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2009 FOOD FESTIVAL OF THE AMERICAS
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Raffle
Raffle & Prizes
The XI
Food Festival also includes a raffle with valuable prizes. All proceeds
from sales of food, crafts and raffle tickets will be donated to
charitable organizations. The main beneficiary this year will be the
Pediatric Clinic of the Hispanic Catholic Center of Langley Park., an
organization catering to Latin American and Caribbean people in need who
live in the Washington metropolitan area. Also, a portion of the funds
will be donated to other charities.
The raffle
prizes include:
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Two round trip tickets from Washington
D.C. to Bogotá, donated by AVIANCA;
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One round trip ticket (with
restrictions) to anywhere in Central America &/or Lima, Peru, donated
by TACA;
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Two round trip tickets from Washington
D.C. to El Salvador (with restrictions), donated by TACA;
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Two round trip tickets from
Washington-Dulles to Panama (with restrictions), donated by COPA;
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One 40’ plasma TV donated by Venezuela;
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One oil on canvas painting by Ecuadorian
artist Salvador Bacon;
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Three nights (for two people) at Jolly
Beach Resort Hotel, donated by Antigua and Barbuda;
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One laptop donated by Venezuela;
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One weekend night donated by the
Churchill Hotel, in Washington D.C.;
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One digital camera donated by Venezuela;
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One digital camcorder donated by Bolivia;
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One iPod donated by Chile;
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One voucher (for two people) at the Fogo
do Chao restaurant in Washington D.C., donated by Brazil;
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One music stereo donated by Chile
Raffle
tickets can be purchased in advance, or at the Food Festival itself, for
$10 each. You do not have to be present to win. Admission to the event
is free.

If you would like more
information or help organize this event, please send an e-mail to:
oma.oas.org@gmail.com |