Richard Long, Sr., President of the Cedartown Exchange Club, and Dan Riley, 2009 Fair Board President have announced that the Annual Polk County Fair will be held at the Cedartown Fairgrounds near the Georgia State Patrol Office on highway 278 from Tuesday, September 22nd through Saturday, September 26th.

The very popular Dixieland Carnival will be back again this year with their fun rides and midway and the Animal Farm is back for the school children.

Livestock judging will award prizes in several classes for Hogs, Cattle and Lambs. School art contest winners will be displayed along with entries in arts and crafts, clothing, canning, cooking and much more. Come One! Come All! There will be plenty of rides, food and entertainment providing good, old fashioned, wholesome fun for the whole family.

Fair hours Tuesday through Thursday will be from 5 pm until 10:30 pm and, on Friday and Saturday from 5 pm until 11 pm. Parking is free. Admission price is $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for children, and children under 5 are free. For more information about this year’s Fair, call 770-748-1309.

In addition to having a great time with your family at the Fair, the dollars you spend will go back into the community to do a lot of good for others. The Fair is the major fund raising activity of the Exchange Club whose primary emphasis is prevention of child abuse and support of youth.

Money raised by the fair help Exchangites fund their support of Foster Parents Association, “Our House” Battered Women’s shelter and child fingerprinting and allows the club to provide deserving students thousands of dollars in scholarships and Youth of the Month recognition during the year. The Exchange Club supports the 4-H Club, Boy Scouts and Explorers.

The Fair also allows the club to dedicate Freedom Shrines in government buildings and schools, sponsor “One Nation Under God” Prayer Breakfasts, and sponsor the “Give a Kid a Flag to Wave” program. The Exchange Club honors a Law Officer of the Year, and twoFirefighters of the Year and funds School District Special Needs. They also provide Fire Prevention Materials for school children and sponsor Crime Prevention Awareness Week.

So come on out and do your part for the Community while having a great time with the family! Come to the Cedartown Fair September 22nd through the 26th. You’ll be glad you did!

Morgan McDonald, Vice President

Cedartown Exchange Club