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Review for West Virginia State Honey Festival & Fair Inc, Parkersburg, WV, USA
Written by a attendee of the fair who passed through on chance the first year and revisited the event:
I have attended the West Virginia State Honey Festival at the Parkersburg City Park in previous years. There is an admission fee and vendors that follow the typical fair scene. The part that makes this event special is the West Virginian and nearby Ohioan vendors providing small scale honey, each with a story. The beekeeper who sold me honey had his family help package if for me and told me about their land. Education events brought by a bee keeping society were entertaining for children and adults. I could not find raw honey for sale, all appeared to be proudly pasteurized. I'm glad that all the merchants took care to make their honey safe for consumption but would have appreciated the variety of being able to purchase raw local honey that is popular in the homeopathic circles. I entered a baking contest the 2nd year. That was discontinued for 2013. Maybe they'll bring it back.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
include raw honey and benefits of pollen in educational events so as to keep up with national trends in the general public. Providing and/or promoting raw local honey is a potential advantage over national corporations that this Inc can provide b/c they are operating from a smaller, geographically confined area, which is what people searching for local raw honey want and need.
Will you volunteer or donate to this organization?
Unsure
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Some
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
Review for Student Conservation Association, Inc., Mt. Laurel, NJ, USA
When I was in college, the SCA presented an excellent opportunity to explore the USA by the exact means that fit the typical college student. Those means being that we generally have no money, no place to live, and are free as a bird for the summer. The SCA didn't improve my finances but they ensured stasis - providing a roof over my head and an stipend for food. Now, for the work. The best way to explore a culture is to be a part of that community and that is exactly what the SCA did for me. By allowing and encouraging me to give my time and sweat I became immersed in the life and history of the sage brush desert, the oregon trail, beef cattle farmers, and the Bureau of Land Management. All of those things completely foreign to a northeastern suburban girl. I was pleasantly surprised at the diversity our country has to offer. The knowledge, growth, and acceptance I gained from that experience also gave me more pride and confidence in who I am today. I am forever grateful to how the SCA changed my life. [The only reason I would not volunteer for this organization again is because I can no longer drop my daily responsibilities for the extended periods of time that the SCA specializes in. I applaud their approach and work.]
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Unlikely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2006
