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Dear Raw Fooder,

NOTICE: Register

Early for Accommodations....

 

The following information on the 2003 Festival should answer all the questions

you have about this year's event.

 

An application form is also at the end of the

information so that you can register right away. This year's event is gathering

even more interest than usual, so if you want on site bunkhouse, RV, camping or

vender space, please reserve your preference right away. You can pay for all

reservations in 3 installments by sending a $50 deposit & letting us know

that the balance will be paid by the Festival. Remember, children 14 &

younger free.

 

If you have already called in/emailed about

campsite or bunkhouse reservations...you have one reserved, but will need to

mail a deposit/payment to continue to hold it if you have not already done so.

 

If you want to learn more about raw foods & are " new " or

" old " to this lifestyle, the 2003 Festival has lots of information

for everyone! There will be more than 50

speakers this year & numerous food preparation demonstrations!

If you are interested in where the Raw Movement is going, that is a big part of

this year's event also.

 

There are two websites for information about the Festival:

www.internationalrawfoods.org is the International Raw Foods Association

website & contains basic information on the Festival. The Festival official

Website:

www.rawfoods.com/festival is not up yet because we were waiting on the

Presenter schedule & pictures...it should be on line by June 1 & has

comprehensive pictures of the Festival site as well.

 

We are also putting together lists of people who would like to travel from

their area as a group with other raw foodists. If you are interested, let us

know.

 

Vender, Entertainment, volunteer-angel & work-trade information will be

sent out to those of you requesting this in a separate email.

 

Look forward to seeing you at the Festival! Thanks for your patience with

getting back to you....any one want to volunteer??? Blessings,

Linda Checkal-Fromm,

Festival Coordinator & Assoc. Outside Advisor

 

 

2003 International Raw Foods Festival

Creating Global Unity

 

Thursday, August 21 through Tuesday, August 26, 2003

 

For more information on the 2003 International Festival schedule of events,

registration, accommodations, renting a vender booth space, food at the

Festival, childcare or all other details contact the International Raw &

Living Foods Association at RawFestival.

 

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2003 International Raw & Living Foods Festival:

 

The 2000 Festival was focused on bring the, then, most visible raw & living

food teachers together to network, create alliances & explore possibilities

for themselves & the movement. The 2001 Festival was focused on showing the

depth & variety of teachers, visions, disciplines, modalities & ideas

currently in our Movement & in other compatible causes. Last year's 2002 Festival

was focused on the people out there living the raw foods lifestyle &

identifying their diversity, their needs, their commonalties & their

worldwide issues, as well as their possible joint actions.

 

THIS YEAR… 2003…the Worldwide Festival will be building our links to one

another & expanding on the work begun at the 2002 Festival, such as the

interactive discussion that was begun on " ethics " for the

Movement. The first two years saw event attendance at about 500 yearly

while last year that doubled with well over 1,000 people attending the 2002

event… the goal is for 3,000 people in 2003…

 

Come & be a part of making this happen!!

Can you imagine being a part of a

RAW FOODS GATHERING THAT LARGE ????!!!!

 

Creating Global Unity is the name for this year's International Festival

We are looking for people to be BRAVE RAW WORLD AMBASSADORS from every area in

the United States & every

country worldwide to help get the word out….

Are you one of them?

 

This year's event will be held August 21 through 26 near Portland, Oregon. The later

date this year will give the International Festival sunnier weather & more

ripe, fresh, local grown, organic produce! We're excited about all of this

& know that you will be too… whether you are just exploring what raw foods

are, beginning to move into a living foods lifestyle or have " been

there/done that " for a long time we know that this year's Festival will

make your " mouth water " .

 

The worldwide Festival this year will feature five concurrent modules using

speakers, experiential workshops, panels & food demos as well as numerous

opportunities to come together as a Movement & further define ourselves,

our goals & our connections.

 

One module will focus on the Raw Lifestyle from pregnancy through Senior-hood

& a second one on the nuts & bolts of living a raw foods lifestyle:

these will spotlight information for those beginning their raw foods lifestyle

journey, those who have been on the path for awhile & want to expand their

knowledge & those who are long time raw foodists who want " something

new " to learn to further enhance their experiences, as well as special

issues such as the raw lifestyle during pregnancy, for babies, youth, teens,

women, special health issues, seniors & more. There will even be a special

introduction mini-class & tour for people who do not know what our

lifestyle is all about & would like to have an overview before committing

to the cost of attending the Festival presentations.

 

Another module will focus on our food itself: this will include demos, organic

& GMO issues and all that surrounds the process of obtaining &

preparing the foods we eat. The Fourth module will focus on the Raw Foods

Movement: Presentations of differing raw life styles, intentional communities and

raw foods happenings worldwide will be a part of this visionary

gathering. Helping to make the worldwide Raw Foods Movement itself

more visible will be in the spotlight for this year's event. Raw Issues---World

Issues-Creating Global Unity… all will be a part of the 2003 International

Festival! A new module this year will be one created especially for the Youth

in our Raw Food Community…this will provide a fun learning experience &

community for ages 7 to 18.

 

The 2003 Festival begins this year with another chance to experience the Raw

Haute Cuisine of Gourmet Chef Chad Sarno. Tickets for this formal (this means

dress up & " put on the Ritz " ) Thursday, August 21 evening event

are $65 per person & include the meal & entertainment. Seating is

limited to the first 150 to register…many of the Festival speakers will be

hosting tables!

 

Friday, August 22 during the day will consist of special trips with some very

special speakers. Would you be excited to get to spend the day with your

favorite speaker as part of a small group hiking or exploring a scenic part of Oregon? Then this

extra event is made just for you! Cost, with lunch, is $65 per person. Email or

call for a list of tours & the speakers leading them. Hey…how about raw tea

at a historic Victorian home? Or a challenge course with Dr. Doug Graham? Or a

lazy float down the river with Dr. Fred Bisci & Viktoras Kulvinskas?

 

Friday evening, after 6 PM, we can all

begin to arrive at this year's Festival site and get set up & settled in.

The site this year will be just outside of Portland, a short 2

hour drive south, down to Lebanon, Oregon, in the

foothills of the Cascades. The Festival will take place at a beautiful, 200

acre events camp, with swimming, hiking, bunkhouses, tenting & all of the

usual amenities we are use to in years past.

 

2003 International Raw & Living Foods Festival Site Location:

200 Forested acres, 2 hours South from the Portland Airport

Camp Tadmor, 43943

McDowell Creek Drive,

Lebanon, Oregon 97355

Contact Information: email: RawFestival;

United States phone:

503-246-1684 voice/ 503-293-0916 fax

Website sites: www.rawfoods.com/festival

Or www.internationalrawfoods.org

 

The Festival itself begins at 6:30 am Saturday,

August 23 and runs through 7pm, Monday,

August 25. Festival Tickets this year will be $45US for a single day or $125US

for the 3 days, with a 10% discount on the 3 day price if purchased before June 1, 2003. Members of the

International Raw & Living Foods Association will receive an additional 10%

discount on all 3 day ticket purchases. This could make your 3 day ticket price

as low as $100! Membership in the Association is $20US per person per year or

$35 for a family. (Children 14 & under are admitted free with a paid adult)

Sign up early to be sure of your place…

 

Maximize your experience at this year's event & stay on the grounds in one

of the bunkhouses, your own RV or tent. (ALL accommodations must be reserved in

advance.) Bunkhouse costs are $20US per person per night. Bring your own

bedding or rent a complete bedding packet of sheets/pillow/blanket/bath set for

$5 per person per night. RV hookups are $25US per night for up to 4 adults

& unlimited kids 14 & under without an extra charge. A larger number of

tenting spaces are available this year for $25US per night per tent for up to 4

adults & unlimited kids (all must actually FIT INSIDE THE TENT, HOWEVER!)

 

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions:

 

1. Can I pay for my admission with a credit card?

Yes, Visa or Master Cards & Discovery are accepted…you may pay by email,

through www.PayPal.com, or the quickest…by phone: (503-246-1684), or by regular

mail to 8700 SW Borders, Portland, Oregon 97223. Please include the name the

card is listed in, the amount of what you want put on the card (i.e. number of

days x number of people for accommodations & tickets), list the credit card

number & expiration date also. Be sure & give us your contact

information such as address, phone number & email address.

 

2. Can I just wait & get my admission ticket at the gate?

Tickets will be sold at the gate each day, as long as we have enough room on

the grounds to accommodate walk-in attendees….HOWEVER, if the grounds are

becoming over full, we will suspend walk-in ticket sales and only honor those

tickets sold in advance.

 

3. How will I know which day to buy my tickets for?

Single day tickets are good for any of the days…buy the quantity that you want

to come to & then choose which days to attend later.

 

4. Are there accommodations available on the grounds?

As of 5/12 there are still some bunkhouse spaces available as well as tent

& RV spaces. If you are staying for 4 nights & will be housed in the

bunkhouses, you may be moved once to accommodate the fact that fewer people are

staying Friday & Monday nights. RV & tent spaces can hold up to 4

adults without any extra charges. You may call & reserve your space, but

mailed in payments must reach us within a week afterwards to keep the spot. If

you want to be put on a waiting list for cancellations when bunkhouse spots are

filled, you may do that also & then convert from a tent or RV reserved

space. The Festival phone number is

503-246-1684 or you may also send an email to RawFestival.

 

5. Is food included in our admission price or is there food to purchase on the

grounds:

The 2003 International Festival features a Raw

Vegetarian/Vegan Food Court, a Farmers

Market & a Durian/Young Coconut/Exotic Fruit Garden…all available daily to

purchase food from. (Food is separate from the admission). Prices range from

less than $1 in the Farmers Market to a maximum of about $8 for a full meal,

complete with desert, in the Food Court. Various

product venders also will have food samples & some of the food demos will

be interactive as well. Foods will be plainly marked whenever they contain an

item that might need dietary discretion (honey, for example.) All foods served

on the grounds will be vegetarian or Vegan and raw. Bottled/filtered

water & fruit & veggie juices will also be available to purchase.

 

6. Do I have to be a Raw Foodist already to attend this event?

This Festival is put on, in part, to introduce people to the concept of Raw

Foods in a fun, non-judgmental, non-threatening, educational manner. Our Assoc.

definition of a RAW FOODIST " IS ANYONE WHO EATS 50% OR MORE OF THEIR DIET

AS RAW FOODS " . This Festival is based on the premise that people

need to be honored from where they are currently & be given the opportunity

to receive information on all the different views of what a Raw Food Life Style

can be like… so that they can make individual choices that best reflect their

needs & lifestyles…there are many raw food paths to choose from!

 

7. Is there a website where I can find out more information?

The official 2003 Festival Website is up as of June 1 & more items are

being added to it weekly. Keep checking this site for answers, maps, speaker

& events scheduled, etc. This is a great resource:

www.rawfoods.com/festival. The official International Raw & Living Foods

Association website also has information about the Festival & what is happening

in the Raw Movement Worldwide: www.internationalrawfoods.org

 

8. What does it cost to Sign up for the Festival, Accommodations, Gourmet

Dinner, Presenter Trips & Association membership?

 

A. 3day Festival passes are $125 per person with a 10% discount for early signup

if you register before June 1,

2003 and with another 10% discount if you are an

Association member. (children 14 & younger are free admission with a paid

adult.)

 

B. Association membership is $20 per year per person or $35 per year per family

" unit " (or $1,000 lifetime Patron membership) & entitles you to

vote on member related issues, get the Association newsletter & receive 10%

off 3 day festival & other event passes & all Assoc. booth audio, video

tapes & other items & a lot more neat stuff!

 

C. Single day passes to the 2003 Festival are $45. There are no discounts on

single day costs.

 

D. Accommodations on the Festival grounds are of 3 kinds (see article above)

& can be used Friday, August 22 thru Monday, August 25, (the Festival

begins Saturday at 6:30 am & ends Monday at 7 PM) Yes, there is handicapped

access to most things, but please let us know in advance to be sure you are

placed appropriately for your needs.

 

1. Single bed bunk bed space in either women or men's bunkhouses (with shared

bathrooms in a separate building) at $20 per person per night. The bunkhouses

hold an average of 11 people per unit.

 

BEDDING PACKAGES with sheets, pillow, blankets, towels, etc. are available for

$5 per person per night if you do not want to bring your own.

 

2. RV & car camping space (some with all but sanitary hookups) for $25 per

vehicle per night. You may have up to 4 adults in this space for this price.

" RVs " can also be vans, cars, etc. converted for camping, etc.

You must sleep inside the vehicle to be considered an " RV "

 

3. Tenting: you may bring your own tent & camp for $25 per tent per night.

You may have up to 4 " adults " in this space for this price &

unlimited children through age 14, provided that they all fit INSIDE the tent

to sleep if the need arises. Extra " adults " are $7 per person per

night.

 

 

4. We have a list of hotels/motels in the Festival site area also (Corvallis,

Albany & Lebanon)... the drive from them to the Festival Grounds is about ½

hour to 20 minutes & prices range from about $45 singles to $85 doubles.

For the Gourmet Dinner, we have a list of hotels/motels right in the town it is

being held in (Corvallis). We

also have information on shuttle services from the PDX airport which will be

included in your confirmation package. Let us know if you would like this

information before that. We are currently contracting with the shuttle services

& hope to have a package soon for you for about $75 round trip per person.

 

E. The Haute Cuisine, Gourmet Dinner ticket prices are $65 per person &

include the multi-coursed dinner & the evening's entertainment. The Dinner

will be held on Thursday, August 21 in Corvallis, Oregon. Maps

to the site will be sent in your confirmation packet.

 

F. Special Presenter Outings/Tours will be offered during the day on Friday,

August 22 for those of you who wish to spend time doing a fun activity, such as

hiking, with one of your favorite speakers or chefs. Would you be excited to

get to spend the day with your favorite speaker as part of a small group hiking

or exploring a scenic part of Oregon? Then this

extra event is made just for you! Cost, with lunch, is $65 per person. The

trips & presenters will be listed on the Festival website's Schedule page

as they become known. You may pre-reserve a space with your preference of

speaker & then if that is one of the tours offered you may then sign up.

Space is limited in all these trips to less than 20 people each!

 

9. Will there be childcare & youth activities offered at this year's

festival?

YES! There will be childcare & again this year it will be a cooperative

system...you volunteer some time in trade. We have a whole childcare area with

play activities planned both indoors & outdoors this year. See website for

more details. A youth program on being raw, for ages 7 to 18, is also

being put together, so keep checking the Festival website for details as they

evolve!

 

10: What are the exact specifics I need to include…the How & where to sign

up… for all of these things listed that I want to do?

 

You can sign up by Visa, MasterCard, Discovery, check, money order, or

PayPal.com. To signup: send by snail mail, email, fax or phone message the

following information listed below, along with your payment & payment

information. You may pay in three installments, as long as the last payment is

received before you attend.

 

Snailmail: 8700 SW Borders, Portland, Oregon 97223

 

Email: RawFestival

 

Fax: 503-293-0916

 

Phone: 503-246-1684

 

Include your:

 

full name, (name listed on the credit card if using one),

 

mailing address for confirmation to be sent to ( & mailing address for

credit card if different),

 

contact phone number or numbers ( & indicate whether work, home or cell

& any time preferences for being called back),

 

email address (so you can receive updates),

 

number & names of people you want Festival tickets for & whether these

are 1 day or 3 day passes,

 

number & type of memberships wanted (or that you are already a member)

 

Accommodation types, number of people & number of nights & if you want

bedding for each.

 

Number of Gourmet Dinner tickets wanted.

 

Number of people & title of presenter trip(s) you want to participate in.

 

 

11. What kinds of Volunteer-Angel & work-trade opportunities are before,

during & after the Festival?

There are numerous volunteer-angel opportunities to help both before, during

& after the Festival. We are asking those who can simply volunteer (Angel)

their time to do so for an hour or ??? & leave the " work-trade "

spots for those who are the most financially challenged. ( work-trade hours require

4 to 6 hours work per day to receive daily free admission) More information can

be gotten on being an ANGEL or applying for work-trade spots & about our

needs in different areas, from the website or call/email us directly &

Ardie Earhart, our Volunteer Chair, will get back to you & get you plugged

in.

 

12. When will the Festival Schedule of events be finalized so we know what

Presenters: Interactive Workshops, Food Demos & Presentations will be

offered this year?

The exact days & times & speakers are just being finalized & will

go up on the website soon, so keep checking the site...we will also send out an

email to update you all when that happens. Probably most information will be

available by end of May.

 

Some speakers from other year's events were Dr. Gabriel Cousens, Dr. Fred

Bisci, Bijan (Effortless Prosperity), Master Chef Cherie Soria, Master Gourmet

Chad Sarno, Dr. Doug Graham, Viktoras Kulvinskas, the Ann Wigmore Institute

from Puerto Rico, David Wolfe, Dr. Jameth Dina, Dr. Kim Sproul, John Kallas

(Wild Foods), John Kohler, Michele Rogalin, Mike White (Breath Coach), Paul

Nison, Robert Miller, Roz Gruben, Shanti Golds-Cousens, Sunny Rivers, Thomas

Quackenbush, Tim Trader, Victoria Boutenko & the Raw Family & a whole

lot MORE....we expect most of these to return this year too…along with a whole

bunch of new " faces " !

 

13. How can I get audio or video Tapes of 2000, 2001 & 2003 Festivals?

The list of Association produced tapes available is long & getting longer

every year!! Missed one or more of the past Festivals & want to hear the

message your favorite speaker gave???.... we have the audio & video tapes

available!! See the website for a detailed order form or call/email us for one.

If you are an International Association Member you will receive a 10% discount

on all such purchases too!!

 

14, How can I help get the news out about this year's Festival? What can I do

in my own area where I live?

 

The best way is to become an Area Chair or a Raw World Ambassador: Help spread

the raw news....Are you someone with a passion for getting the news about the

2003 International Festival out in the area you live? We need people to

volunteer as areas chairs & to put out posters, flyers, give out

information, gather contact information, etc. Let Linda know at 503-246-1684 or

RawFestival with your snail mail address & phone number & she

will get an Area Chair packet out to you ASAP. (Note: You will be recognized

for this " work-of-love " with your name in the Festival booklet, &

in other ways, unless you request otherwise.)

 

15. What else can I do that helps the Raw Foods Movement itself? What's a

" Brave Raw World Ambassador " ?

CALLING THOSE WHO WANT TO MAKE A YEAR COMMITMENT

TO HELPING " MAP " RAW FOODS & RAWFOODISTS

WORLDWIDE !!!!!

 

If you would like to know more about this groundbreaking project, please call

or email the International Association Board Outside Advisor, Linda

Checkal-Fromm, directly at 503-246-1684. There will be more about this soon on

the websites & at the Festival...this is one of the most exciting new

projects currently being undertaken by the International Association for this

upcoming year!

 

16. What are some other Raw Events worldwide?

If you are on this mailing list, we will be sending you out information about

other Raw events around the country in the coming months. If you know of events

that are not on our list, please let us know & we will pass them on too.

The International Association website also has information:

(www.internationalrawfoods.org)

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Registration Form:

Name(s):

 

 

Address:

 

 

Phone Number(s):

 

 

Email Address:

 

 

Website URL:

 

Unless noted all prices are per person

Price Qty Total

 

Association

membership

$20 ___ _____

 

3 Day event ticket

w/booklet

$125 ___ _____

Less 10% with

membership

-$12.50 ___ _____

Less 10% by June 1, 2003

-$12.50 ___ _____

 

Any Day single Day

ticket

$45 ___ _____

Less 10% with

membership

-$4.50 ___ _____

 

Bunkhouse single bed per

night

$20 ___ _____

 

Bedding, per

night

$ 5 ___ _____

 

RV, Car Camping or Tent per

night

$20 ___ _____

w/up to 4 adults & unlimited kids: all must fit in

vehicle or tent

Extra adults per

night

$7 ___ _____

 

Gourmet Dinner w/entertainment

$65 ___ _____

 

Presenter day tours

w/lunch

$65 ___ _____

Prior to event you will be contacted to select a

tour/presenter

 

60 foot Giant Swing Ride per

ride

$10 ___ _____

 

Food Vender Booth

$300 ___ _____

 

Product Vender

Booth

$200 ___ _____

 

Farmers Market Vender

Booth

$150 ___ _____

 

Total

Reservations:

________

 

Handicapped/special access needs:

 

 

 

Method of Payment:

 

Check/money order by mail

 

PayPal by Internet deposit

 

Visa/MC/Discovery:______________________Expire:_______

 

Signature of card holder:_______________________________

Print Name & address of card holder (include zip code, please)

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