Maryland State Fair
State Park Volunteers
August - September, 2009
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Another Maryland State Fair is now in the history book. Many thanks to
everyone who supported the Maryland Park Service's exhibit at this
year's state fair. The uniformed park staff and our many dedicated
volunteers gave us a very visible and professional presence. We were
represented by 13 state parks (9 Park Quest parks, 5 Scales & Tales
parks and one state park which is neither). There were volunteers from 4
Friends groups, 2 Volunteer Mounted Patrols, 4 Park Quest Finale teams,
and 6 state parks. We were visited by the Governor, the Lieutenant
Governor and the Baltimore County Executive. We received over 150
requests for Park Quest 2010 information from people who visited our
exhibit.
A VERY BIG special thank you to the volunteers (including 6 members of
the Patapsco Valley State Park Volunteer Mounted Patrol) who staffed the
exhibit on Friday, September 4th when Maryland Park Service personnel
were not able to participate due to the mandated service reduction
day that is part of the recent state budget cuts. Had it not been for
your efforts, there would have been no Maryland Park Service presence at
the state fair that day.
Thanks again to all our volunteers for their help and I hope that
everyone enjoyed the state fair.
Larry Martin
Maryland Park Service
Volunteer Coordinator