<div dir="ltr">Calling all creative re-users! <div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.homeresource.org/">Home ReSource</a> is heading up the <a href="https://missoulafairgrounds.com/2020-creative-reuse">Creative Reuse Division</a> at the Western Montana Fair. Things may look a little different (read about the new Fair procedures <a href="https://missoulafairgrounds.com/about-the-2020-fair">here</a>) but we know that hasn’t stopped you from repurposing materials to amazing works of art!<br><br>Creative reuse, also known as “upcycling” or “repurposing,” is the act of applying creativity and innovation to bring new life or new function to existing materials. Whether transforming an old piano into a coffee table, stringing upcycled paper beads into a necklace, or reimagining scrap materials into a sculpture, repurposing is an exciting and crafty way to keep stuff out of the landfill. What can you create by choosing to reuse? Creative Reuse spans five divisions and seven classes.<br><br>To make a submission, <a href="https://wmont.fairwire.com/exhibitor.aspx?force=True">register online</a> by July 29th. Submissions will be made in person on July 30th in the <a href="https://missoulafairgrounds.com/2020-entrance-screening">Commercial Building (13)</a> at the Missoula County Fairgrounds <b>by appointment only</b> from 8am-1pm. Winning submissions will be professionally filmed and photographed, and will be announced via the Fair's <a href="https://missoulafairgrounds.com/fair-news-signup">news service subscription</a>, social media, live streaming, and television during the original dates - August 5th-9th. Exhibitors will pick up their submissions (by appointment) on August 17th.<br><br>More information is available <a href="https://www.homeresource.org/2020/06/29/western-montana-fair-creative-reuse-division/">here</a>. Contact Hillary Sward, <a href="mailto:hillary@homeresource.org">hillary@homeresource.org</a> with questions.</div><div><br></div><div>We're looking forward to seeing your creations there!<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Segoe UI","Segoe UI Web (West European)","Segoe UI",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline"><div dir="ltr" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div dir="ltr" style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div dir="ltr" style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div dir="ltr" style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div dir="ltr" style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="color:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><b>Sarah Lundquist</b><span style="font-weight:inherit"> | gender pronouns: she/her<br></span></div>Zero Waste Education Manager</div><div style="font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inheri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