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Community Booth Program and Contest Guidelines
Community Booth Program
In the spirit of diverse cultural expression and community service, this year’s 3rd Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration is proud to present its third Community Booth Program. Sponsored by the AsianWeek Foundation, the program offers up to 30 non-profit and community organizations the opportunity to participate in the celebration by providing for the full cost of a booth space and booth materials. By allowing groups that are underserved to have a booth at the event, the program hopes to attract a greater diversity of Asian cultures to the festival, and help bring their messages to the public.
Eligibility
To be considered for the Community Booth Program, organizations must be able to provide proof of non-profit status (501(c)(3) or other documentation. Groups will be selected based on need, interest represented, and proposed use of booth space. Groups with interactive and creative proposals for booth activities will be more likely to receive a booth space.
To Apply
1. Each applicant must fill out a 2007 AHSC Booth Application (link to pdf). Under Total Cost, write Community Booth Program entry.
2. Submit a brief one-page outline for how booth space will be used (activities, decorations, services, give-aways, etc.). Ideas for a successful booth can be found below.
3. Include nonprofit 501(c)(3) status or other documentation of community involvement.
- Applications must be mailed to: AHSC – Community Booth Program, 809 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94108.
- The deadline for applications is April 30, 2007.
- If accepted, a signed copy of the application will be mailed back one week after receipt.
- For questions or more information, contact Alisa Tanphanich at 415-321-5865, or email alisat@awfoundation.com.
- The 3rd Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration will be held Saturday, May 19, 2007, on Howard St. between 5th and 7th Streets, in the downtown South of Market Area in San Francisco.
Community Booth Contest
All community/non-profit booths—those granted booth space through the Community Booth Program, as well as those that have paid for their own booth expenses—are automatically entered into the 2007 Asian Heritage Street Celebration Community Booth Contest. Prizes include a $500 cash donation and dinner for eight. On the day of the festival, fairgoers will be asked to submit votes for their favorite community booth. Criteria such as how interactive, creative, and decorative a booth is will be used in judging. The winning booth will be notified on the day of the festival and taken out to dinner after the celebration ends.
Ideas for Successful Community Booth Activities
- Displays/Exhibits - pictures, letters, articles, artifacts, costumes/traditional clothing, instructive/educational posters, video footage, etc.
- Decorations – will attract people to booth; balloons, banners, streamers, cultural artwork/crafts, music, etc.
- Games/Contests
- Demonstrations – self-defense, healing, massage, art, acting, calligraphy, science, dancing, machines/products, food preparation (no cooking) such as fruit carving, fortune-telling, etc.
- Language Lessons – teach festival attendees basics of Asian languages—spoken and/or written) such as Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Korean and etc.; through personal instruction, hourly demonstrations, written materials, posters, slideshows, making available audio lessons, etc.
- Kids’ Activities – painting/drawing/coloring, making silly-putty, origami, paper airplanes, planting seeds in paper cups/bags, etc.
- Crafts – making braided/beaded bracelets and trinkets, origami (can focus on a specific shape relevant to organization such as a heart, balloon, etc.), cultural crafts
- Selling – food, publications, videos, cds, crafts
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