July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Fair creates special moment
Editorial
Every county fair has its moments.
A young 4-H member tugging on a rope to get her calf to behave. A service club member with sore feet and a soaked shirt, still working at the grill for zero dollars in pay. A guy winning a stuffed animal for his girlfriend on the midway.
Every county fair has its moments. But they don’t get much better than Friday.
That’s when the spirit of sharing and community exploded at the annual 4-H livestock auction.
Young Kameron Woodbury, a 10-year 4-H member who had shown the grand champion swine, decided to do something different, something selfless.
That came as no surprise to his family. It came as no surprise to his hundreds of friends and classmates at Jay County High School. It came as no surprise to his 4-H leaders.
Kameron, a client of Jay-Randolph Developmental Services, decided to donate half of the premium his animal brought at auction — and the animal itself — to the Special Olympics. And when word of that generosity reached the show ring where the auction is held, the community responded.
As of Friday, the total amount was something over $5,000, with half going to Special Olympics, and our guess is the final total will be even higher.
That’s what happens when someone steps up and leads. Others follow.
Kameron, who was JCHS prom king this spring and who sported his crown at the auction, was a leader on Friday.
He led. His community followed.
And if that doesn’t count as a special moment for this year’s Jay County Fair, we don’t know what does. — J.R.[[In-content Ad]]
A young 4-H member tugging on a rope to get her calf to behave. A service club member with sore feet and a soaked shirt, still working at the grill for zero dollars in pay. A guy winning a stuffed animal for his girlfriend on the midway.
Every county fair has its moments. But they don’t get much better than Friday.
That’s when the spirit of sharing and community exploded at the annual 4-H livestock auction.
Young Kameron Woodbury, a 10-year 4-H member who had shown the grand champion swine, decided to do something different, something selfless.
That came as no surprise to his family. It came as no surprise to his hundreds of friends and classmates at Jay County High School. It came as no surprise to his 4-H leaders.
Kameron, a client of Jay-Randolph Developmental Services, decided to donate half of the premium his animal brought at auction — and the animal itself — to the Special Olympics. And when word of that generosity reached the show ring where the auction is held, the community responded.
As of Friday, the total amount was something over $5,000, with half going to Special Olympics, and our guess is the final total will be even higher.
That’s what happens when someone steps up and leads. Others follow.
Kameron, who was JCHS prom king this spring and who sported his crown at the auction, was a leader on Friday.
He led. His community followed.
And if that doesn’t count as a special moment for this year’s Jay County Fair, we don’t know what does. — J.R.[[In-content Ad]]
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