Major changes are in the air for the 51st annual Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair, which kicks off Oct. 15 with a parade through downtown Statesboro at 5 p.m.The fair allows the Statesboro Kiwanis Club to give monetary donations to community organizations. Last year, members were able to give more than $200,000 to organizations including Ogeechee Area Hospice, Boys and Girls Club, 4-H, Red Cross, FFA, Special Olympics, law enforcement groups, and the Statesboro Food Bank, Fair Chairman Don Poe said.While the fairgrounds, located on Georgia Highway 67 just outside of Statesboro, underwent a major facelift last year for the club’s 50th anniversary, more improvements will be seen this fall.About $40,000 in improvements to Heritage Village food alley include new block walls, metal studs, new screening , electrical and plumbing , Poe said. “We felt it was worth the investment because these booths are used by local churches, organizations and small businesses as a major part of fundraisers each year,” he said.Club members and volunteers have worked each Saturday as well as other times, and now the 4-H exhibit building has been refurbished, repaired and repainted, including hundreds of mini booths.The popular Pancake House also received an secret recipe so the pancakes and sausages will be just as good,” Poe quipped.The 4-H food booth also has been reworked.