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YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
AND ENJOY The
Americas Festival2001
(tm)
The First Ever National Hispanic &
Hemispheric Festival in Washington, DC
WHEN
September, 2001
WHERE Washington, DC
on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
between 10th & 13th Streets
3 blocks from The White House
TIME
11:00 am TO 6:00
pm each day
Enjoy, Participate in
Ethnic Cuisine & Music & Dancing,
Folklor
Arts and Crafts
Street Town Hall Meetings
Countries Exhibits
Children & Family
High-Tech Street Fair
Jobs Street Fair
Americas’ Mural
LACAW’s Bricks & Tiles
Silent auction
Exhibitions and more
SPONSORS,
Corporate America & other. This is the time and event to effectively show
your Corporate Social Responsibility to the markets from which you have been
substantially adding to your bottom line, without your giving back to contribute to their
empowerment. By empowering these communities educationally and economically -our Foundation’s
mission- your corporations will reap substantial further and growing profits. A
win-win-win situation!
EMBASSIES.
Commercial and Cultural Attaches. This event provides you the window to perform
your mandate to promote the best your countries offer: investment heavens, tourism
destination, culture, unique opportunities and more. Let us help you involve your
countries' private sector.
HIGH-TECH
Companies take advantage to premier or show your products and services in this High-Tech
Street Fair.
EMPLOYMENT and
HUMAN RESOURCES departments take advantage of this Jobs Street Fair.
VENDORS,
Exhibitors, Artists, Artscraftsmen, Performers welcome
VOLUNTEERS
Welcome, excellent opportunities. Enjoy helping with possible compensation
The Americas Festival2001
Launches and Benefits our Foundation's ambitious project to build "La
Casa de las Americas in Washington" (LACAW) and our community programs of local,
national and Hemispheric empowering impact.
In Washington, DC TAKE METRO TO:
Metro Center, Federal Triangle,
Archives-Navy Mem’l, Smithsonian stations
Sponsors to date:
Presented by The Americas Foundation and La Casa de las Americas in
Washington
The Washington
Ballet
ALTEX Intl PR Mrktg
Provenance Fine Art
Americas PAC
AILD
ACOLTWORK
AMIEN
AYMTI Center
CyberETE Centers
ABAC
Hemispheric Forum TV Program
Hemispheric Forum Newspaper
Americas Heritage Gala2000 (tm)
La Casa de las Americas in Miami(tm)
La Casa de las Americas USA(tm)
Discover the many other
benefits and services The Americas Foundation offers by visiting the website:
www.theamericas.org
Certain Corporate and
Individual Members of The Americas Foundation receive a 20% discount.
VENDORS DEADLINE FOR
EARLY REGISTRATION IS SEPTEMBER 1, 2001
Register Today!
All Nationalities All Ethnic
Groups
Join us. Lets celebrate together and work together for our communities, our
country and the countries we came from!
For More Info Call:
The Americas Foundation
1115 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202 371 9696
Fax: 202 371 9668
Email: vicpinzon@aol.com
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Americas Festival2001(tm)
BOOTH APPLICATION
Vendor’s Information
Company Name:_____________________________________________________________________________
Vendor Name: ______________________________________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________________________________
City: _______________________________ State ______________
Zip Code: _______________
Telephone ________________________ Fax
____________________________
Email: ____________________________
Booth Information (Choose One)
Food ______ Artcrafts Clothes
_____ Other ____
Brief explanation:
____________________________________________________________________________________
Energy / Power (Choose One) Electric Power lines will be available
at a cost per outlet.
Charcoal _____ Propane Gas _____
Generator _____
Brief description
____________________________________________________________________________________
Number of Booths ___________
Booth / Kiosk Number:
_______________
Special Booth type may be considered.
Signature ____________________________________________
Date ___________
Print Name ___________________________________________
Approved ______________________
YES ____ NO ____
Signature, The Americas Foundation, TAF Date
_______________________
Receipt Number:________________
Deposit Number:
__________________
Amount Received: ___________________
Booths Fees for standard booth
Commercial
$700 Political Information
$700
Government
$700 Food Vendors
$700
Farmers, Artisans $450
Community Nonprofit
$300
Add $75.00 per booth after September 1, 2000. Your booth is reserved when you make full
payment with a money order payable to The Americas Foundation
For information on Sponsorship, Booths and other: Contact us, see below.
The First Ever National Hispanic & Hemispheric Events in Washington, DC
Americas Festival2001(tm)
Vendors Agreement
The Americas Foundation (TAF) a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan NGO is
the organizer of the Americas Festival2001. This is an Agreement between The
Americas Foundation and the Vendor noted below. TAF, retains the sole discretion to
approve or disapprove this Application. For this Application to be considered it must be
fully completed.
This application once submitted cannot be withdrawn, unless the Vendor
secures a replacement Vendor acceptable in writing to TAF. When and if the replacement
Vendor is accepted by TAF and the replacement Vendor’s total fee is paid, then this
Application may be withdrawn and the booth’s deposit will be refunded, less 15%
processing fee, to the Vendor. Otherwise the Vendor’s fee will be forfeited.
If the Vendor is disqualified because he/she fails to comply with or
violates any of TAF’s Americas Heritage Festival Rules and Regulations after the
Application has been approved, the Vendor will not be entitled to a refund.
Should the District of Columbia or Federal Governments takes or fails
to take any action or grant any permits to TAF necessary for the Americas Festival2001
to be conducted in the manner anticipated, TAF shall incur no liability to any Vendor or
third party as a result thereof with respect to this Application or Agreement if this
Application has been approved. In the event any such actions are taken or not taken or
such permits are not granted by the District of Columbia or Federal Governments, TAF shall
only be responsible for returning to the Vendor the booth deposit and or booth fee.
Rules and Regulations
1. TAF will receive the booth’s payment solely in Money Orders.
2. The Vendor may start setting up after 7:00 AM. No vendor will be allowed to set up
prior to 7:00 AM.
3. Food and Tent Inspection begins at 10:00 AM. You cannot start selling until you have
been inspected and approved by the DC City Inspector.
4. Any Vendor is responsible for the collection and remittance to the DC Department of
Finance and Revenue of the sales taxes on food items, at the rate of 10%, and the sales
taxes for all other items, at the rate of 5.75%. Any question should be directed to
Ms.Rebecca Thomas or M. Bigelow of the Department of Tax and Revenue, telephone:
202-442-6805.
5. Vendors agree to participate in any training and informational sessions required by the
District of Columbia Government.
a. The Vendor is entitled only to sell the products listed in its
accepted Application.
b. The sale of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and soft drinks by the
Vendor is prohibited. The Vendor’s
possession of a liquor license does not entitle the Vendor to sell
alcoholic beverages during the Americas
Heritage Festival.
c. The Vendor may only sell food and beverages as approved by TAF. The
determination of whether an item fits within the description of allowed items shall be
made solely by TAF. The sales of any drink in a glass or
metal container is prohibited. Food or
drinks can only be sold in paper carbonated or plastic container.
6. The Vendor shall provide his/her own cooking equipment and fully comply with all
applicable safety and public health regulations, specifically including all fire
regulations. Address any questions to Lieutenant Stowe at 202 727 1805.
Vendor must secure the permit from the Fire Department located at: 441 4th Street, NW,
First Floor, Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202-727-1600
The Vendor must prepare on site all food he/she is going to sell at the
location of the event except that food prepared at an establishment with a certificate of
the local or state public health service may also be sold. If the food is prepared at the
establishment with such a certificate, the Vendor must enclose with this Application a
letter with a copy of the current certificate of the establishment from the person holding
the certificate stating that the Vendor is authorized to prepare food for the Festival at
the establishment. Vendor and said establishment are fully liable for Vendor’s food
and items sold at the Festival.
7. Any booth at which food will be cooked shall:
a. Obtain special permits for generators requiring over 15 amps.
b. Have only one bottle of gas of 20 Lb. per appliance.
c. Maintain at all times a gauged fire extinguisher of at least 2A10BC
rating securely installed at least 15
feet from the
cooking area.
d. Have the cooking equipment kept in the rear of the booth.
e. Have only bottles of gasoline of no more than 3 gallons capacity
with proper safety caps.
f. Maintain enough latex gloves for the handling of the food, cover for
the hair with a hair covering, use
white aprons. All booths workers ought to be identified with similar
shirt or T-shirt.
g. Maintain any gas tanks well secured on a base to avoid failing. The
use of propane gas for cooking is
permitted as long as the Vendor complies with all regulations
established by the District of Columbia
Government.
h. Maintain at least 20 gallon supply of potable water for its own use.
i. Comply with all request or directives of the Health and all other
inspectors.
8. Vendor shall not sell or permit the sale in their booth of food or drinks which have
not been approved by the appropriate Health Inspectors.
9. Vendors of crafts must present to TAF a list of all the articles to be sold and the
prices charged. Also, the Vendors of crafts may only sell at their own stand any craft as
approved by TAF. TAF will make the final determination of whether or not an item would be
allowed to be sold at the Festival.
10. TAF reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to prohibit the sale of food, drink or
other merchandise which might be objectionable or harmful or might otherwise prejudice the
quality or spirit of the Americas Heritage Festival. In such case, TAF will not reimburse
to the Vendor any booth’s deposits or fees paid or any other sums expended by the
vendor.
11. The only advertising permitted in the booths is that of the Vendor’s
establishment. The Vendor is not permitted to advertise any product or company or use
umbrellas, banners or trucks, which advertise any product. If the Vendor violates this
provision, the Vendor will be immediately asked to remove the advertising or to abandon
the booth. Only TAF is authorized to advertise any product or company on the structure of
the booth, unless TAF grants a special written authorization.
12. The Vendor is totally responsible for its garbage and garbage generated within the
Festival. We must have a highly clean Festival area at all times. The Vendor must collect
the garbage from its operation and the area near its booth in sufficient tightly closed
plastic bags and must deposit them in the available trash dumpers as necessary. To this
effect each Vendor is required to have at his/her site a 32 gallons plastic trash can per
booth and sufficient plastic bags.
13. The Vendor’s permit may not sold, assigned or transferred to another person
without TAF’s prior written
authorization.
14. Vendors selling food must cease cooking by 5:30PM
15. The Vendor shall cease selling at 6:00 PM and immediately begin dismantling the booths
and pick up all debris. The site shall be completely clean by 7:00 PM
16. TAF or the Americas Heritage Festival are not responsible at all for any articles or
property left at the site at any time.
17. The Vendor forgives, discharges, frees, exonerates, exculpates, cancels, and forever
releases TAF, the Americas Heritage Festival, and each of the members, officers,
directors, employees or agents thereof from any costs, causes of action, claims, legal
suits, expenses, damages and injuries which the vendor may incur arising out of the
Vendor’s filling of this Application or participation or non-participation in the
Americas Heritage Festival.
18. The Vendor shall indemnify and defend TAF and the Americas Heritage Festival from and
for any loss, damage, liability or expense, including attorney’s fees, resulting from
any claim, complaint, judicial administrative action or proceeding against TAF or the
Americas Heritage Festival, based on or as a result of any act, error or omission of the
Vendor including, but not limited to any claim , complaint, action or proceeding arising
from any agreement between the Vendor and any third party and any claim, action or
proceeding arising from or as a result of any personal injury or property damage caused by
any act or omission of the vendor.
I certify in this document that the information that I have supplied in
this Application is correct and true, that I have read and fully understand the contents
of this Application /Agreement, that I agree to comply with its requirements and that I
agree to abide by all applicable regulations of the District of Columbia and Federal
Governments and TAF.
Agreed and Accepted:
______________________________________
______________
Signature
Date
______________________________________
Print Name
__________________________________________
______________
The Americas Foundation
Date
The Americas Foundation:
1115 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005
202-371-9696 Fax: 202-371-9668 vicpinzon@aol.com
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Americas Foundation. All rights reserved.
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