County fair seeks teens for Junior Fair Board by Oct. 8

The Merced County Fair encourages teens who want to be involved in the 2011 fair to apply for a seat on the Junior Fair Board.

The fair said it's recruiting teens who want to volunteer their talents for a year by serving on the 12-member Junior Fair Board. The fair also is looking for a new community adviser to work with the Junior Fair Board.

The deadline to apply is Friday, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. Application forms are available at the Merced County Fairgrounds Office, 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, and can be downloaded at www.MercedCountyFair.com.

Candidates must live in Merced County, be 14 to 19 years old as of Jan. 1 and have a GPA of 2.0 or above to be eligible to volunteer. Junior Fair Board duties include sharing ideas on what teens want to see and do at the fair, helping with pre-fair planning and setup and helping during the fair. Applicants don't need any experience at the fair, such as showing an animal or entering an exhibit.

Serving on the board fulfills high school community service requirements. Meetings are the second Tuesday of each month and as needed as the fair gets closer. Each Junior Fair Board member is entitled to free parking and admission for one person and one vehicle during the fair, which is June 15-19.

Junior Fair Board applications must be physically received at the Merced County Fairgrounds, 900 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Merced, CA 95341 no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8. Applications may be hand-delivered, sent by the U.S. Postal Service or other courier service and should be addressed to "ATTN: Junior Fair Board Advisors." Applications will be stamped with the exact time and date of receipt, and no late applications will be considered. Faxed or electronically transmitted documents won't be accepted.

For more information, call the fair office at (209) 722-1506.

-- Sun-Star Staff