2024 Loudoun Fair & Associates Scholarship Recipients

Deborah Olorunda

Miss Deborah Olorunda is the recipient of a 2024 Loudoun Fair & Associates scholarship in the amount of $3,000. Deborah is a graduate of Stone Bridge High School. She has been a member of the Alpaca/Llama 4-H club for the past four years where she has served as President, Vice President, and club fundraising chair. Beyond the club level, Deborah attended the Ignite by 4-H Conference in her role as a Virginia 4-H Healthy Living Ambassador. Together with over nine hundred youth representatives from forty six states and territories, she participated in workshops and brainstorming sessions highlighting STEM, Healthy Living and Agriscience. During the Covid pandemic, she was a Virginia Delegate to the 4-H Teen Initiatives Working Group where she helped organize virtual events for teens during quarantine. In 2023, Deborah traveled to the Dominican Republic and served on a team that ran a 4-H Day Camp for over eighty youth there. Deborah was inducted as a Virginia 4-H All Star in June 2024 for her outstanding participation and service. All Star is the highest recognition a 4-Her can achieve.

Over the years, Deborah has enthusiastically promoted the Loudoun County Fair at local farmer’s markets. During Fair Week, she engages with the public sharing information about her project and answering their questions. She also helps host several fiber demonstrations throughout the week.

Outside of 4-H and the Fair, Deborah has been actively involved in her school and community. She held leadership positions in Stone Bridge High School’s National Honor Society, Student Council Association, Environmental Club, and Varsity Tennis Team. As a valued member of the Young Entrepreneur’s Academy with the Loudoun Chamber of Commerce, she has served as a Junior Business Mentor, helping students create businesses over the course of their 10-month programs.

In the fall, Deborah will be attending Cornell University where she will be studying Landscape Architecture. The Loudoun Fair & Associates Board of Directors is honored to recognize and congratulate Deborah on her past accomplishments and wishes her well in her future endeavors.

Eden Reck

Miss Eden Reck is a Woodgrove High School graduate and the recipient of a 2024 Loudoun Fair & Associates scholarship in the amount of $2,500. During her seven years as a 4-Her, she has been a member of the Alpaca/Llama, Poultry, and Sheep and Goat Clubs. She has held multiple leadership positions and participated in several club sponsored community service events. She has been recognized at district and state level competitions for her artwork. Eden has served as a 4-H Day at the Capitol Ambassador and as a camp counselor at Loudoun-Fauquier Junior Camp. In 2023, Eden was inducted as a Virginia 4-H All Star and was selected as Loudoun’s Outstanding Senior 4-H member of the year.

At the Fair, Eden’s contributions have been many. To educate Fair patrons about fiber, she and her brother designed and built a ‘Match the Fiber’ guessing game. She cleaned and restored signage for the Poultry Club, as well as helped with the club’s Duckling Slide and Chicken Poop Bingo activities. Eden has shared her knowledge and showmanship skills with her 4-H peers to help them prepare for the Round Robin competition. She has also given fairgrounds tours to visiting local politicians and guests. Beyond Fair week, Eden promoted 4-H and the Fair on her school’s morning announcements, at her family’s farm during the Spring and Fall Farm tours, and through her recognition as Youth Farmer in Loudoun’s Economic Development Farmer Trading Cards program.

In her role as Youth Farmer, Eden has been educating elementary age students in the wider Loudoun community about farming. She has been a Girl Scout for thirteen years participating in numerous service activities and serving as camp counselor. She co-founded and held leadership roles in Woodgrove’s Dungeons and Dragons Club.

In the fall Eden will be attending Hobart and William Smith where she will be studying Biology and Studio Art. The Loudoun Fair & Associates Board of Directors congratulates Eden on her achievements and wishes her well in her future pursuits.

Kashvi Ramani

Miss Kashvi Ramani is the recipient of a 2024 Loudoun Fair & Associates scholarship in the amount of $2,000. A graduate of Phillips Academy Andover, she is an eight-year member of the 4-H Eastern Loudoun Community Club and a Virginia 4-H All Star. Kashvi’s contributions to the 4-H program have been significant. In addition to her leadership and service roles at the club level, she actively participated in a variety of district and state activities including multiple presentation opportunities. She served as a camp counselor, as a 4-H State Cabinet member, and as a Teen Summit planning committee member. At both the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, GA, and National 4-H Spark in Washington, DC, Kashvi was a featured performer reciting her original poetry. In 2023, she was a finalist for the National 4-H Youth in Action Civic Engagement Award.
Although she has never been a livestock exhibitor, Kashvi still volunteered her support and service to the annual Loudoun County Fair over the years. She helped with cleaning up the fairgrounds and announcing for the Animal Dress Up contest.

In the wider community, Kashvi has dedicated considerable time and energy to a variety of programs including the Cascades Farmers Market, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, and Kathy’s House—a hospital guest house for patients and families during medical treatment and recovery.

Kashvi will be attending NYU Tisch this fall. She plans to major in Film/Acting and minor in Business. The Loudoun Fair & Associates Board of Directors congratulates Kashvi on all her accomplishments and wishes her success in her future endeavors.

Emily Ault

Miss Emily Ault is a Stone Bridge High School graduate and the recipient of a 2024 Loudoun Fair & Associates scholarship in the amount of $1,500. She has been a 4-H member for over ten years in the Eastern Loudoun Community Club and the Temple Hall Non-Ownership Sheep Club. During those years, she helped with multiple club community service projects including volunteering for Backpack Buddies, coordinating ‘Caroling for Canned Goods’ events in support of Mobile Hope, reading poetry to senior citizens, and baking cookies for a cold weather shelter. Emily served her club in leadership roles including President, Vice President, Secretary, and mentor to younger 4-Hers. Beyond the club level, she has served as a camp counselor, participated in Share the Fun competitions, and Virginia 4-H Congress. Emily was inducted as an All Star in 2023.

Over the years, Emily has enthusiastically promoted the Fair. In addition to hanging advertising posters around the community, she also shared her 4-H and Fair experiences on social media encouraging others to attend. Additionally, Emily has been a dedicated volunteer in the community. She has been a youth group and nursery assistant at her church, led her school’s Colorguard and Winterguard teams, and tutored elementary students.

Emily has been accepted to Longwood University where she will pursue a degree in Communications. The Board of Directors of Loudoun Fair & Associates congratulates Emily on her achievements and wishes her well in the future.

Loudoun Fair & Associates, Inc. Scholarship Recipients