TFEA News

TFEA CONGRATULATES PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS

Recipients of the Professional Awards and inductees into the TFEA Hall of Honor were announced at the 2010 Rental World Professional Awards Luncheon.  Hall of Honor inductees, which represent the highest level of recognition in the Texas festivals industry, were Don Moye, SAZA Commission; Skip Wagner, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo; and the Hidalgo City Council.

Bert Muston, Pasadena Strawberry Festival, was named the 2010 TFEA Carson Watt Professional of the Year and Volunteer of the Year honors were presented to Robbie McMeans, Downtown Fort Worth Initiatives, Inc.  Richard and Bryan Wolf, owners and operators of Rental World were named Vendor of the Year.

TFEA ANNOUNCES 2010 ZENITH AWARD WINNERS

WIN AN iPAD IN THE TFEA MEMBERSHIP CONTEST

The coolest techno-gadget on the market could be yours by simply sharing the TFEA experience with those you know!

TFEA will give away a new iPad, a $500 value, to the winner of its membership contest.  Each TFEA member who recruits three new members by September 30, 2010, will be entered into a drawing to win the iPad.  For every two members you recruit above the original three, your name will go into the drawing again.  Other prizes will also be awarded to those who qualify.

Open your contact manager (and think how cool your contacts will look on your new iPad!) and make some calls.  Share the story of how TFEA benefits you with your festival colleagues and suppliers who are not members.  And watch your chances of winning grow!

Click here for additional details, along with current membership promotions and a downloadable membership application.  Be sure to put your name on the membership application as the person who referred the new member to

receive proper contest credit.  Good Luck! 

RESULTS FROM THE LAST TFEA WEB POLL

When asked how festivals reward their volunteers:

32%Host a volunteer appreciation event

17%Provide a volunteer T-shirt

22%Provide complimentary event admission

6%  Sent a thank you letter

22%Provide a combination of the above listed items

CROWDSOURCING YOUR NEXT EVENT

By: Penny C. Reeh, CFEE

What if you had the ability to invite all of the people who had previously

attended your festival to your office for coffee and a brainstorming

session? Imagine what it would be like to pick their brains.

To learn what they like, or perhaps more importantly, what they dislike about

your event. What if they could each jot down an idea or two for improvement

and you could take those collective suggestions for evaluation and possible

implementation? That would be seriously cool, right?  | READ MORE |

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Winners of the 2010 TFEA Zenith Awards for excellence in event marketing and management were presented on Saturday, July 10 at the TFEA Annual Conference.  Top honors, the Zenith Award, went to the following:

Budgets under $75,000Waco Cultural Arts Fest

Budget of $250-750K  BorderFest "Celebrating Australia"

     Proudly Presented by Kraft

Budgets over $750K     MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival

For a full list of first, second and third place finishes in each Zenith category, please click here.