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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