Elementary Schools Receive Free Fair Tickets Through Alameda County Fair’s Gifting Program

Pleasanton, CA— Elementary school students throughout Alameda County received a free ticket to the 2016 Alameda County Fair this week as part of Summer Learning Fun, a unique gifting program sponsored by the Fair. 

“The Fair’s commitment to engaging kids through educational activities can be seen everyday through youth events, competitions and STEAM-themed weekends, as well as an entire building dedicated to showcasing student work,” said Jerome Hoban, Alameda County Fair CEO. “Our hope is that providing a free ticket to all of the K-5 students throughout our community will help them to discover and learn new things over the summer, in a fun environment.” 

Approximately 108,600 tickets were distributed to 194 public schools, plus an additional 3,500 tickets to 19 private schools. For the first time, schools in all 17 county districts participated including Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, New Haven, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, and Sunol. 

Program participation in the Albany, Berkeley and Newark districts was left up to the individual schools and not every school chose to sign up. The Fair will still honor free admission at any time to grade school students who attend non-participating schools, with any form of enrollment documentation(i.e. a report card or other official school document with the child’s name). For more information on the Fair’s educational programs, please visit www.alamedacountyfair.com. Alameda County Fair is a 501 ( c ) (3) non-profit organization.

See also:

• Alameda County Fair 2016: 5 New Things You Can't Miss

Alameda County Fair Kids’ STEAM Weekend Events 
Fun with Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math 

Sports, Fitness & Health - June 17-19 
Engineering, Robots, Rockets & Space - June 24-26 
Agriculture, Energy & Environment - July 1-3 

Discovery Quest 
Kids look for clues and solve mysteries in this self-guided, educational scavenger hunt. 

POWER STATION 
Kids have fun racing model cars on a unique, solar-powered racetrack.

Competitive Exhibits and School Projects: 
The Fair offers a wide variety of competitive categories for kids including crafts, gardening, woodworking, photography, science & technology, creative writing, food, school projects and more. An entire building is dedicated to showcasing youth projects. 

Live competitions and attractions: 

• Lego Building Competition 
• Mind Storm Challenge Robot 
• Reptile Exhibit 
• Storybook character costume contest 
• Cows, pigs, sheep, rabbits, chickens & more in the Livestock Exhibits 
• Petting Zoo 
• Reptile Exhibit 
• School project & competition exhibits 

For more information on the Fair’s educational programs, please visit click here.

Announcement submitted by Alameda County Fair

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