After the auction, we meandered through the "merchant's building" which is where all the local businesses and charities rent booth space and give away everything from candy to calendars, fly swatters to yard sticks. An election year, such as this one, is the best year to go, since you get the best stuff. I think we were given enough pens and pencils to last our son the entire school year....now if someone will only give out backpacks and notebooks.
Freebies--that was the order of the night. Cookbooks from the nursing home, key chains from the school system, bumper stickers from every candidate imaginable--and for every office imaginable, candy and balloons.
Raffles--every booth had a raffle. Drawings on Saturday--the last night of the fair. Win a country ham from the democrats for truth booth. Win a free vacuum cleaner from the rainbow air purifying company. A basket of things for the new baby, from the Health Department. A toy John Deere tractor from the Antique Tractor Association, gas card from the Sheriff's Association, and the list goes on......Being a local fair, you know most everyone that has a booth--"Hey Tea Thymer, why haven't you signed up for our gas card yet?" "How's your momma?" "What are the kids doing these days" You need to spend a minimum of 10 minutes per booth, just to catch up on the news--then another few minutes to sign up for the various and sundry raffles.
The Gimmes--the booths that say gimme your money. All worthy causes, but gimmes none the less. High school foot ball boosters, VFW, Animal Friends (the local humane society) just to name a few.
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