“So Here’s What’s REALLY Happening at the Roots & Prosperity Festival™”
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Let’s just get this out the way:
This ain’t your average “community event.”
This is the Avengers Assembly of Culture, Wealth, and GOOD FOOD.
Roots & Prosperity Festival™ = Black Wall Street meets Afrofuturism meets homesteading meets “please take my money, these vendors are too good.”
Taking place February 7, 2026 • 11 AM–6 PM • Portland, OR
🌱 THE ENERGY
A full-day cultural empowerment festival featuring:
✔ Masterclasses
✔ Food trucks
✔ Vendors
✔ Kids Zone
✔ Teen Lounge
✔ Raffles
✔ VIP Lounge
✔ Photo Booth
✔ Goodie Bags for 800 ppl
✔ Music, vibes, and NO weird energy
It’s fun, it’s real, it’s community, and it’s affordable.
🎟 TICKETS
Adults: $10
Day Pass: $15
VIP: $25 (snacks, dessert & alcohol samples, lounge seating)
Kids: FREE
Kids Activity Bracelets: $7
PPS kids FREE with teacher.
Teachers bringing 25+ PPS BIPOC students get 65 Kids Passes comped.
🧒 KIDS ZONE (FREE)
Yup. Free.
No fine print. No “except this.” Free.
Kids get:
- STEM corner
- Crafts
- Coloring station
- Play-Doh
- Bubbles
- Face painting (free 11–4)
- Raffle prizes
- Snacks (sponsored)
And the crown jewel:
💸 Kids Money 101 Class — FREE
Financial literacy for ages 6–13:
“How to save, earn, invest, and NOT spend all your money at the Dollar Tree.”
💼 Teen Money + Business Lab — FREE
For ages 13+
“How to build a business, pitch ideas, manage money, and use technology for success — not chaos.”
🧑🤝🧑 TEEN LOUNGE
A chill zone with:
- Charging stations
- Art table
- Journaling corner
- Anime + cozy corner
- Light snacks
- Safe space monitors
🎤 ADULT MASTERCLASSES
Only $22 each, because empowerment should be accessible:
🧱 Entrepreneurship 101
“Build your brand, not just your IG feed.”
🌿 Urban Homesteading
Grow food anywhere — apartments, backyards, balconies.
💰 Melanated Wealth
Real talk about money, assets, and community economics.
All come with handouts or mini-workbooks.
🍽 THE FOOD LINEUP
7+ food vendors
3 food trucks
2 dessert vendors
1 ice cream
Vegan, Caribbean, soul food, gluten-free options
Every vendor has a ROOTS SPECIAL
🧺 GOODIE BAGS FOR 800 PEOPLE
Sponsored bags with:
- Snacks
- Flyers to support small businesses
- Coupons
- Activity sheets
- Stickers
- Surprise items
Assembled at Otto’s Pizza the night before with volunteers.
🎤 HOURLY RAFFLES
Every hour:
🎁 Vendor gifts ($20+ value)
🎁 Book giveaways
🎁 Kids prizes
🎁 Amazon cards ($100, $50, $25 x2)
VIP gets exclusive raffles.
🛍 VENDORS NEEDED
24 vendor slots
7 food vendor slots
3 food trucks
1 winery
1 brewery
1 seltzer brand
Vendor fee: $40–$60/day
Vendors must offer:
✔ ROOTS SPECIAL
✔ 1 hourly raffle gift ($20 value)
✔ Promotion 3× weekly
💼 SPONSORS NEEDED
We need Community Champions.
Legacy Sponsor — $2000 (1 spot)
Prosperity — $1000 (4 spots)
Roots — $500 (8 spots)
Community — $250 (12 spots)
Seedlings — $75 (25 spots)
WHERE SPONSOR MONEY GOES:
- Free kids & teen classes
- PPS sponsorship
- Community Garden Bunkie fund
- Goodie bags (800 people)
- Volunteer meals & Visa stipends
- Event supplies
- Youth program grants
- Local micro-funds
- Garden build-out
- Emergency food support
- Cultural arts programming
This festival directly reinvests into the community.
No middlemen. No “administrative drain.”
Every dollar circulates through local families & organizations.
🙋♀️ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers receive:
⭐ FREE Festival Ticket
⭐ $25 Visa Gift Card
⭐ 2 Food Vouchers
⭐ VIP Lounge Access (limited hours)
⭐ Goodie Bag
⭐ Name on Thank-You Display
⭐ Resume Letter or Community Service Verification
⭐ Priority for paid positions at future events
Shifts:
10–2
2–6
Or full day (bonus perks)
Roles available:
- Kid zone
- Teen lounge
- Door/Tickets
- Raffle team
- Vendor support
- Setup/Breakdown
- Goodie Bag Build Night
- Photographer assistants
🎧 LIVE DJ BOTH DAYS
Genres only:
Clean hip-hop, R&B, soul, afrobeat, funk, reggae, top 40, world music, house.
NO profanity.
NO chaos.
All vibes.
📸 PHOTO BOOTH + IG ZONES
- Pyramid backdrop
- Cosmic green light wall
- Rabbit-with-clock portal
- “I Choose Prosperity” mirror wall
- Kids photo table
📍 EVENT DETAILS
February 7, 2026
11AM–6PM
Portland, OR
(Venue announced after walkthrough)
Parking-friendly.
ADA accessible.
Family-centered.
📧 CONTACT
AscendOrPerish2030@gmail.com
RaShar Divine
971.284.7886
www.RHLEGNER.com