Monday, January 25, 2010

Call For Vendors

Vendors sought for a new weekly art event in Downtown Long Beach on Sundays from 6-9pm.

Ideal vendors will:
  • offer one type of item or several versions of the same type of item (i.e. yellow clay cups or yellow, red and blue clay cups)
  • own or share table and table covering
  • pay cash or via paypal for the vending space ($20 full table; $15 buddy-vendor table- max 2 vendors per table)
Preferred vendors will offer:
  • items between 1 and 10 dollars (and)
  • culinary art that is premade, pre-packaged and ready to eat (or)
  • massage therapy on own chair or table (or)
  • functional art that looks good and is useful (or)
  • green art made from recylable materials (or)
  • arts advocacy art that celebrates a specific art genre or artist
Interested vendors will:
  • copy, edit and email the request to vend letter below to suddenly562@gmail.com (buddy vendors: send one email with two request letters, one for each vendor)
Subject Line: Request to Vend (One Vendor or Buddy Vendors)

(Date)

(Advertised name that matching your business cards, website etc) requests permission to offer (describe item) to Long Beach art event attendees for the value of (insert price) each. This request is for (insert the words 'one time' or 'weekly') vending.

(Contact name)
(Advertised name, Contact title)
(Advertised website)
(Contact email)
(Contact number)

(Alternate contact name)
(Advertised name, alternate contact title)
(Alternate contact email)
(Alternate contact number)

Examples of completed requests to vend letters look like:

Subject Line: Request to Vend (One Vendor)

March 5, 2010

Reco Threaded Tanks requests permission to offer variously designed, hand stitched tank tops made out of recycled fitted sheets to Long Beach art event attendees. These items are valued at 8 dollars each. This request is for one time vending.

Eloy Hutchinson
Reco Threaded Tanks, Owner
recothreadedtanks.com
ehutchinson@recothreadedtanks.com
562.566.2312

Brody Thompson
Reco Threaded Tanks, Parnter
bthompson@recothreadedtanks.com
562.566.2312

Subject Line: Request to Vend (Buddy Vendors)

June 1, 2010

Zee Cocoa Lady requests permission to offer delicious cups of hot chocolate to Long Beach art event attendees. These items are valued at 1 dollar each. This request is for weekly vending.

Maria Gomez
Zee Chocolate Lady, Owner
zeechocolatelady.com
mgomez@zeechocolatelady.com
562.999.5626

Angelica Mendoza
Zee Chocolate Lady, Parnter
amendoza@zeechocolatelady.com
562.999.5623

June 1, 2010
Sugar Rush requests permission to offer freshly baked cookies to Long Beach art event attendees. These items are valued at 2 dollars each. This request is for weekly vending.
Stephen Alex
Sugar Rush, Owner
562.999.3265
Rush Alex
Sugar Rush, Lead Baker
562.999.3265

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