Tri-State Fair 2009 | Amarillo, Texas

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This year the Texas Ford Dealers Tri-State Fair and Rodeo is celebrating its 86th anniversary season. With all ofthe traditional favorites, the Texas Ford Dealers Tri-State Fair and Rodeo welcomes Amarillo and the surroundingcommunities.

Funds generated each year through gate, ride and coupon sales go to support local students in the Panhandle. TheTri-State Fair & Rodeo is run by a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. More than 600 volunteers, donors andsponsors contribute to the Amarillo Tri-State Expositions mission of serving youth and showcasing our proudcultural heritage. In 2008, the Tri-State Fair awarded more than a Million Dollars in premiums, scholarships andother forms of giving to the areas youth.

The Tri-State Fairgrounds have seen continual improvements, so make sure you bring all of the family to the TexasFord Dealers Tri-State Fair and Rodeo. This is a celebration that you will not want to miss, come and experiencethe Food, Family and Fun!

Western Heritage Hall of FameThe Amarillo Tri-State Exposition Board of Directors created the Western Heritage Hall of Fame as a way of honoringthose who have made a difference in the Agricultural Industry of the Texas Panhandle. The recipient lives andbelieves in the western way of life and has a record of service promoting those values to others. Each year a newinductee joins the elite club and is recognized by their peers during the Tri-State Fair & Rodeo Gala.

The Worlds Best Cowboys Go Pink

Tough, rugged rodeo cowboys arent necessarily known for their softer side, but on Saturday, September 26,the worlds best cowboys will hit the dirt of the Amarillo National Center sporting the color pink.

We want to paint theANC pink, saidMarketing DirectorAngela Ragland.Saturday night at theRodeo will have a newlook and a new mission.

The Texas Ford DealersTri-State Fair & Rodeohas teamed up with theAmarillo chapter ofKomen for the Cure todevote September 26th to raising money andawareness in the fight against breast cancer.

If you have ever watched a rodeo, you knowthese cowboys and cowgirls are fighters. Whatbetter way to fight breast cancer than to get someof the toughest people in the world involved,said General Manager Virgil Bartlett. TheProRodeo contestants know this is a battle weall must get involved with to win.

The Amarillo PRCA Rodeo has joined what isknown as the Tough Enough to Wear Pinkrodeo movement. Cowboys, bull fighters,volunteers and spectators will all be encouragedto wear pink to the rodeo and the fairgroundsSaturday evening. Komen for the Cure volunteerswill also be selling pink products.

The Tough Enough to Wear Pink night isSaturday. The PRCA Rodeo runs Thursday,September 24th through Saturday, September26th. All three performances begin in theAmarillo National Center at 7:30 pm.

Admission to the PRCA Rodeo is free Thursdayand Friday with gate admission to the Texas FordDealers Tri-State Fair & Rodeo. Saturdaysperformance is $5 in addition to gate admissionto the fair. The Honky Tonk Tailgate Party willtake place on the Budweiser Stage Friday nightafter the rodeo. Country music stars Mark Wills,Jeff Bates and Trent Willmon will be the featuredentertainment during the Honky Tonk TailgateParty. Country music female vocalist HeidiNewfield who is best know for her hit Johnny &June will close things out on the BudweiserStage after Saturday nights PRCA Rodeo.

Visit www.tristatefair.com for more informationon events and schedules.



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Amarillo Tri-State Exposition Scholarship Program

The Amarillo Tri-StateExposition's volunteerBoard of Directorscreated a scholarshipprogram for the youthof the Texas Pan-handle in the spring of2004. The endowmentfund is being admin-istered by the Oppor-tunity Plan, Inc, ascholarship adminis-tration group locatedin Canyon, Texas.

The main criteria for the scholarships are the financial need of the stu-dent, academic achievement, community service and leadership perfor-mance. The scholarship recipient must have graduated from a high schoolin the Panhandles 26 county region and be enrolled in a communitycollege or university.

The Board of Directors have encouragedways to grow the endowment fund includingspecial scholarship fund raising activities anda matching grant program.

Patrons of the annual Texas Ford DealersTri-State Fair contribute by turning in their un-used coupons at designated containers lo-cated near the exit gates. The money from the unredeemed coupons isthen moved into the scholarship fund. Our goal is to increase the endow-ment Fund so that more youth will benefit from the annual Texas FordDealers Tri-State Fair & Rodeo.



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