Fun Time at the State Fair

Fun Time at the Fair!

It’s been another great year at the fair with MVMA members making many new friends with lots of questions at the association’s booth during the Missouri State Fair, August 11-21 in Sedalia, Mo. Over 40 members donated a day of their time reaching out to the public with information about the MVMA, answers to questions about pets, and good conversation. Our volunteers were kept quite busy throughout the event visiting with fair-goers and spreading the word about good health care for their animals and encouraging children that they can be a veterinarian, too. This year, the MVMA combined its booth with the MU College of Veterinary Medicine’s. Volunteers greeted booth visitors, answered a myriad of questions, and handed out bookmarks, coloring pages, brochures on MVMA programs, and information on pet health and welfare. Emphasis was also made on the MVMA’s Missouri Stocker/Feeder Quality Assurance Programs and the Missouri Veterinary Medical Foundation’s Animal Archives of Missouri and Veterinary Museum. A big thanks goes to these MVMA volunteer State Fair Ambassadors...

Tony Martin, Dave Prigel, Ben Leavens, Philip Falch, Steve Nickell, Bob Graves, Ken White, Raymond Stegeman, Dennis Weaver, Shelia Taylor, Udell Simmers, Linda Hickam, Karen Campbell-Motsinger, Dave Hopson, Sarah Reinkemeyer, Ken Vroman, Taylor Woods, David Wilson, Burton Schauf, Linda Scorse & “Lisa” (Border Collie), David Rybolt, Susan Sczepanski & “Robert” (Boston Terrier), Bruce Whittle, Charlotte Cliford-Rathert, John Holste & “Aspen” (Min. Golden Doodle), Lonnie Blum, Melissa Fulda, Shuping Zhang, Laura Moon & “Pretzel” (Mutt), R.C. Ebert, Tom Rose, Heather Jones, Roy Davis & “Molly” (Border Collie Mix), Jeffrey Sparks, Chad McNeal, Michael Pfander & “Ramsey” (Native American Indian Dog), Rodney Chapman, Clark Fobian, and Debbie Leach.

Dr. Laura Moon (left) with her dog “Pretzel” and a happy fairgoer (right) It’s all smiles at the MVMA booth.

Dr. Raymond Stegeman (left) and Dr. Ken White ready to greet fairgoers and answer questions. Dr. Tony Martin visits with a face-painted, Brooks Frank. It’s all part of having fun at the fair.

From left: MVMA executive director, Julie Braun, with Rita Fobian, Dr. Clark Fobian and Dr. Shuping Zhang during the annual Governor’s Breakfast at the fair. From left: Kenna, Lana and Julie Braun with Dr. Pfander’s dog “Ramsey”.

A great big thank you to all of our members who helped this year. Think about joining us at next year’s fair. August 10-20, 2023