Azalea International Folk Fair - School Field Trip & Regional Festival - March 6, 2010

Founded in 2000, The Azalea International Folk Fair was created with the clear and definite mission of serving as an invaluable educational resource to augment the social studies curriculum in South Georgia. The images and illustrations portrayed in school textbooks can be limited, abstract, or remote. We envision a project that literally brings the world to our doorsteps and provides a concrete expression of the worlds many traditions, cultures, and arts to supplement school textbooks and lessons.

We began in 2000 with a three-hour program at the Valdosta-Lowndes Public Library called the Chinese Cultural Reflection that allowed students to explore the richness of the world's oldest living civilization and the social customs of today's modern China.

In 2004, we were fortunate enough to form enriching friendships and working partnerships with members of Valdostas Asian communities. United by a spirit of caring and giving, we worked together to create a program entitled the Asian Cultural Experience to tell a broader story of Asian culture.

In 2007, with an unwavering sense of purpose and a strong measure of confidence developed as a result of eight successful years and much valuable experience, we decided to expand the scope of our program to include Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and the rest of the global community. In keeping with our expanded mission, we gave the 2007 event a new title: The Azalea International Folk Fair.

In 2008, both Georgia State Senate and Georgia House of Representatives designate Azalea International Folk Fair as Georgias official international festival. What an honor!!

Know more of our history, mission and media stories: www.gainternationalfolkfair.org.

The 2010 festival will take place on March 4 - 6 (Thursday and Friday are exclusively reserved for middle school students) at the Valdosta-Lowndes County James Rainwater Conference Center.

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this is very lovely. . bringing the world culture together... thanks for exploring our history...our world and yours....