Michigan State Fair, LLC Annual Report 2015
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Photo credit Diane Snyder Photo credit Diane Snyder Photo credit Nancy Phares Photo credit Louis Waldock Photo credit Diane Snyder Photo credit JANE 3 Our Mission 22 Home Arts and Agriculture PURSLOW 5 Message from the Manager 23 Urban Agriculture 6 Success by the Numbers 24 New for 2015 The mission of the Michigan State Exceed Fairgoers expectations, by providing and Fair, LLC is to engage our State’s maintaining a professional, clean, safe and fun 7 Message from the Executive Director 27 State Fair Superstar Talent Contest Residents and Businesses to atmosphere and experience that delivers on our 9 Message from the Detroit Shriners 28 Community and Cultural Stage promote and celebrate the positive position as Michigan’s #1 Family Event achievements and advancements Reinforce, build, and maintain relationships with 10 Steering Committee 29 Social Media in Michigan Rural and Urban Michigan Agriculture, Business, Tourism and 12 Message from Title Sponsor Fifth Third 30 Media Partnerships Agricultural, Business, and Industry. Industry for the mutual benefit of the State Fair, Bank State’s Residents and the Business Community 32 Fair Attendees by Geography It is furthermore the goal of this 13 2015 Major Sponsors and Partners organization to: Recognize and celebrate youth participating in both Fair Attractions Map 34 Rural and Urban Agriculture development, who 14 Michigan State Fair Gold Ribbon Reimagine the State Fair business model for the new Scholarhsip Winners 36 2015 Sponsors and Partners millennium, weaving beloved traditions together ofer knowledge and leadership skills, in and out of with modern technology and experiences relevant the class room Community Partners and Charitable Giving 16 for today’s attendees, vendors, and exhibitors while Be a bright light, central gathering place and a 18 Volunteers maintaining superior levels of customer service force of good for Michigan Residents, Businesses, Organizations, and Communities through Distinguished Service Awards 19 248.348.6942 communication, networking, introductions, 20 Livestock and Showmanship [email protected] facilitation and charitable giving The Michigan State Fair, A Private Entity, LLC Annual Report 2015 2 The Michigan State Fair, A Private Entity, LLC Annual Report 2015 3 2 BLAIR BOWMAN, OWNER, SUBURBAN COLLECTION SHOWPLACE AND THE MICHIGAN STATE FAIR, A PRIVATE ENTITY, LLC: Photo Credit Nancy Phares I am delighted to share that 2015 that the Michigan State Fair, LLC For me personally, it has been a marked an enormous turning point is returning well over $400,000 to time of great joy and pride as I and forward leap for the growth and Southeast Michigan charitable and have watched this new State Fair evolution of the Fifth Third Bank community organizations this fall. business model hit its stride, Michigan State Fair. We welcomed and clearly demonstrate that the several important new sponsors Following the tremendous business of Michigan Agriculture is and partners, Ram Truck, Blue Care expansion of the State Fairgrounds on a fast track to continued success The Michigan State Fair, A Private Entity, LLC is now Network, American Honda, and in 2015, including the addition of for the great benefit of us all. independently underwriting the production costs strengthened our already wonderful new horse arenas, barns and shows, to stage the State Fair, and ofering this important collaborative relationships with the plus larger Midway and Shrine Blair Bowman community event without any cost to tax payers! founding partners, Bright House Circus areas, we will settle in to Proprietor, Suburban Collection Networks, the Detroit Shriners, polish and fine tune all the Fair Showplace and The Michigan State The total charitable contribution to community C.F Burger Creamery, Kroger of attractions for 2016. All of this Fair, A Private Entity, LLC organizations and worthy causes from the 2015 Fifth Michigan, and Guernsey Farms will be in preparation for larger Third Bank Michigan State Fair topped $400,000! Dairy and of course our title scale projects and infrastructure sponsor Fifth Third Bank. These improvements at the Suburban dedicated organizations, along with Collection Showplace and Michigan the State Fair Steering Committee, State Fairgrounds that are on the who now number more than 100 horizon. hardworking individuals, have Photo credit Nancy Phares Novi Mayor Bob Gatt and Blair Bowman helped to shape our grand vision for a privately funded Michigan State Fair, LLC, the first of it’s kind in North America. This year, as a team, we could feel the momentum building as our work began to truly capture the imagination of the Photo Credit Nancy Phares statewide agriculture, business and education communities, around what the future can ofer for the Fifth Third Bank Michigan State Fair, and all of the constituencies it serves. In this spirit, I am extraordinarily pleased to report Jack and Ann Purslow – LMD Photgraphy- Nikita Cargins– Don Kincheloe –Nancy The Michigan State Fair, A Private Entity, LLC Annual Report 2015 4 The Michigan State Fair, A Private Entity, LLC Annual Report 2015 5 5 4 INCREASE IN NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS compared to 2014 Fair Event 2015 RIBBON CUTTING 28% 33% Photo credit Janet M Hug INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE IN NUMBER OF Agricultural/Home Arts Participation compared to 2014 Fair Event 2014 FTBMSF 2015 FTBMSF INCREASE IN NUMBER OF Livestock Exhibits compared to 2014 Fair Event compared to 2014 State Fair NEWLY ESTABLISHED IN 2013 Compared to 2014 Fair Event WITH AN INCREASE FROM $30,000 TO $40,000 in 2015 $20,000 + $20,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 6 7 Photo credit Diane Snyder The Michigan State Fair, A Private Entity, LLC Annual Report 2015 6 The Michigan State Fair, A Private Entity, LLC Annual Report 2015 7 6 140 YEARS OF FELLOWSHIP, 90 YEARS MESSAGE FROM STEVE MASTERS OF CHANGING LIVES - SHRINER’S, WITH LOVE TO THE RESCUE The Detroit Shriners are deeply proud drivers, dentists, contractors, plus Photo Credit Don Kincheloe What a surreal journey it has been, since I moved to be a foundation partner of the heads of state, movie stars, generals, from the Upper Peninsula about a year and a Fifth Third Bank Michigan State Fair. clergymen and accountants. The palate. These hospitals have helped half ago to take the helm as the first Executive The process of rebuilding this grand first, humorous answer to the query over 835,000 children — at no Director of the Fifth Third Bank Michigan State old Michigan tradition has been a of who the Shriners are, might be cost to parent or child — since the Fair. My transition from the Upper Peninsula of great labor of love for our entire “Those guys who have the parades first Shriners Hospital opened in Michigan continues to be enormously educational, organization over the course of these with the wild costumes and funny 1922. Our Detroit Shriners directly fun, rewarding, and occasionally hilarious---as I past several years. Key members of little cars.” Another first thought support hospitals in Erie, PA, continue to navigate all the commonalities and the Shriners are delighted to serve on might be of circuses and clowns… Chicago and Cincinnati. We provide contrasts between the two Peninsulas. What I the Executive Committee of the State who wear those funny hats — like transportation weekly for young can say, with certainty, is that although there are Fair, responsible for the oversight, flowerpots — and have those big Detroit area patients and their geographic and cultural, diferences our State direction and operation of the conventions.” Past the levity, at a families to each of these hospitals. is chock full of incredibly dedicated, passionate, State Fair. We gladly ofer the deep deeper and truer level, many have The funds raised through events like and generous people who support this mission of resources and great humanitarian come to understand and have first the Fifth Third Bank Michigan State reinventing the tradition of an annual Michigan network of the Shriners Michigan hand knowledge of the great, strong Fair helps provide resources to our State Fair. I am still amazed by the rich abundance Organization, along with so many network of support the Shriners Temple that enable us to carry out our magnificent state has to ofer those who reside other community leaders, towards ofer to those in need. “ My little our mission of helping children here, north and south. I am honored, as well as Photo credit Nancy Phares this wonderful collaborative efort. girl was born with clubfeet…now overcome terrible and disabling challenged, by the responsibility to re-kindle this We share the great pride of all they are straight, and she can walk, injuries and deformities, allowing beloved, grand old event for all Michiganders to who are involved in expanding and thanks to Shriners Hospitals for them to lead productive lives. It truly celebrate Michigan, as we move toward the improving the Michigan State Fair Children.” Would be one example, is with great pride and pleasure future. each and every year, to provide a and another “the Shriners run that we continue to be part of this We have just begun our journey on this long path, terrific family fun atmosphere and those fantastic, leading edge burn tremendous annual family event at and there is an enormous amount of work yet to do. a great value to attendees. Once treatment hospitals… there are so Suburban Collection Showplace. But, make no mistake, we made enormous strides again in 2015, it was our privilege to many stories about their doctors We, along with all the Executive and in this third annual presentation of the Fifth Third invite young Shrine hospital patients treating kids with burns over 90 Steering Committee members that Bank Michigan State Fair. Broad and significant and their families, veterans, active percent of their bodies.” help guide the State Fair, strive to increases in participation from livestock military member and families to All these various and complex views provide a superb event experience breeders and Home Art enthusiasts, increases in attend the Charity Preview evening are correct.