12TH ANNUAL HALTON ECO FESTIVAL:
A Free-to attend, One-Day Environmental Fair for Sustainable
Living and Biodiversity on Saturday, April 14, 2012
from 10 AM to 5 PM

Organized by the:
Oakville Community Centre
for Peace, Ecology and Human Rights (OCCPEHR)
P.O. Box 52007, Oakville, ON L6J 7N5,
Telephone: (905) 849-5501
www.oakvillepeacecentre.org/haltonecofest, info@oakvillepeacecentre.org
HST # 88267 891

NEW IN 2012
1. Register by Monday, February 28; rates increase by 25% on March 1st!

2. Booth locations will be allocated on a first paid-first choice basis in 2012.

3. There are only fifty-one 10’x10’ booths available for exhibitors.

4. There are nineteen smaller 8’x8’ booths available that cost 15% less; these booths are along the rink boards opposite the event entrance.

Dear environmental organization,

We are very pleased to invite you to be a sponsor or an exhibitor at the 12th annual Halton Eco Festival, an environmental fair for sustainable living, biodiversity and all things green!

The Halton Eco Festival is one of Ontario’s longest-running environmental fairs. Last year we recorded our highest attendance ever with more than 2,500 visitors.

This one-day event will take place on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Glen Abbey Recreation Centre on Third Line in Oakville. Exhibitors can set up on Friday, April 13.

The event is free for visitors to attend.

This year we are promoting the concept of biodiversity and encourage all sponsors and exhibitors to share with the visitors what your organization is doing to promote biodiversity or the protection of all life on earth. We note that 2011 to 2020 is the Decade of Biodiversity as declared by the United Nations.

The Halton Eco Festival has done a great job in bringing environmental activists, governments and businesses together. Many local people view it as being the premiere environmental event in the community each year. The event receives a lot of media attention, generates a lot of positive energy and contributes immensely to the development of a greater environmental consciousness throughout Halton Region’s four municipalities.

Visitors are people who are interested in the environment, health and community. You do not have to go and find them at great time and expense to your organization. We deliver them right to your booth as a sponsor or exhibitor at the Halton Eco Festival!

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to reach this growing marketplace residing in one of Canada’s most affluent regions.

Register today as a sponsor or an exhibitor to:
- sell your product or service.
- promote your message or campaign.
- network with other organizations.
- and, take advantage of the best opportunity available locally to meet visitors who are looking for ways to live a more healthy life, want to reduce their environmental impact, are becoming more actively involved in defining their communities and aspire to live in a more sustainable world that greatly values biodiversity.

The Halton Eco Festival will assist you in generating leads, demonstrating products and services, creating brand awareness, and raising your profile in the community. People also will discover you in our well distributed event newspaper and on our event website.

We will be offering our visitors an interactive, informative and fun event featuring a wide-range of eco-friendly products and services that will help them to make sustainable choices for themselves and their families.

We intend to have a fantastic roster of speakers on a variety of environmental issues relating to biodiversity who will encourage a lot of people to want to attend. Speakers will share their ideas at non-stop workshops convened throughout the day.

Our event strives to be as waste-free as possible. Thanks to the participation of Burlingtongreen, last year’s event sent only one bag of garbage to the landfill!

BOOTH RENTAL FEES

The fees for being an exhibitor at the 2012 Halton Eco Festival are the same as last year’s. Fees for sponsorship have been refined and some reduced.

We anticipate a sell-out of booths by Monday, February 28 so we strongly recommend that you do not delay and that you register today. All fees will increase by 25% on March 1, 2012.

As previously noted, booth locations will be allocated on a first paid-first choice basis in 2012. There are only fifty-one 10’x10’ booths available for exhibitors.

New in 2012 is the addition of nineteen smaller 8’x8’ booths that are available at a 15% reduction over the cost of a 10’x10’ booth; please note however that these 8’x8’booths are along the rink boards opposite the event entrance.

Please call or e-mail with any questions you may have about your participation in the show. We look forward to receiving your cheque and signed registration form and to begin working with you to produce another great environmental event on Saturday, April 14, 2012!

Sincerely,
Stephen Dankowich, Show Manager