Thursday, January 29, 2015

The Hershey Experience

For one weekend every January, the Hershey Lodge is filled with many advocates of agriculture from county fair boards attending the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs State Convention!  During this convention, fair queens from all over the Keystone state compete for the title of Pennsylvania State Fair Queen. 
                I was given the opportunity to travel to Hershey with my mother, my Uncle Denny, my fair queen moms and some of the amazing people that make up our fair board to compete for the 2015 PA State Fair Queen title!  The competition consisted of an evening gown contest with an introduction, an essay, an interview and a speech contest.  Although I was as busy as I could be, I was blessed to have met 58 amazing, talented young women who made this weekend memorable while attending seminars, the judges’ reception and the Queen’s party!  Those three days, I made lots of memories and friends who love agriculture just as much as I do and learned that just being me can take me anywhere!

                Thank you to the Huntingdon County Fair Board for allowing me to compete in this contest and supporting me!  To my fair queen moms, thank you for the endless hours of scrapbooking, making me practice my speech when I didn’t want to and most of all, making me laugh and smile!  My mom, thank you for riding to Hershey with me, making sure I was everywhere at least 20 minutes early and fixing my hair and sash!  Uncle Denny, thank you for braving the weather Saturday morning to come to the coronation banquet and being part of my journey!  And to you, Huntingdon County residents, I can’t thank you enough for the all the support you have given me!  I may not have won the state title but being the Huntingdon County Fair Queen is the best title I will ever be given!


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