The Erie County Fairgrounds

6 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 8 Call Us: 800.377.4625 | Email Us: NPPShows@gmail.com North Pole Productions has partnered with the Erie County Fairgrounds Festival of Lights since 2005. By selecting a Light Show produced by North Pole Productions, you are sure to create a magical one-of-a-kind Holiday experience for your community to enjoy! Visit our website : nppshows.com for your trip down Memory Lane! THE ER I E COUNTY FA I RGROUNDS representing a $9 million investment. Of all the activities for the public that the Erie County Fairgrounds can offer, the field trips for schools across Western New York throughout the calendar school year top the list for the staff. To date, over 50,000 children have been educated on important aspects relating to agriculture, food supplies, and animals through the carefully planned itinerary offered year-round. “This is a pretty impressive number,” Underberg states. “We host field trips to elementary schools throughout Western New York. Each fieldtrip is three hours and we hold fieldtrips for two weeks each month, Monday through Friday. Our groups can range from 25 kids to 150 kids depending on the size of the school, or the grade,” Maria Lucero, Director of Agriculture Center Education, illustrates. “It’s a group effort. Volunteers come in and help us to facilitate and host those field trips along with two additional educators or