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Pennsylvania Farm Show
January 7-14, 2023
Sign up to be a volunteer
Click Here
If you volunteer to work a minimum of 4 shifts PAOBA has housing available for you
free of charge!
Click here to reserve your space
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Chair: Sheri Hunt-Smith
sheri@alpacasofyork
717-495-8979
 
Volunteer coordinator:
Deb  Wambaugh 
814-283-5798,

 
meepahfarm@gmail.com    


The Volunteer Schedule is now live!  Without the help of our fantastic Members and Volunteers, we could never manage this huge project.  The Farm Show runs the first week of January each year.

Members in good standing will also be able to submit products to sell.  So get busy creating with PA Alpaca fiber now!  Contact Sheri Hunt - Smith (see above) for more information. 

Congratulations to Sandy G for winning the 2023 Handmade Alpaca shawl. 
This alpaca shawl was created and made by PAOBA members volunteering at the Farm Show. After the shawl was completed, it was entered into an auction at the Farm Show. The winning shawl brought in over $900. 
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The commission schedule has been adjusted slightly to take into account the longer daily shift time and those that have contributed their time to dyeing/labeling yarn/socks etc (which will be considered shifts).

Farm Members sending product but not volunteering any time: 25%, Associates 35%
Farm Members volunteering 1 shift 20%, Associates 30%
Farm Members volunteering 2 shifts 15%, Associates 25%
Farm Members volunteering 3 shifts 10%, Associates 20%
Farm Members volunteering 4-5 shifts 5%, Associates 15%
Farm Members volunteering 6 or more shifts 0%, Associates 10%

Volunteering for 4 or more shifts entitles you to stay at the house PAOBA rents for volunteers free of charge.

It can be cold. It can be dusty. It can be hard on your feet.  But the take away is bringing a smile to the faces of everyone who encounters an alpaca at Farm Show.  It may be their very first time seeing these creatures and we have the exciting chance to educate them regarding all the wonderful aspects of owning alpacas.

You will spend the day with alpaca owners, breeders, enthusiasts and I guarantee you will walk away with some new nugget of information.  It may be related to fleece, showmanship, herd health, or how to manage your farm business.  No matter what, Farm Show is the mecca of agricultural and creative experience.  The Alpaca Princess will be there along with other Royalty.  The 4H and youth programs will show the animals.  Fleece will be transformed into beautiful shawls.

Every year we have been offered more space and participation at the Show.  It is so exciting to see our booth develop, offering PA Preferred products, hand dyed yarn, an array of alpaca items, as well as demos of hand-spinning, weaving, knitting/crocheting, needle felting, etc.  Of course selfies with an alpaca are a must!!

When the time rolls around, please consider signing of for a few shifts during the event.  Volunteers coming from out of the area may have the option to stay in a rented house nearby the Farm Show Complex - a chance for more alpaca conversation and camaraderie at the end of the day.  Parking passes will be granted to Volunteers as well.  Come be part of the excitement!
  • Home
  • PAOBA Membership
    • Member Farms
    • Member Event Calendar
  • Store
  • Alpaca Royalty Program
  • Our Shows
    • Get Involved >
      • Showcase Volunteers
      • Fleece Show Volunteers
      • Committees
      • PA Farm Show
    • 2023 Fleece Show >
      • Volunteer
      • Schedule
      • Rules & Information
      • Sponsorship Information
      • Educational Seminars
      • Judges
      • Sponsors
      • Fiber Sort
      • Video-Noodling Large Alpaca Fleeces
    • 2023 Breeders Showcase >
      • Showcase Main Page
      • Hotel Options
      • Judges
      • Show Schedule
      • Entry, Stall, Vendor Sponsorship & Advertising
      • Showcase Sponsors
      • Vendors
      • Live Auction
      • Silent Auction
      • Photo Contest
      • Fiber Arts Competition >
        • Fiber Arts Entry Rules
        • Fiber Arts Entry Form Instructions
        • Fiber Arts Entry Form
      • Volunteeer Signup
      • Past Showcase Results
  • About
    • Contact
    • Board of Directors >
      • 2022 Board of Directors Election
    • PAOBA By-laws
    • Financial Information Request
    • Grant Request
    • PA Dept. of Agriculture
  • Fiber & Product Markets