Members of the Prattville Dragoons manned a booth at the Autauga County Fair from Tuesday thru Saturday October 11-15th. Rain and threatening weather caused the closure of the fair on Wednesday the 12th but otherwise the weather was outstanding with clear cool temperatures and so there were great crowds each evening the fair was open. Dragoons' 2nd Lt Karl Wade coordinated the camp's entry including submitting the registration with the fair organizers as well as recruiting members to work time slots throughout the week. Karl also worked every single shift! On Monday before the fair, Karl along with camp Commander Waldo, Quartermaster Myrick and Adjutant Sutherland set up the tables and banners for the booth and brought in the camp stores for handouts and sales. Additionally members working throughout the week included Brigade Commander Harold Grooms, 1st Lt Rob Schwartz, Treasurer Billy Leverette, Color Sgt John Dennis, along with compatriots Dale Boyles, Tyrone Crowley, Darryl Haywood, Larry Miller and Louis Turner. Crowds estimated between 8000-10000 people from the Autauga County area attended the fair and passed by the Dragoons' booth representing a fantastic opportunity for these camp members to greet our neighbors and provide information about the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the camp, offer mini Battle flags and SCV recruitment coins and posters and sell larger historical flags as well as car tags and ball caps and coffee mugs emblazoned with the Battle Flag. Karl also stocked a dish with Halloween candy for the kids. The Dragoons had terrific sales with proceeds for the camp treasury funding all the projects for the coming year including donations to heritage preservation groups and food pantries, flags to set at local cemeteries, fair and parade entries and other initiatives. The 2022 Autauga County Fair and the Dragoons booth were a huge success.
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