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Fireworks!

Hi y’all! With all the excitement and energy around the office, you would think someone has been shooting off fireworks for the Fourth of July. Everyone has been busy getting ready for 2015 Corndog Kickoff, which is NEXT WEEK (Saturday, July 11 to be exact)! It’s crazy how fast it’s gotten here. Tickets are still on sale by the way. Just call the office at (515) 262- 3111 ext. 371 to order yours! Or stop by that night and purchase them. Either way we would love to see you there!

What can brighten any day?

Hi ya’ll! It’s been a pretty rainy week here in Des Moines. I feel like all its done is rain, which sometimes can bring down my mood. However, even though my drive to work can be sort of gloomy, one thing that always brightens my day up (no matter what it looks like outside) is sitting down at my desk and seeing all the emails and phone calls I’ve received from our wonderful volunteers!

Calling all volunteers!

Hi y’all! I hope everyone has had a great week so far! It’s been a busy one here at the office. It’s our second week with having everyone at the office, so it’s been pretty exciting talking and working on projects with the other interns and staff. Speaking of talking, yesterday Robin and I went to the Wellmark Volunteer Expo. It was from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and we were able to recruit Wellmark employees to help volunteer at the Fair. There were tons of different organizations there recruiting volunteers, which was really exciting to see all of the different opportunities!

Support your local "Birdies" (for Charity that is)!

Hi y’all! I hope everyone had a good weekend and is ready for this week! Last week was pretty busy for me (hence why I didn’t get this posted last week). I was busy scheduling volunteers and working on some other small projects. So, here’s another push, if you are at all interested in volunteering please contact me at maggie@blueribbonfoundation.org or call (515) 262-3111 ext. 379. We would love to have your help and it’s a great way to give back to the Foundation and our beloved, Iowa State Fair!

Week 2 Update from Maggie!

Hi ya’ll! I hope everyone has had a good week, I know I sure have. It’s my second week as the Volunteer Relations Intern here at the Blue Ribbon Foundation. On Monday I got a super large mailing done full of letters and registration forms to potential volunteers. And today (Friday) the registration form went up online. So, if you’re interested in being a volunteer and haven’t received a letter in the mail, go ahead and sign up online!

A quick introduction from Maggie

Hi y’all! My name is Maggie Jennett and I am the Volunteer Relations Intern for the Blue Ribbon Foundation this summer! My main project for the summer is organizing and coordinating all the volunteers for the Blue Ribbon Foundation. So…if you are thinking about volunteering contact me! And if you aren’t thinking about volunteering, you definitely should be thinking about it! 

Corndog Kickoff Volunteers

The time has come to turn in those volunteer forms for the 18th Annual Corndog Kickoff! Don’t miss your opportunity to join us in “Rock’n Round the Grounds!” and volunteer at one of Iowa’s most talked about events. 
 
The Corndog Kickoff will be held on Saturday, July 12th at 6:30 p.m. in the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Your volunteer efforts can help the Blue Ribbon Foundation continue renovating and preserving the Iowa State Fairgrounds, just like that “old time rock and roll.” 
 

I Can't Believe It's Been Three Weeks

I can’t believe it’s the end of May, and I have been here three weeks!!! Time is flying by. They sure know how to keep us busy here, which helps the “time flying by” thing too. Volunteer forms have been coming in like crazy. Spots have been filling up, and almost all the 9am – 1pm shifts have been filled! This is wonderful news, but I do hope some other volunteers are really looking forward to the 1pm – 5pm or 5pm – 9pm shifts. Today is also a big day as the 2014 Corndog Kickoff volunteer letters are to be mailed out.