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Get ready for the 2009 N.C. State Fair! We just couldn't wait until the fair starts on Oct. 15 to begin reporting on its annual 10-days of statewide competitions, thrilling rides and everything fried on a stick.
In this blog, we'll touch base with some of you who are already baking up that blue ribbon cake or polishing the hooves on your champion steer. We'll also keep you up-to-date on what's going to be new and different about the fair this year.
Fairgoers help feed the hungry
The N.C. State Fair’s annual canned food drive generated more than 166,000 pounds of donated food on Thursday.
Fairgoers received one free admission ticket, valued at up to $7, for every four cans of food they brought to the fair. The cans were collected by the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, which provides food to local soup kitchens and food pantries in a 34-county area.
Known this year as Food Lion Hunger Relief Day, the canned food drive is one of the largest in the state. This year’s donations are enough to provide about 140,000 meals, according to the food bank.
Like fair attendance itself, the volume of food donations was down from last year, when 174,000 pounds were collected. The attendance Thursday was 80,094, or about 8,700 less than last year.
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