23 Years of Volunteers

My days, and the Fair Volunteer Schedule, are starting to fill as more Volunteer Registration Forms are submitted.  Every volunteer is appreciated and makes a difference. They also all have their own story.  

 

Most forms are submitted online, or delivered in the mail, but an occasional volunteer will come in to the office to explain their form to me in person.  In the past three days I have met two volunteers, and received countless registration forms, from people who have been volunteering longer than I’ve been alive.  The Blue Ribbon Foundation has a dedicated volunteer base that has been growing since the Foundation’s creation in 1993.  I was born in November of 1995, so I missed many volunteers’ first three Fairs as Blue Ribbon Foundation Volunteers.  Many things have changed in the last 23 years!

 

When the Foundation was created, Whitney Houston was on the top of the charts with the now classic, “I Will Always Love You.”  The stuffed animal we all thought would make us rich, Beanie Babies, was first released.  The world was also introduced to Mrs. Doubtfire, and journeyed to Jurassic Park for the first time.  Who knows, maybe this week’s top song “One Dance” by Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla, will be a song that everyone knows in 2039.  We might actually finally be rich from those Beanie Babies, and Captain America: Civil War might play once a month on cable television.

 

I’ve enjoyed getting to know our volunteers that have been around since 1993, and I look forward to meeting all of the volunteers that have submitted their very first registration forms.  If you’d like the 2039 intern to write about your dedication in 23 years, registration can be done online!

 

Just to be safe, continue to save your Beanie Babies!

-Kelsey