February 9, 2015
Greetings Food Vendors! The Rogersville 4th of July Celebration Committee has been hard at work planning our 2015
Celebration and we wanted to share the news. This year we will be celebrating on Saturday, July 4, and we expect a great
turnout for our event. Again this year, we will have TWO very high-profile bands on the same day! One of the most
popular Contemporary Christian groups, Big Daddy Weave, will take the stage at 6:30, followed by an up-and-coming and
hot new country artists, The Swon Brothers, at 8:30. They will follow other regional and local bands, with music starting at
1:00 p.m. As usual, we will once again have one of the largest fireworks shows for many miles around right here in
Rogersville to conclude our day. We are expecting an early turnout of a big audience for this event!
Our new additional electrical service at the park has made for a much better experience for vendors, so we’re hoping you
will be able to join us this year.
We are looking forward to a huge year! Rogersville is “The Place to Be in Tennessee on the 4th of July.” Enclosed you will
find an application to fill out and mail back to us as soon as possible. We are hoping to finalize booth spaces and menus by
the end of May. We will of course notify you that we have accepted your application by that time.
We are again using the very convenient flat fee structure that we have used for the past eight years, and keeping our prices
the same as they have been for the last six years. You must send us the full fee with your application to be considered. If
your application does not have the fee with it, we will not consider it for this year’s event. We also insist that upon
application you provide us with a copy of your current liability insurance. Your application cannot be considered without
this, as it is a requirement from our insurance company. Anyone who is not approved for a booth space will be refunded
his or her money. Those who are approved should understand that the booth space fee is not refundable once we have
accepted and approved your application, and this is a “rain or shine” event.
Again this year, to help alleviate the problem of attendees having to stand in two lines if they want to buy food and a drink,
we are offering you the chance to make extra money by selling soft drink products at your booth for a nominal additional
booth fee. Most vendors who have done so in the past find that they will sell more product if customers can get both at
the same time from the same vendor.
Vendors wishing to sell soft drinks will be required to buy their drinks from the soft drink/Rogersville 4th of July
representatives at the park. The drink vendor will provide drinks to food vendors at a very competitive cost. Soft drinks
from outside sources WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. We will strongly enforce this to protect the sponsorship we receive from the
soft drink company. Use of ANY soft drinks from other sources will result in the vendor being shut down immediately. Preorders will be accepted up to two weeks in advance of the event. You will also be able to buy drinks during the setup time
for the event and throughout the day should you need more, but supplies will be limited to what is on hand. Pre-order is
NOT required, but will assure you have the necessary supply. Supply on hand will be limited to remaining space on the
truck after pre-orders are loaded. Should you indicate on your application you want to sell soft drinks, we will send you a
pre-order form by return mail.
Neither the soft drink vendor nor the Rogersville 4th of July Celebration Committee will buy left over product from vendors
at the end of the event. The 4th of July Committee reserves the right to sell soft drinks in the Kids Zone and on the Main
Field, and the right to have a water tent if not enough vendors agree to sell soft drinks to meet anticipated demand.
We will require all food booth vendors and those selling soft drinks to sell the items for the same price, $2.00 for a 20ounce drink. This will allow you to profit from the sales of the soft drinks and keep everyone selling these items at the same
price across the board. This is subject to change in accordance with any changes made by the soft drink vendor and us.
REMINDER – THIS YEAR’S EVENT IS SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2015
The fee structure is the same as last SIX years and is as follows:
20 x 20 Food Booth – Upper Level / No Drinks – FOOD ONLY
$450.00
20 x 20 Food Booth – Lower Level / No Drinks – FOOD ONLY
$250.00
20 x 20 Food Booth – Upper Level / Tea or Lemonade - NO SOFT DRINKS
$550.00
20 x 20 Food Booth – Lower Level / Tea or Lemonade - NO SOFT DRINKS
$350.00
20 x 20 Food Booth – Upper Level / Tea or Lemonade / Soft Drinks
$650.00
20 x 20 Food Booth – Lower Level / Tea or Lemonade / Soft Drinks
$450.00
Ice will also be available for purchase on the event grounds. Most vendors who have purchased ice in the past have told us
that the pricing is so competitive they don’t bring any ice with them and purchase it all when they get here. We now have
access to ice from all sides of the field so it is very convenient to get ice to you quickly. However, when the crowd gets
larger as the day goes on it may take a while to get the ice so we suggest you don’t wait until the last minute.
Due to the limited amount of electricity available, we must require that NO AIR CONDITIONERS be operated in or around
food booths unless your own generator powers them.
We are prepared to answer any questions or listen to any suggestions you may have. Please feel free to call us at the
numbers listed below.
We look forward to hearing from you soon. Thank you for your interest!
Sincerely,
Your Food Booth Coordinators
April Jones
423-272-3150 (Home)
423-754-3776 (Cell)
Ann DeWitte
423-921-8830 (Home)
423-272-5031 (Work)
423-754-5585 (Cell)