{"id":215,"date":"2025-01-28T15:55:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T20:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratogacountyfair.org\/fairgrounds\/?page_id=215"},"modified":"2025-02-12T14:11:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T19:11:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saratogacountyfair.org\/fairgrounds\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About SCAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-215\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-215-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-215-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-215-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The Saratoga County Agricultural Society is not an agency of the County of Saratoga. The SCAS is a recognized IRS 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit Organization guided by a 21 member volunteer Board of Directors, a few dozen Ad-Hoc volunteers, and a small group of employees that work varying schedules throughout the year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-215-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-postloop panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"group flex stretch panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-215-0-0-1\" ><article id=\"post-217\" class=\"item card col span4 post-217 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry has-thumb\">\n  <figure>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"short\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratogacountyfair.org\/fairgrounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Sheep-min.jpg\" alt=\"Society History background image\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n  <div class=\"container textcenter\">\n        <h4>Society History<\/h4>    \n    <p>Formed in Ballston Spa, New York, the SCAS pre-dates most of the Agricultural Fairs in New York State. <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"more\">\n    <a class=\"cta \" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratogacountyfair.org\/fairgrounds\/about\/society-history\/\">Details<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article><article id=\"post-219\" class=\"item card col span4 post-219 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry has-thumb\">\n  <figure>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"short\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratogacountyfair.org\/fairgrounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Opening-2024-min.jpg\" alt=\"Leadership background image\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n  <div class=\"container textcenter\">\n        <h4>Leadership<\/h4>    \n    <p>Officers, Directors and Honorary members of the Saratoga County Agricultural Society<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"more\">\n    <a class=\"cta \" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratogacountyfair.org\/fairgrounds\/about\/leadership\/\">Details<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article><article id=\"post-221\" class=\"item card col span4 post-221 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry has-thumb\">\n  <figure>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"short\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratogacountyfair.org\/fairgrounds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/kid-w-sheep-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Become A Member background image\" \/>\n      <\/figure>\n  <div class=\"container textcenter\">\n        <h4>Become A Member<\/h4>    \n    <p>Join the Saratoga County Agricultural Society<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"more\">\n    <a class=\"cta \" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratogacountyfair.org\/fairgrounds\/about\/become-a-member\/\">Details<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SARATOGA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION The Saratoga County Fair is Proudly Presented by the Saratoga County Agricultural Society. Saratoga County Agricultural Society Annual Membership: $20 Get Your Membership Here<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":270,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-215","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","has-thumb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About SCAS - Saratoga County Fairgrounds &amp; Expo Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Saratoga County Agricultural Society is not an agency of the County of Saratoga. 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