UAF sponsors 'UAF day at the fair'
August 5, 2010
Marmian Grimes
907-474-7902
8/5/10
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is sponsoring UAF day at the Tanana Valley State Fair Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Bring your UAF PolarExpress card or UAF Alumni Association membership card and receive $1 off adult fair admission.
Visit UAF’s main booth in the Borealis Pavilion for information, class schedules, undergraduate applications and details about the upcoming semester. Several other university departments will also have informational booths nearby, including the Alaska Cooperative Extension Service and 4-H, UAF Community and Technical College, the UAF Geophysical Institute and the UA College Savings Plan.
From 4 to 6 p.m., Alaska Nanooks coaches will be in Totem Square with information about upcoming tournaments and seasons. The UAF Bookstore will sell UAF merchandise in Totem Square starting at noon. Between 3 and 6 p.m., fairgoers can stop by the Cooperative Extension Service booth and create a Hero Pack of items for the children of deploying troops. From 4 to 7 p.m., Extension will also offer ATV safety demonstrations and showcase an electric ATV. Starting at noon, the University Fire Department will be at the fairgrounds with equipment and fire trucks on display.
Throughout the fair, the Fairbanks chapter of the UAF Alumni Association will run a hamburger booth staffed by present and future alumni. UAF’s student radio station, KSUA, will also have a booth.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Cheri Renson, UAF events coordinator, at 907-474-5114 or carenson@alaska.edu. Marmian Grimes, UAF public information officer, at 907-474-7902 or via e-mail at marmian.grimes@alaska.edu.
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