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OAS IS VENUE FOR 6TH ANNUAL FOOD FESTIVAL OF THE AMERICAS

  April 19, 2004

The sixth annual Food Festival of the Americas will be held on Sunday, May 2, at the headquarters of the Organization of American States, in North West Washington, D.C. The event includes a silent auction.

Hosted by the Organization of Women of the Americas (OWA), the Food Festival gives the public a chance to experience the rich diversity of food, music and dances from the countries of the hemisphere.

The popular festival package includes a raffle, with prizes that include round-trip airline tickets New York (JFK)-Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (VARIG); Miami-Brazil (TAM); Miami-Bolivia (LAB), and Richmond-Bahamas three-night stay (GBV) and from BWI Airport to a Caribbean destination (Air Jamaica).

Raffle tickets are $10.00 each. Admission to the Festival itself is free.

All proceeds from the sale 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 Washington, D.C., an organization that caters to needy Latin American and Caribbean people in the Washington, Maryland and Virginia area.

Over the years, the Food Festival of the Americas has benefited the Mary Center of Washington, the Caribbean American Intercultural Organization, the Art Museum of the Americas, the OAS program to help landmine victims in Central America, and the Hispanic Catholic Center of Washington, D.C, Mother Teresa’s Place, as well as Time to Fly Foundation.

The Food Festival of the Americas is sponsored by: Radio América 1540 AM, , Brazilian Airlines TAM and VARIG, Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, Grand Bahama Vacations, Air Jamaica, Solar Tours, Better Events Catering, OAS Credit Union, American Airlines, Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, Confianca Worldwide Movers, Collazo Enterprises, Inc and Dialogue on Diversity.

The Organization of Women of the Americas is a non-profit organization, founded by the wives of ambassadors and permanent observers to the OAS and other supporting members. Its current President is Mrs. Zulay de Valero, wife of the Venezuelan Ambassador to the OAS.



WHAT: FOOD FESTIVAL OF THE AMERICAS

WHEN: Sunday, May 2, 2004

TIME: 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

WHERE: ART MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS
17TH STREET & CONSTITUTION AVE., N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
(BEHIND OAS MAIN BUILDING)


FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT :

MICHELLE VALERIE SEARS - (202) 244-3805
Eva Fischer – (301) 263-9539


Contact at the OAS: Lucrecia Baracat (202) 458-6824


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