Greene-Dreher-Sterling Fair Association will be hosting an annual Fall Flea Market on the fairgrounds located on Route 191, Newfoundland PA - right behind the Elementary School . Click here for details
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NInety-Three Year's Ago... Ninety-Three years ago the Greene Dreher Sterling Community Fair was born in a school room by the teacher Miss Ella Nevin for a place for her students to exhibit their handywork. The Fair was held at an old "Community Hall" in Newfoundland. Later it was moved from there to the Newfoundland school and later yet to the Newfoundland Fairgrounds.
The first few Fairs were held after school had started, but later to before school started. It was then open to residents of Greene, Dreher, Lehigh and Sterling townships. Later it was open to all residents of Pennsylvania.
The Fair was formed to promote farm life, farm activites and farm successes, and later lots of music, noise and food were added. The Fair now is held for one week continuing until after Labor Day.
One of the times when it just seemed like too much of a job to get the Fair going was in 1955 when Mother Nature closed up shop on the Fair with ten feet of water over the Fairgrounds and all of the buildings and supplies. It was a total disaster with the only building not destroyed - the present Bingo hall (originally built for a chicken coop). It floated down stream 200 yards lodging against a bowling alley which had been washed 20 feet from its foundation. The hot dog stand floated down stream until it hit a bridge and was broken into pieces.
The Fair began as a part of education. One fourth of the people who came were looking for information, new ideas and whatever data they could pick up. It has long since grown into a real, honost-to-goodness country fair will all the glitter, glamour, and noise added to the homey down-on-the-farm kind of exhibits. It is an event for the whole family, the whole countryside, visitors included.
A myriad of events are being planned for the 93rd Fair. You can be sure that this 2010 Fair will be something very special. All new entertainment is scheduled for this year. See our schedule page for details.
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Our sponsors are local businesses who wish to support our local fair and community. You will find links to all our current sponsors on this page and many other pages throughout this website. There are many levels of sponsorship. To find out more about how to become a sponsor and all it's benefits, click here.
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The Greene-Dreher-Sterling Community Fair is currently holding a membership drive hoping to not only increase community participation but also to create awareness of fair activities. Click here for more information.
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The Association has been awarding scholarships to local undergraduates and graduate students since 1993. The purpose of the Greene-Dreher-Sterling Community Fair Associations’ scholarship program is to provide an incentive to future generations to actively participate in community volunteer activities including, but not limited to, our Fair Association. The judging criteria does not include "financial need", but rather bases the award on a student's accomplishments and community service. The awards are presented at the recipient's school annual awards program. For more information on previous recipients and how to apply, click here.
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