Welcome to Louisville's First Annual Homeschool Fair!!

What a wonderful time we had at the fair! It was so incredible to see the vision become a reality; to see so many homeschool families enjoying the fair together was really precious to me. I was thanked over and over again, and I just cannot accept without giving credit where it is due.

I keep telling you it was God. HE is the one who orchestrated ALL of this. It's been so obvious to me and to others working closely on this project with me.

I need to give thanks to the folks at homeschoolfair.com where I found alot of helpful ideas. They've been hosting theirs for 18 years! I'd like to give a BIG thank you to Suellen Barnes, Mini Masih and Sherry Stumph for your support and for coming on board with me in this. I truly could not have done it without you all picking up the messes, adding the right details and putting it all together in an organized way.

Thank you to ALL of the wonderful volunteers who came out to help us yesterday, we could not have made it without you! To Anne Swetnam, Kristi Fields, Kimberly Robinson and Hope Quill, who spent the entire day serving with us. And to the many others who came out to help, Bryan and Lisa Jones (who brought a group of teens) the Cooks, Feinns, Russells, Kuos, Weisemanns, Ranks, Christine Degnan, Karen Stearns, Jessie Monteith, Cynthia Simpson, Terri Eisenmenger, Heather McGimsey, the Bashams, Colemans and the scouts.

I'd also like to make special mention of the Truth Advocates team. Not only did they offer interesting entertainment throughout the day AND host a Speech/ Debate workshop, but they also served in any capacity needed for the entire day.

We invited vendors from the local community who had something to offer homeschool families. We're thankful for such a GREAT response! Families were able to come and compare what was available in the area of cottage schools,  enrichment classes, tutors, lessons and clubs, as well as support groups and even a few book vendors. We're also thankful for the new relationships that began here.
Thanks to Mad Science who offered an amazing show that was a big hit!

And, thank you to the wonderfully encouraging and helpful guest speakers Sally Clarkson and Debbie MacGregor.

Also, former homeschool mom and owner of Louisville School of Rock, Donna Reddick, helped tremendously with the overall layout and scheduling of the event, as well as providing the complete stage and sound set-up and some great rock music! Thanks to Kim Porta and family for the beautiful music you provided for us. Thanks to all of the dancers from Grace in Motion, I know I heard at least one little girl exclaim that she wanted to be a ballerina now!

Thanks to Bev Mazurowski for providing the many contacts she'd already made and to Lisa Twyman for getting us listed on WJIE and for getting us a free inflatable from All About Kids and to the MANY homeschool businesses / groups who came out to share with us, even in the terrific HEAT of the day!

And to others who I haven't named here, please forgive me for missing your names and please know that you were greatly appreciated!

I hope that many of you have now caught the vision and will join us in working on the committee for next year's fair. We definitely want this to be an annual event and expect next year to be better!

All for His glory,
Terese Cooper