Green Earth Day

The purpose of “Green Earth Education Day” is to provide groups and businesses an opportunity to share ways in which the community can become more environmentally responsible and sustainable.

• As a Vendor (promote and sell their product through educational and/or interactive displays)
• As an Exhibitor (organizations who provide educational & interactive displays)
• As a Sponsor to support “Green Earth Education Day” event and recycling efforts at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair.

• Provide a Staffed educational/interactive display and materials in the park. A minimum of 50% of your display must be educational.
• Provide your own portable shade/awning if desired.
• Keep your area clean during the day and to clean-up at conclusion.
• Pay a $50.00 donation to offset the cost of a listing in the daily program and signage for the event.

• A space approximately 10 x 10 feet in Heritage Park.
• Two (2) 8-foot banquet tables for your display. (If requested)
• Gate admission tickets for working personnel on Friday, July 22, 2022.
• Assistance in transporting materials to your space in the park.
• Electricity is available on a very limited basis. Participant must furnish their own extension cord.
• Parking is designated south of Gate 1, just south of the Campground.
• Display space will be assigned in the order applications and contracts are returned.

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UpCycle Contest

This is a fun event to promote recycling and show off your creative talents! Items need to be made from something old and/or unused & re-purposed into something new. The Contest is limited by imagination only. Items must be in good taste and Fair appropriate.

Contest Rules & Entry Form

UpCycle Bazaar Vendors

BAZAAR VENDOR APPLICATION

The Dunlap Lions Club in partnership with the Fair's Green Committee will be collecting old eyeglasses. If you have old glasses lying around the house, consider them to the Lions Club on Friday, July 22nd from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm in Heritage Park. For every pair you donate you will be entered into a drawing for 1st place 4 passes for another day at the Fair; 2nd place $20 of Clover Cash to be spent at the Fair; and 3rd place $10 of Clover Cash. The drawing will be held at 5:00 pm. Winners do not need to be present.

MORE INFORMATION

The Elkhart County 4-H Fair Green Earth Day Committee is committed to sustainability and recycling. As part of that initiative, the committee began the project, "Caps for Benches" in 2015.

The Caps for Benches initiative was a youth driven collection of caps and lids that are processed and turned into 100% recycled benches. Since 2015, the Fair has recycled over 35,000 pounds of plastic and created over 100 100% recycled benches! In 2020, the initiative changed to focus on producing picnic tables for the Fairgrounds and since have created 13 picnic tables.

Those that wish to participate may drop off small quantities of CLEAN caps and lids at the collection bin in the Fair Office lobby. Those that wish to donate larger quantities should contact the Green Earth Day Director, Jan Robinson, at Elkhartcountygreenfair@gmail.com. Due to time and spacial requirements of the annual Fair, collection of bottle caps is paused during the month of July. Those that would like recognition for their collection should clearly mark each bag.

List of Acceptable Caps and Lids

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