Benton County Fair Catalog 2025 | Page 65

ADULT DIVISION
Extension Homemaker Club Educational Exhibits
EHC Clubs must reserve booth space by completing online registration by Sept. 15 at https:// bentonar. fairwire. com
Clubs must provide a tri-fold for their exhibit. Tri-folds should be no larger than 2 1 / 2 ft. deep, 4 ft. high and 4 ft. wide. Further information is available at the Extension office. Extension Homemaker signs will be provided for educational booths. Booths must be in place by 10 am on Monday, Sept. 22 and remain in place until Sunday, Sept. 28 at 1 pm. Each club will be responsible for removing all materials in their booth. $ 20.00 will be paid to each booth for expense money. All booths will be graded Blue, Red or White ribbons. All booths with a blue ribbon will receive an additional $ 10.00. All booths with a Red ribbon will receive an additional $ 7.50 and booths with a white ribbon will receive an additional $ 5.00. The EXTENSION HOMEMAKER CLUB WINNING THE SWEEPSTAKES AWARD WILL RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL $ 20.00.
Benton County Extension Homemakers Council will award $ 25.00 to the 1st place exhibit, $ 15.00 to the 2nd place exhibit and $ 10.00 to the 3rd place educational exhibit.
Information for educational exhibits must be from reliable sources and must not be more than six years old.
Exhibit Scorecard for Extension Homemaker Club Educational Booths Component
Points
APPROPRIATENESS OF THEME 15 Educational and / or Promotional Message Timely, Important Practical Message Suited for Viewing Audience
PRESENTATION Attracts attention 10
( Light, motion, sound, color, size, etc.) Title of Exhibit( Appropriate placement) 10 Design( Good use of color, center of interest, unity and movement, contrast, balance, proportion and scale) 20
Printed Visuals( Appropriate size, appropriate placement, neat and easy to read) 10
EFFECTIVENESS
Message Accurate, Concise and Simple( Only one subject covered, unnecessary material eliminated) 15
Education or Promotion Effectiveness( Increases knowledge, changes attitudes, creates a desire for knowledge) 20
PERFECT SCORE( Total) 100
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