Added on January 17, 2022 Sara Swanson

Kathy Richardson awarded 2021 MAFE Heritage Award

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From left to right back row: Fair board members Darryl Kuebler, Rebecca Harvey, Steven Harvey. Left to right front row: Danell Proctor, Kathy Richardson, Carol Britten

submitted by Steve Harvey, President, Manchester Community Fair

Several board members, associate members and spouses of the Manchester Community Fair Board traveled to The Michigan Association of Fairs and Exhibitions' (MAFE) 137th Annual Convention, January 13-15, 2022 held at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Attendees of the convention were able to participate in workshops, roundtables, view showcase acts and visit trade show booths to look for ideas to improve the fair. This year a fair board member brought home an honored award at the annual MAFE banquet. Ms. Kathy Richardson was recognized and awarded a Heritage Award for her years of service to the Manchester Community Fair. As described by the MAFE website, “Every fair has those volunteers that for many years have been a huge part of the success of their fair. The MAFE board awards the Heritage Award to honor our state’s outstanding long term volunteers. Fairs couldn’t last without volunteers and the special people that do it year after year need a special award to say thank you. In order to be eligible to receive this award, recipients must have a minimum of 10 years of event service to the Fair or Exhibition as a volunteer or management and receives less than $1,000 annually in compensation from the Fair or Exhibition.”

Kathy has been associated with the Manchester Community Fair for more than 41 years. She has served as a Director, Secretary, and currently holds the position of Vice President.

Whenever there is anything that needs to be done with the fair you can count on Kathy being there. Kathy is someone that is willing to step up and help out with whatever needs to be done to make the fair run smoothly. In the many capacities that Kathy has held in her tenure with the Manchester Community Fair, she has experienced so much and is why the fair exists today.

Kathy has been and continues to be a major asset to the Manchester Community Fair and we couldn't imagine a fair season without her. We are proud and honored to have her on our team. Congratulations, Kathy!

The Fair Board welcomes any ideas you may have for the upcoming Manchester Community Fair, August 9-13, 2022. If you would like to share your ideas for the 2022 Manchester Community Fair please contact the fair via email at manchesterfair@yahoo.com, contact the Fair’s President, Steven Harvey at his residence at 734-428-7803, on our Facebook page or feel free to contact any other fair board member. The Fair Board would like to hear from the community on what they would like to see at the Manchester Community Fair and ways to improve the fair. We look forward to seeing you in August.