St. Louis, Thursday, July 27, 2006 – A special one-day pass to the 2006 Missouri State Fair,
August 10-20, is on sale now at area Lowe’s. The $20 pass provides entry to the Fair as well as an Unlimited Carnival Ride Wristband for all day unlimited ride privileges.
For each State Fair unlimited-ride pass sold at Lowe’s, $2 will be donated to the American Red Cross Missouri Disaster Relief Fund for relief to disaster victims statewide. The Unlimited Wristband pass is available only through Lowe’s stores. A list of participating stores in the St. Louis area is included below.
“We are very pleased to offer our fairgoers a special benefit while helping a very worthy organization,” said Kimberly Allen, director of marketing for the Missouri State Fair. “The American Red Cross helps more than 2,000 families recover from home fires and other disasters each year throughout Missouri. That is an important service to our state.”
The 2006 Missouri State Fair features performances by Sawyer Brown, Lynyrd Skynyrd with special guest The Kentucky Headhunters, James Taylor, Trace Adkins with special guest Chris Cagle, George Stone with special guest Pam Tillis, Raven-Symone with special guest Lil J, Smash Mouth with special guest Fastball, Carrie Underwood with special guest Trent Tomlinson, as well as Big & Rich with special guest Cowboy Troy, along with auto and moto cross races, bullriding and more. For a complete schedule of state fair events, log onto
www.mostatefair.com
or call 1-800-422-FAIR (3247).
The $20, one-day pass is on sale now at the following Lowe’s locations in the St. Louis area:
• 290 T.H.F. Blvd. – Chesterfield
• 1 Gravois Bluffs Plaza Drive – Fenton
• 1212 S. Kirkwood Road – Kirkwood
• 2900 W. Clay Street – St. Charles
• 8501 Mexico Road – St. Peters
• 2023 Washington Crossing – Washington
About the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter:
Founded in 1917, the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter provides emergency and preparedness assistance more than 407,000 times each year. The Red Cross depends on the efforts of thousands of volunteers and 100 staff to provide a wide range of community support services, including disaster relief, first aid and CPR training, water safety, services to military personnel and support for blood services. The Chapter, a United Way agency, provides programs and services to St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and Jefferson County in Missouri, as well as Monroe, St. Clair (including Scott Air Force Base) and part of Madison County in Illinois.
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