Application for Sponsor

El Centro Cultural, Inc.
P. O. Box 347
Georgetown, DE 19947
(302) 745-6828
festivalhispano@hotmail.com
www.elcentrocultural.org



April 1, 2011

Dear Potential Sponsor,

El Centro Cultural would like to invite you to be a sponsor of Festival Hispano on Sunday, August 21, 2011,
from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. at the Little League Complex in Millsboro, Delaware. We are very excited to
celebrate our 17th Anniversary this year!

Once again, it will be a great day for all of us to appreciate the diversity of Southern Delaware’s Hispanic
community. We are proud to celebrate a day in which Hispanic heritage and culture are on display for all to see.
It is our desire that you participate in this wonderful day so you can promote your business, inform the community
of your services, and reach thousands of Hispanic residents from all over Delaware.

Sponsorship Form - We have enclosed a sponsorship form where we have established five donation levels. For
a contribution of $1,000 or more, your business name is acknowledged in all Festival Hispano publicity and your
business logo will be included on the official Festival Hispano color flyer. For a contribution of $300 or more,
your business is also entitled to an advertisement in the official Festival Hispano Program Booklet. For a
contribution of $150 or more, your business is entitled to a 15 x 15 display space at Festival Hispano. To ensure
we receive your logo and advertisement for this year’s publication, please email the advertisement to
festivalhispano@hotmail.com by August 1, 2011.

Application Form - If you are planning to have a display space at Festival Hispano, please complete the
business application and return it with your sponsorship form and your donation.

We look forward to having your support as we celebrate the 17th Anniversary of Festival Hispano! All
donations to El Centro Cultural are tax deductible. For more information, please contact El Centro Cultural – the
non-profit arts organization which coordinates Festival Hispano by email at festivalhispano@hotmail.com or by
phone at (302) 745-6828. Volunteers of Festival Hispano will check phone messages and email messages often.
We will respond as soon as we can.

Thank you,


El Centro Cultural

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El Centro Cultural, Inc.
P. O. Box 347
Georgetown, DE 19947
(302) 745-6828
festivalhispano@hotmail.com
www.elcentrocultural.org


Sponsorship Form
Level/Donation Includes

Major Sponsor
Publicity Banner of your company on the artist’s stage
$4,000 + Logo
on
Festival Hispano color flyer



Special cover page acknowledgement in the Program Booklet




Full-page advertisement in the Program Booklet
Acknowledgment
in
all
Festival Hispano publicity



15 x 30 Display space at Festival Hispano

Patron

Full-page advertisement in the Program Booklet
$1,000
Logo
on
Festival Hispano color flyer
Acknowledgment
in
all
Festival Hispano publicity



15 x 30 Display space at Festival Hispano

Benefactor

Half-page advertisement in the Program Booklet
$500

15 x 30 Display space at Festival Hispano

Contributor
Quarter-page advertisement in the Program Booklet
$300

15 x 15 Display space at Festival Hispano

Friend

Business listed in the Program Booklet
$150

15 x 15 Display space at Festival Hispano

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Name_________________________________________________________________________

Business ______________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Phone______________________________
Email_______________________________

Fax ________________________________
Amount of Donation $_________________

Please make check payable and mail all forms and donations to El Centro Cultural, P.O. Box 347, Georgetown, DE 19947.
All donations to El Centro Cultural are tax deductible (Employer Identification Number: 52-2048298). Thank you!

If you are planning to have a display space, please also complete the sponsor application and return it with your
donation. If you are planning to have an advertisement, please email the advertisement to be included in the
program booklet to festivalhispano@hotmail.com before August 1, 2011.

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El Centro Cultural’s Application

SPONSOR
for Festival Hispano 2011

Celebrating 17 Years in Sussex County! 1995-2011
MILLSBORO, DELAWARE, SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2011



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Check-in and set-up: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.


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Event open to the public: 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m.


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Located on State Street at the Millsboro Little League Complex


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BRING YOUR OWN TABLES, CHAIRS AND SHADE


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If you rent a tent or table, you are responsible for receiving and returning it


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The event is RAIN OR SHINE: fees are non-refundable

Application Deadline: August 1, 2011





Return application and make check payable to: El Centro Cultural, P.O. Box 347, Georgetown, DE 19947


Name __________________________________________________________________________________________

(the person who will be present the day of the event and responsible the day of the event)

Agency/Business _________________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address _________________________________________________________________________________


Day Phone____________________ Evening Phone_________________ Cellular Phone______________________

FAX_________________________ E-Mail Address___________________________________________________

LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE IF YOU NEED ELECTRICITY, PLEASE APPLY EARLY!


Electricity Required ______Yes ______No


Electric Service: 20 amps, 120 volts. Please bring your own extension cord!


Please Describe Content of Display__________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________

Are you bringing a tent? ___Yes ____No Maximum Size of the Tent: 10' x 10' NO METAL STAKES!
Are you renting a tent? ___Yes ____No What company are you renting it from?
________________________
(If you are renting a tent, you are responsible for receiving and returning it)


Space Size: Check One





_______15' x 15'

______ 15' x 30'

Preference of Location of Space: Check One




_______ Main Field

______ Children & Family Field





Enclosed please find a check for the amount of $_____________
I have read the rules of this event as listed on the back page and I agree to comply__________________________









(Signature)

For Office Use Only - Please Do Not Write Below This Line
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Date Received________________ Amount Received____________ Lot #___________

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RULES OF FESTIVAL HISPANO

1. El Centro Cultural reserves the right to determine which applications are appropriate for Festival Hispano based on content and
first-come, first served basis. Sale of string spray, poppers, laser lights is strictly prohibited.

2. El Centro Cultural, the Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce, the Millsboro Little League, the Millsboro Fire Company
and/or the Town of Millsboro are not liable for any theft, bodily harm or injury, or damage to personal property. Individual food
vendors and non food vendors (including public service exhibitors) must provide their own insurance for these purposes.

3. Once El Centro Cultural receives the application and payment, all vendors (food vendors and non food vendors) will receive a
thank you letter as receipt and confirmation.

4. The event is RAIN or SHINE: NO REFUNDS WILL BE MADE.

5. Absolutely no vehicles will be parked on the ball fields as part of a display or for any other reason. No vehicles are permitted
to transport products to non food vendors (including public service exhibitors) after 11:00 am. No pets are allowed at the ball
park at any time. During bad weather, all ball field access gates will be closed and locked until festival organizers determine it to
be safe to allow vehicles on the field.

6. Early check-in and set-up is from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. No vehicles will be allowed close to the entrance gate of the festival as
of 11:00 am. The event is open to the public from 12:00 noon until 6:00 pm. You can not drive a vehicle close to the entrance
gate of the festival to load up until after 6:00 pm. NO EXCEPTIONS!

7. Food vendors must have a Temporary Food Permit from the Division of Public Health, Sussex County Unit. Dept. of Health
personnel will do on-site inspections the day of the event. Permits must be on display. Call (302) 856-5496 to obtain a
permit.

8. ALL VENDORS (food vendors and non food vendors) must provide their own tents, tables, chairs, ice, trash bags, extension
chords, or other needed supplies or equipment. All spaces should be set up by 11:00 am. All food vendors should stop serving
food at 6:00 pm to allow enough time to clean up festival grounds.

9. THE SPACE IS TO BE LEFT AS FOUND. All the trash is to be bagged and deposited in the dumpsters provided. Grease
is to be poured into a suitable container, and then deposited in the dumpsters. SANCTIONS WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST A
FOOD VENDOR IF GREASE IS OTHERWISE DISPOSED.

10. Individual generators are not permitted. No multiple outlet power strips may be used. There will be no tampering with
electric service. For assistance, please contact event staff in volunteer t-shirts.

11. Political information may be distributed from exhibit space, and candidates are free to circulate the grounds. Signs may not
be posted on fences, walls, in walkways, parking areas designated for Festival Hispano use. Political candidates are welcome to
talk with prospective voters throughout the grounds. No obstruction of traffic flow at parking lots, entrance gates or vendor
spaces will be permitted.

12. Organizers of Festival Hispano will be on site at all times during the event for emergency or other assistance. Failure to
adhere to any of these rules will result in removal from festival grounds, without a refund of fees, and possible ban from
participation in future years.

13. If you need any other information, please contact El Centro Cultural – the non-profit arts organization which coordinates
Festival Hispano at (302) 745-6828 or by email at festivalhispano@hotmail.com Volunteers of Festival Hispano will check
phone messages and email messages often. We will call you back as soon as we can.

I have read all of the rules of Festival Hispano and I agree to comply with all rules and regulations.
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(Signature)






(Date)

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