OEA at the Ohio state fair
The Ohio State Fair is just around the corner, and Ohio Education Association members can score free tickets to enjoy all the fun with their families and friends.
Just click here to claim up to four free tickets via Ticketmaster, while supplies last. Use the promo code OEA2025 to unlock the free ticket option. Additional admission tickets can also be purchased at a discounted rate here. Children 5 and under do not require tickets.
Please note, the Fair has reinstated fees for on-site parking this year. Whether you’re claiming free admission tickets or purchasing discounted tickets, you can choose to add General Parking and/or SkyGlider passes at checkout on Ticketmaster. Free park-and-ride shuttles from off-site lots will also be available. More information about that option will be posted here closer to the start of the Ohio State Fair, which runs July 23-August 3 this year.
OEA members also have the chance to win a big Ohio State Fair prize package to make the most of their Fair visit. To enter the drawing, just tell us what you love about serving public school students!
Each prize package includes:
- Four tickets to the concert of your choice at the Celeste Center, with fair admission included.
- Four roundtrip SkyGlider tickets
- $100 in meal vouchers valid at Schmidt’s concession stands or the Taste of Ohio Café
The deadline to enter the drawing to win a prize package is Friday, June 20th.
The Ohio State Fair draws more than a million visitors from around the state every year, and we are so excited for the opportunity to enjoy a great time at the State Fair with you.
Wellness Grant
OEA’s Wellness Grants Help Locals Support Member Well-Being
- Up to $5/per Active Member
- Submission and Approval of Application Required
- Activity Must be completed between September 3, 2024 – May 31, 2025
- Receipts must be submitted for Reimbursement by June 15, 2025
- Share photos with LRC to post on the OEA Wellness Website
- Contact LRC for Application
- Share your events on social media using #OEAWellnessGrant, #OEAWG, and #OEAWellness
- Click here to download a Wellness Grant application
- Wellness Grants Funds cannot be used for the following: T-shirts, Gift Cards/Gift Certificates, Cash Gifts to Members, or Lottery Tickets
WELLNESS GRANT ACTIVITIES
- Laughter As The Best Medicine – Set a movie event for members. A comedy or light-hearted movie is suggested. Provide members with movie “snacks” as they share an opportunity to laugh alongside fellow members.
- Social Time Members Uplifting Members – Organize an event – perhaps a happy hour or coffee chat – where members can relax and spend time together in a social setting.
- Pop-up Café – Set up a pop-up café that offers members snacks and positive messages. The café could be as simple as a table staffed by other members or a coffee/tea bar.
- Drop-in Spa – Create a drop-in spa for members in buildings. Members can sign up for time to experience a relaxing environment with a massage chair, healthy snacks, and beverages.
- Wellness Passport/Self-Care BINGO – Provide members with a Wellness Passport with pages to be stamped for each self-care activity they do on their own. Create a BINGO card with self-help activities for members to complete. The activities for the passport or BINGO card could include such things as: exercise classes, virtual challenges, book clubs, and meditation. Award members with a gift with a completed passport or completed BINGO card.
- Special Delivery! – Create a monthly drawing for all members. Winners will receive a special delivery of flowers, cookies, candy, self-care bags, or books, and a positive message from their local.
- Lunch and Learn – Invite members to an hourlong lunch and training focused on a wellness activity or skill such as meditation or an art/craft. The lunch hour could include a speaker on a topic related to self-care. Ask members to complete a self-care survey during the lunch and learn.
- Keep Active and Be Healthy Challenges
• Walk/Step Challenge – Provide each member who signs up for the challenge with a promotional Local water bottle, notebook, pen, and information on the health benefits of walking. Create a members-only Facebook or Instagram page for the challenge. Ask participating members to set a personal goal for the 30-day challenge, keep track for 30 days, and post/share positive thoughts via social media.*
• Sleep Challenge – Provide each member who signs up for the challenge with a sleep mask, earplugs, herbal tea, notebook, and information on the health benefits of sleep. Create a members-only Facebook or Instagram page for the challenge. Ask participating members to set a personal goal for the 30-day challenge, keep track for 30 days, and post/share positive thoughts via social media.*
*Members who complete the 30-day challenge receive a certificate and gift - Local’s CHOICE! – Develop a Wellness Themed Activity of your own!
“I got great feedback from some staff that said they appreciated the nice surprise on a cold Monday morning – a goodie bag with items with a note attached explaining how each item can be applied to their own personal wellness”
A sample of locals who have received a Wellness Grant
