Golden Opportunity: for Businesses: 1 st African Festival in Boston , July 17th, 2010

Dear Community Partner,

Shalupe Foundation is hosting the first African Festival of Boston bringing together people from all cultures to celebrate Africa 's rich Heritage. Plain and simple: we need YOU.

In order to make this the first of many strong yearly African Festivals, we are asking for your participation as a sponsor . Imagine the exposure your organization or business will gain this summer while speaking, shaking hands with, and sharing ideas, services, and products with the more than 3000 people we are expecting to attend. This will be the start of a new and rich event that will grow in the coming years. We warmly invite you to please take part. Here is how:

Event Details

The Festival is booked for July 17 th , 2010 at the Boston City Hall Plaza , and has the goal to bring all African countries to raise awareness about the rape of the Congolese women . It is a complete, designed for quality, cultural event. There will be live music, dance, food, vendors, exhibits, a parade and educators on health, immigration and education. This event has been advertised all over the US , Europe , and Africa , and it's a public event with a free admission.

Your Valuable Donation:      

$ 500- your business/organization will be advertised in our website.
$1000- your business/organization will additionally receive a booth where you can advertise, sell and market your product/service.

$1500- your business/organization will additionally be placed in all event flyers and invitations.

$2500 or more- your business/organization will receive a 6'x10'? Contributor Banner in a prominent central location (with other honored sponsors) in BOSTON PLAZA CITY HALL and during our PARADE.

Our Organization & Partners.

Shalupe Foundation ( www.shalupe.org ) is a non-profit organization serving communities in the USA especially focusing on refugees from war torn countries. Our partners include: the Multicultural AIDS Coalition, ReIdren Business Group, Mamadou Cisse & Company, and Butu International.

If fitting a sponsorship commitment level this year is challenging we recommend participating in the shape of a vendor or a donor . If there is any way possible to join you to participate this year we are looking forward to hearing from you (smile). Please feel free to call ; speak with me/our staff right now: 857-249-3831

We are grateful to you for your kind consideration of this request. We will follow-up in two weeks with a call to your business/organization.

Yours Sincerely,

Mireille Tushiminina

Shalupe Foundation- VP & Project Coordinator

Email: fondshalupe@yahoo.fr Phone : 1-857-249-3831 Address: 89 South Street , Boston MA 0211-2670