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1 presents... SPONSORSHIP AND FUNDRAISING MTM

2 Manava, Maeva, Ia Orana, The President and all Members of Reva Tahiti Productions are honored and proud to celebrate with you our Seventh Edition of the Heiva San Diego! Te MAU HOA HERE is Heiva San Diego Theme - it means Friendship. The Heiva San Diego, a Polynesian celebration representing Tahiti has positioned herself as the bridge between French Polynesia and the United States sharing our culture with multi-ethnic Polynesian communities. An event of celebration on the 11 & 12 of August, filled with the richness of our Polynesian culture which advocates supreme values! It is an experience our guests will never forget. Heiva San Diego is more than a dance competition. It is a pure cultural gathering, in Tahitian called Ua hiti o te ra, a celebration. We celebrate friendship, music, dancing, drumming, singing, arts & crafts and islands spirits! Come escape with us into our Tropical Paradise: this is fun and familyoriented event! Thanks to the support of the Conservatoire of French Polynesia and enthusiasm of our dedicated board members and all cultural actors, vendors, tattoo artists, singers, dancers, musicians, historians of the Pacific Islands, the Heiva San Diego has earned a solid international reputation. All have supported this event since the very beginning, believing in it and sharing its ambition from the outset. Like every large cultural events, Heiva San Diego will continue to be innovative with its future events. The Festival has brought life, culture and arts to everyone who loves the South Pacific! Everything we do at Reva Tahiti Productions, we tie it to the history and the Culture of Tahiti. For us, it s about authenticity, it s about our islands, and it s all about our roots, and to bring all of us together. As a proud Tahitian, I invite you to join us in this exciting journey! For the competition, we have trophy prizes and hope to build a cash prize to offset some entry fees of our participating groups for the event. Surplus funds will go towards marketing and budget of our event noted above. We hope you will consider a donation to Heiva San Diego. Any donation will be accepted, you may submit a check payable to Heiva San Diego USA. Please come and Join us! Maeva Tarahu Mc Nicol President Reva Tahiti Productions 2

3 Get ready for an exotic voyage you ll never forget... TAHITI CULTURAL FESTIVAL coming to San Diego in August! An event like no other! Heiva San Diego has grown into a truly international showcase of beauty, fashion, talent and culture. It brings our people, traditions and nations together in a way that is unmatched by any other event. Mr. Heiva and Miss Heiva will create their own activities to improve the lives of our children with Cancer or Autism, the sick and disadvantaged children or help with fundraisers to aid our Polynesian projects in America. We showcase and introduce more of our talented international artists and varied activities including tattoo, a Tahiti Village representing each archipelago in French Polynesia, authentic food from Tahiti, and spectacular music (ukulele and drumming) performances are on the agenda this year. Our event draws close to 3,000 to 5,000 visitors from all over the world to share with us the excitement of dancing and drumming. PROGRAM FOR HEIVA SAN DIEGO Saturday, August 11 * Solo Competition * Group Dance Competition * Authentic Tahiti Village Sunday, August 12 * Awards Ceremony *Authentic Tahiti Village No reproduction of any kind is allowed without the expressed written permission of RTP. All rights reserved Reva Tahiti Production 3

4 What people are saying about us Talofa Maeva! Congratulations on another successful Heiva! This was a big event for the Tahitian community in San Diego. I commend you for pushing through yours and Lindsay's vision and passion for the Tahitian people and culture. Your work and dedication does not go unnoticed and what you do is not an easy task. Thank you for allowing me and my group to be a part of this fabulous event and most of all for being your friend. Kiki Sotoa Solia - SCCSD President (Samoa Community) It was a real pleasure to participate to your event and to discover how you were all involved in promoting our culture! You guys did a very GOOD JOB! The most important thing to remember is that you did it with your heart and love and above all, without any Financial support. Thank you so much for all the hard work and for the opportunity to be proud of our culture as a Tahitian & to promote it throughout the world! Laïza Vongey Vanille de TAHITI My dearest Maeva, Lindsay & Staff, What a beautiful gesture you made with the sharing of my beloved brother Mikey in the Heiva book. It was very touching that you honored our family with his memorial. Your event was lovely and we look forward to supporting you all. We miss you. God Bless, Aunty Kathy & Edie - Heali`i`s Polynesian Revue As organizer of Heivas (Honolulu, Las Vegas and Japan) and as Vice President of Tahiti Nui International, I want to give my sincere thank you and also the organizations of Heiva I San Diego for a job well done Rose Perreira - Tahiti Nui International Vice President Mexico will be present at Heiva San Diego 2017 for sure To support this great goal you have: culture, Hiro a, tradition and love The message you wanted to give, we perfectly received. This is my very personal opinion coming from another country, so grateful to let us participate in a great party making us feel like we belong to it since the beginning. Mauru uru roa ia tatou i roto i to u mafatu!!! Alejandra Acosta from MEXICO - Director at Ballet Tamariki Kahaia "...Aloha e Maeva & Lindsay I hope you have had time to recover from your fantastic Heiva event a few weeks ago! It was first class and a great deal of fun. Mahalo, e malama pono e me ke Akua! Gus Cervantes 4

5 Advertising Opportunities OUR TARGETED AUDIENCE Heiva San Diego attracts anywhere from 3,000 to 5,000+ attendees from all over the World. This market is affluent, educated, culturally aware and has a very specialized interest in Tahitian/Polynesian artifacts, clothing, and unique collectibles like toeres (Carved Tahitian drums with amazing sound effects), and plenty of other similar interests. BRAND VISIBILITY Your brand company s name will be seen and heard in a repetitive and seamless program of signage, during our entire event (through our emcees), print collateral, broadcast and web spots. Our event is family oriented, and our guests cluster together throughout the weekend. Our Tahiti Village is FREE. We also have a very special Village for children to learn how to drum, to dance, to make necklaces, bracelets or simply learn how to weave a basket to take home. THROUGH OUR HOTEL AND CORPORATE RELATIONSHIPS There are multiple venue exposures throughout the event. The Heiva San Diego has a strong marketing force, locally and internationally, with online promotions through social media (Twitter, Facebook ), our website, and printed materials that are distributed in advance and during our event. 5

6 Sponsorship Levels Level Amount Heiva San Diego Website* Logo featured on: Postcards & flyers Press Releases Event Exposure One vendor booth 10 x10 Advertising via Facebook & during event FULL Page Color Ad in Program Book 2 VIP Passes to event** Bora Bora $3000 Tahaa $2000 Tahiti $1000 *Online exposure in effect within 7 days after payment received ** Names for passes must be submitted by July 18, Art work must be received by June 02, INQUIRIES: CONTACT MAEVA OR HINANUI US: +(858) Tahiti: +(689) OR heiva.sponsors@gmail.com 6

7 MAURU URU for your kind support and interest! We look forward to partnering with you. Without the care and dedication of our sponsors and our board members, HEIVA SAN DIEGO would not exist! Our thanks to all of our dedicated sponsors, partners, board directors, volunteers and fans who are committed to making a social investment through their generous support of this event and the Polynesian culture. A portion of the proceeds from Heiva San Diego will be passed along to the Polynesian community, both here and in the islands we love. Please help us with a small contribution of your time, by volunteering at Heiva San Diego or through your tax-deductible donation. On behalf of Reva Tahiti Productions, with our deepest and fullest te oraha and gratitude, MAURU URU (thank you)! SEE YOU at the HEIVA SAN DIEGO ON AUGUST 11 & 12,! Don t hesitate to contact me at information@heivasandiego.com or call me at Maeva Tarahu-McNicol President Reva Tahiti Productions The primary objectives and purposes of Reva Tahiti Productions are: To promote friendship and cultural understanding between the people of French Polynesia and the United States through education, cultural arts exposure and travel To provide education to the general public in cultural arts, language, dance and music To provide public performances of authentic native entertainment and competitions such as Heiva San Diego To promote and encourage travel between the United States and French Polynesia To establish and maintain an awareness of the Polynesian influence and needs in our community To promote friendship and create community action 7