{"id":8769,"date":"2026-09-23T18:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T22:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youmakethedifference.com\/staging\/about-fairs-ag-societies\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T16:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:00:06","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/youmakethedifference.com\/staging\/fair-board-training\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Fairs &#038; Ag Societies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8769\" class=\"elementor elementor-8769\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa95fd9 e-con-full ymtd-fairs-hero e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa95fd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d2ace4 e-con-full ymtd-hero-stage e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10d2ace4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Message From Ian Hill<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603ad835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"603ad835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A letter to the people carrying our fairs and agricultural societies forward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-219e36b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"219e36b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6846650b elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6846650b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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href=\"\/staging\/fair-board-training\/about\/\" aria-current=\"page\">About<span>\u2022<\/span><\/a><a href=\"\/staging\/fair-board-training\/organizational-transformation\/\">Organizational Transformation<span>\u2192<\/span><\/a><a href=\"\/staging\/awards-grants\/\">YMTD Grant<span>\u2192<\/span><\/a><a href=\"\/staging\/apply\/\">Apply<span>\u2192<\/span><\/a><a href=\"\/staging\/think-and-drink\/\">Think and Drink<span>\u2192<\/span><\/a><a href=\"\/staging\/the-fairgrounds-podcast\/\">The Fairgrounds Podcast<span>\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/nav><\/aside>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a17c0001 e-flex e-con-full fag-page-content e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a17c0001\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<article class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea876013 e-con-full ymtd-original-letter e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea876013\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"ian-letter\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea876002 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea876002\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea876001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea876001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throughout human history, there are rare moments when ordinary people are called to do extraordinary things, not because they have titles or wealth or fame, but because they say yes when their community needs them most.<\/p><p>This is one of those moments.<\/p><p>Across small towns and rural communities in North America, the institutions that hold us together, like the local county fair, are stretched thin. Leadership is aging. Volunteers are harder to find. And yet the need for connection, celebration, and belonging has never been greater.<\/p><p>I started the You Make THE Difference National Initiative because I believe in small town America.<\/p><p>Because I believe the fair is more than an event; it\u2019s a reflection of who we are.<\/p><p>And because I believe the people who step up in these communities, the ones who roll up their sleeves, rally their neighbors, and refuse to let their towns fade away, deserve to be seen, supported, and equipped.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea876005 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea876005\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea876003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea876003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who We Are<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea876004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea876004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You Make THE Difference is a national, grant funded movement that exists to ignite, equip, and sustain the Difference Makers behind our county fairs and agricultural societies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea876008 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea876008\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea876006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea876006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Difference Maker?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea876007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea876007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Difference Maker isn\u2019t defined by a title.<\/p><p>They don\u2019t wait for permission.<\/p><p>They don\u2019t need applause.<\/p><p>They\u2019re the person who shows up when others don\u2019t.<\/p><p>They fix what\u2019s broken, fill in the gaps, and fight for their community\u2019s future.<\/p><p>Difference Makers are:<\/p><ul><li>The board member who won\u2019t let the fair die on their watch.<\/li><li>The retired farmer teaching kids to show animals.<\/li><li>The single mom organizing volunteers after work.<\/li><li>The high school senior who believes her town is worth staying for.<\/li><\/ul><p>They don\u2019t make noise. They make a difference.<\/p><p>And this initiative exists to unleash their power.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea87600b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea87600b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea876009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea876009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Now?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea87600a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea87600a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because we are living through a generational handoff.<\/p><p>And if we don\u2019t meet this moment, we risk losing not just our fairs but the community fabric they hold together.<\/p><p>We launched this movement with one belief:<\/p><p>If we train the people, we can transform the place.<\/p><p>From Michigan to South Carolina, Maine to Iowa, Difference Makers are rising. More volunteers. More hope. More impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea87600e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea87600e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea87600c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea87600c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Led with Purpose. Rooted in Belief.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea87600d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea87600d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My name is Ian Hill. I\u2019ve spent three decades leading transformation efforts across North America, breaking world records, launching first of their kind projects, and helping 1,700 communities become stronger.<\/p><p>But this may be the most important thing I\u2019ve ever done.<\/p><p>Because I believe the hope of this nation still lives in its small towns.<\/p><p>And I believe it\u2019s our job to light that fire again, starting with the fair, and the people who make it possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea876011 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea876011\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea87600f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea87600f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We\u2019re Not Building Something New. 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