!
Brunch with Santa: December 9, 2018
Valley Children’s Hospital is holding their annual Toy Drive. Donations must be unwrapped and brand new. If you would like to donate a toy, please feel free to come by the Heritage Complex. We are open Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Last day to donate is Wednesday, December 12, 2018. For more information, please contact Kerissa Chapman at [email protected]
Valley Children’s Toy Drive: December 12, 2018
We want to hear from youWe want to hear from our volunteers! This newsletter is for volunteers and about volunteers and IAC activites. We want to share any news you have that you’d like to share with the volunteer community. If you have a new baby or grandbaby, wedding anniversary, retirement, loss of a loved one, or someone we can keep in our prayers, please let us know so we can include it in our newsletter! Please contact Jennifer Moisa with any volunteer news at 559.688.1030 or [email protected].
November 2018
We want to congratulate South Office volunteers, Mike and Susan Batten, on their 55th Wedding Anniversary! The Battens celebrated 55 years on October 16, 2018.
Happy Anniversary!
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Constance RomanTheresa ZottiCraig BergmanPaula CriswellPhil KneelandClint McPhetridgeJacob PeytonAmeen KunbargiRosa LariosErik MyersDonald AndersonDick EdwardsGlen AsayGabrielle CalemmoRalph ChapmanDebi FerreiraIsabel GomezJim KlapperichJiggs TravisBill BenedettiSusie BorgesKen DodsonPhilip SellKelsey SwallSL HenleyMaranda ReberrySteven AlvesEarl BravoJim GilroyRalph Keeley III
Richard BoucherMeagan BurkeDavid SymonsMatt WeaverConnie MinattaLarry ShanleyTricia WaffordElaine AndersonBernie CargleMarleen JohnsonWade RobertsTricia Stever BlattlerJeannie WilliamsKen BeckerEd BorenKirk KindyKaren McKinneyLinda WoodburyHeduina AlvesErnie FawkesMandy GallegosJoe PereiraDelilah CazaresAl LemusSandy WarrenGloria Mazzei EichmanJodie L. DenneyBen TerrillMark UchitaJanice Donwen
Bill Van LeeuwenGarrett WeeseBob BustamanteGary CraseVernon NasementoRoger ShawJoe SimasKathleen BloomDel CanbyRachel SouzaAndrew BenavidesRobert FletcherNestor ArucanBradley ClarkMark JensenMerika RaneyChristine CabreraCris ColsonMonica RojasMark WentworthKeeley BramerGreg CottaJohn ThomasAngela McPhetridgeJesse “J.P.” PenaDave KonoldDiana WarnockJon CastroEverett DotyMatt Paggi
Mike HartmanMike QuinnRandi SuttlesPatti Watte
Happy Birthday to these November-Born Volunteers!
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