1. MISSION A SCIENCE PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM AT THE ILLINOIS STATE FAIR IN COOPERATION WITH TEN OTHER ILLINOIS SECTIONS OF THE ACS WHICH COMMUNICATES THE VALUE OF CHEMISTRY IN OUR DAILY LIVES FOR ADULTS, CHILDREN AND TEACHERS.

2. ILLINOIS STATE FAIR AUGUST 13 – 22, 2010 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE: –DEMONSTRATIONS –HANDS-ON ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT –PUBLICITY –TEACHER OUTREACH –ELECTRONIC MEDIA DEVELOPMENT –FUNDRAISING AND GRANT PROPOSALS

3. ILLINOIS STATE FAIR 2007 HIGHLIGHTS MORE THAN 10,900 VISITORS TO THE TENT 360 TEACHER PACKETS DISTRIBUTED PRESS RELEASE TO 51 IL SENATORS, 118 REPRESENTATIVES, GOVERNOR, OTHER STATE OFFICIALS, AND 51 NEWSPAPERS 2 LOCAL NEWS REPORTERS VISIT TENT TEACHER CD WITH OVER 150 EXPERIMENTS EXPANDED COMPUTER SCIENCE QUIZ PAPER HAND FANS AS GIVEAWAYS

4. ILLINOIS STATE FAIR 2008 HIGHLIGHTS MORE THAN 14,600 VISITORS TO THE TENT 356 TEACHER PACKETS DISTRIBUTED TEACHER CD WITH OVER 160 EXPERIMENTS 14 DIFFERENT DEMONSTRATIONS EVERY HOUR ADDED MORE INTERACTIVE COMPUTERS REINTRODUCTION OF SUN SAFETY CARDS THAT MEASURE UV RADIATION ADDITIONAL PRIZES FOR QUIZ & SURVEY

5. ILLINOIS STATE FAIR 2009 HIGHLIGHTS MORE THAN 11,500 VISITORS TO THE TENT 350 TEACHER PACKETS DISTRIBUTED INTRODUCTION OF CARTESIAN DIVER KITS FOR TEACHER PACKETS TEACHER CD WITH 180 EXPERIMENTS EXPANDED HANDS-ON AREA FOR KIDS WITH NEW EXHIBITS WOODEN RULER AS GIVEAWAYS LOCAL AREA TEACHERS PERFORM DEMOS

6. WON’T YOU JOIN US AT THE ILLINOIS STATE FAIR CONFERENCE CALL PLANNING MEETINGS MEET AND WORK WITH CHEMISTS FROM ALL OVER ILLINOIS FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING TO THE STATE FAIR JUST HAVE A FUN WITH A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE!