Every fair has those volunteers that for many years have been a huge part of the success of their fair.  The MAFE board awards the Heritage Award to honor our state’s outstanding long term volunteers.  Fairs couldn’t last without volunteers and the special people that do it year after year need a special award to say thank you.

In order to be eligible to receive this award, recipients must have a minimum of 10 years of event service to the Fair or Exhibition as a volunteer or management and receives less than $1,000 annually in compensation from the Fair or Exhibition.

Congratulations to our award winners and thank you to our award sponsor the Fifth Third Bank Michigan State Fair.

Heritage - Love

Pictured above: Steve Masters (Fifth Third Bank Michigan State Fair), Chippewa County Fairboard member accepting on behalf of Heritage Award recipient Dave Love and Ric Crawford (MAFE President)

Heritage - Wheller

Pictured above: Steve Masters (Fifth Third Bank Michigan State Fair), Ingham County Fair president Debbie Miller accepting award on behalf of Bill Wheller and Ric Crawford (MAFE President)

Heritage - Benit

Pictured above: Steve Masters (Fifth Third Bank Michigan State Fair), Heritage Award recipient Hilbert Benit (Hudsonville Fair) and Ric Crawford (MAFE President)

Not photoed – Penny Tibbits with the Armada Fair