I have a problem when the charity involved is the county fair itself. If it were the VFW or a church having a brat fry I would feel differently.
I agree, my county fair is a bunch of politicos pimping their "virtues" and I have not been to one in over a decade.
I am a big supporter of my local volunteer fire department and try to go to all of their events and donate multiple hundreds of dollars.
These guys are very special {especially in today's world}.
Our fire chief has his own small business and gives up many hours {and thousands of dollars in profits} to serve his community.
Ya just gotta support those kinda folks.