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TAMA-TOLEDO NON-FOOD VENDOR INFORMATION
Thank you for expressing interest in being a non-food vendor for RAGBRAI®. This cover letter is designed to answer some of your questions and assist you in filling out the application. We are very excited about RAGBRAI® coming to our community on July 23, 2008. We are expecting between 15,000 to 20,000 RAGBRAI® participants to spend the night.
We want every nonprofit organization and business to make money on this event and we want the money to stay here in our community.
LOCATIONS: The Main Entertainment and Beverage Garden will be located downtown Toledo around the Tama County Courthouse square. Non-Food Vendors will be located in the downtown Toledo area; the main campground at the South Tama County High School and the second campground at the Toledo Heights Park on the west side of Toledo. We will work with all of the approved non-food vendors on selecting the best location. The non-food vending committee will provide a map of your location before July 21st.
PRICING: It will be up to each group to set their own prices. The RAGBRAI® officials recommend that a cheaper price be charged to RAGBRAI® participants with a wristband for all items. All registered RAGBRAI® participants will have a wristband. Please list your prices on the application.
INSURANCE: All vendors will be required to show proof of liability insurance of $1,000,000. See application for more information.
HOURS: RAGBRAI® participants will start arriving at noon. Most of the participants will arrive by 2:00 p.m. We are asking that you allow enough time to set up. We recommend all vendors be set up by 10:00 am to be ready to take care of the early participants. You should plan on being busy between 4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. It is your decision on how long you plan to be open for business.
ELECTRICITY: Please list on the application if you will need electricity. We will schedule to have electricity run to your stand. There will be an additional $50 fee for electricity.
CLEAN UP: We ask that all vendors clean up their areas before they leave. Large dumpsters will be located in close proximity of the vending area. If everyone pitches in and helps the clean up will go very smoothly. The committee recommends each vendor schedule a clean up crew to help clean up their area. All vendors will be required to be cleaned up by 2:00 a.m. July 24th.
SIGNAGE: The vendors are responsible for their own signs at their booth. The committee recommends printing neat, easy to read signs including items and prices.
Remember to support local businesses when purchasing supplies.
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