{"id":4008,"date":"2016-11-11T15:57:20","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T00:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?p=4008"},"modified":"2019-12-30T10:41:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T19:41:11","slug":"scholarship-awards-triple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/scholarship-awards-triple\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarship Awards Triple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Quilt Raffle Helps Triple Fair Scholarship Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1091.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4009 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1091-e1478911915588-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Commemorative Fair Quilt Raffle Winner Lorraine Stotts\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1091-e1478911915588-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1091-e1478911915588.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\">Alaska State Fair <\/a>will be able to triple our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/alaska-students-receive-4250-fair-scholarships\/\">scholarship awards<\/a> next year thanks to several successful fundraising efforts including the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/events\/commemorative-quilt-raffle-drawing\/\">commemorative quilt raffle<\/a> that took place during the 2016 Fair.<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of our 80<sup>th<\/sup> birthday, we raffled off a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/events\/commemorative-quilt-raffle-drawing\/\">commemorative Fair quilt<\/a>, with all proceeds benefiting the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/alaska-students-receive-4250-fair-scholarships\/\">Fair scholarship fund<\/a>. Lorraine Stotts was the lucky winner of the quilt, which featured artwork designed by Alaska artist Ruth Hulbert and was sewn by local quilter Kathy Rockey. <strong>The quilt raffle brought in $3,990 for the Fair scholarship fund.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/7-reasons-not-miss-concert-kick-off-party\/\">Concert Kick-Off Party<\/a>, another fundraiser for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/alaska-students-receive-4250-fair-scholarships\/\">Fair scholarship fund<\/a>, took place April 2 at the Glenn Massay Theater in Palmer. The event, which featured food, drinks, live music and the AT&amp;T Concert Series line-up announcement, <strong>raised $4,000 for Fair scholarships.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This year\u2019s Cabbage Classic brought in an additional $390<\/strong> for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/alaska-students-receive-4250-fair-scholarships\/\">Fair scholarships<\/a>. Established in 2012, the 50\/50 Split the Pot lottery allows fairgoers to purchase a ticket and guess the weight of the winning cabbage in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/21st-annual-giant-cabbage-weigh-off-results\/\">Giant Cabbage Weigh-Off.<\/a> Proceeds from the lottery are split between the Fair and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clubrunner.ca\/Portal\/Home.aspx?accountid=2484\">Palmer Rotary Club<\/a> scholarship programs.<\/p>\n<p>These funds, combined with our annual scholarship budget, will <strong>allow us to award $12,880 in scholarships in 2017.<\/strong> That\u2019s more than triple what we distributed this year, when we <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/alaska-students-receive-4250-fair-scholarships\/\">awarded five scholarships totaling $4,250<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Fair scholarship program is open to all Alaska junior and senior high school students<\/strong> who plan to attend college or vocational school. The application period for 2017 scholarships will open early next year, and recipients are announced in April. Watch the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\">Fair website<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alaskastatefair\">Facebook<\/a> for more details!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quilt Raffle Helps Triple Fair Scholarship Awards The Alaska State Fair will be able to triple our scholarship awards next 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