PURPOSE
Africa-Expo is a joint cultural-trade exposition with the fifty-five nations of Africa in order to present for the first time the cultural heritage of the continent and to provide an opportunity to sell each country's manufactured products, arts, and handicrafts. All the funds earned from the events at the Expo will go to our charities: a children's cancer ward in Johannesburg; an orphanage for little girls under five who have been raped by those who think that sex with a child will cure their AIDS in Rwanda; tribal women whose husbands have died of AIDS and who are the sole support of their families; a group of women attorneys in Nigeria who are working for rights for women and children in all African nations; and scholarships for poor American youngsters in the arts. No one who is on the Board of Directors receives any compensation. All are volunteers. No salaries are paid. There will be forty-five booths for non-profit groups which will be available gratis upon application.
WHEN
The Exposition will take place December 17-24, 2002. December 17-18 the booths, signs, and flags of each nation along with the decorations will be set up. December 19 all exhibitors will be taken by bus to the Cashman Hall, Las Vegas and given the opportunity to arrange their exhibits and goods in the morning. There will be a private showing of the Expo to the media and celebrities from noon until 7:00 P.M. December 20, 21, and 22, the Expo will be open to the public. December 23 all exhibits will be dismantled and exhibitors will pack up any left-over goods which will be either shipped back to their country or stored with the Expo which will sell them during the next few months and send the money to the owners of the goods. Entrance to the Expo will be free.
WHERE
The Expo itself will take place at the CASHMAN CONVENTION CENTER, owned by the City of Las Vegas in Nevada, U.S.A. Admission will be free and there will be national advertising and press releases in all major cities of the U.S. as well as press releases within Europe and Africa. The Expo entrance hall will be decorated with palm trees, life-size animals, waterfalls, and African huts to represent a beautiful African village. There will be 545 booths with handicrafts, books, art works, fabrics, and manufactured goods, etc. No two booths will sell identical items.