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The Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo, is a charitable organization dedicated to youth scholarships and creating a positive economic impact on Central Texas. The Events Center has more than 500,000 visitors per year at more than 225 events ranging from concerts to horse show, trade shows to banquets and free events to ticketed events. These events represent an annual economic impact of more than $50 million. The Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo is the largest event in Central Texas with more than 225,000 visitors per year. Held every October, it includes Rodeo, Concerts, Livestock Shows, Carnival and other attractions.
The Fair & Rodeo impacts youth from across Texas and to date has contributed more than $4 million in scholarship. Over 500 volunteers work with a full-time staff to produce the Fair & Rodeo as well as many year-round events.
All events and activities support the mission of the Extraco Events Center to produce events for education, entertainment and agricultural experiences at the premier multi-use facility while giving back through youth scholarships and a positive economic impact to Central Texas.
The event we're requesting a donation for is our annual scholarship fundraising, the Luck of the Draw reverse raffle, where we raise money to give in scholarships to graduating Texas high school seniors. In 2021, we awarded 36 scholarships totaling $137,000.
Thank you for your consideration to provide an item for our event; it will be used in our Bucket raffle.
