150 Wilder Street

Lowell, Massachusetts 01854

tel. 978.934.4380

fax. 978.934. 4053 www.uml.edu/centers/women-work

Advancing scholarship for critical social change.

September, 2017

Dear Friend,

UMass Lowell’s Center for Women Work (CWW) is pleased to invite you to participate in our annual Women’s Works event. Women’s Works will take place on Thursday, November 30, 2017 from 3:00 to 7:00pm at UMass Lowell’s Inn and Conference Center in downtown Lowell. We hope you will join us for this celebration of the creativity of UMass Lowell women and other talented regional women artists!

CWW is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to advancing knowledge about the relationship between gender and work. Through our Women’s Works event we seek to highlight the diverse talents of women—including the many hidden creative and artistic talents of our current and former UMass Lowell staff and students and their immediate families. Women’s Works will be part craft fair, part art show, part performance art, and large part fundraiser for the Center for Women Work.

We would like to invite you to be a part of this celebration of women by sharing your creativity. If you can join us as a creative vendor, please look over the attached forms with information about reserving a spot.

If you have any questions regarding the event, please feel free to contact us at or call 978-934- 4386. Please return registration materials by October 13th.

Sincerely,

Darcie Boyer

Center Manager, Center for Women & Work

Meg A. Bond

Director, Center for Women & Work

Women’s Works 2017

Contract

Here is what we are asking of all participants:

1.  Please sign the attached contract and forward it to us at CWW, along with a deposit payable to CWW for $25.00 for UMass affiliated vendors ($15.00 for current students) and $35.00 for off campus vendors. UMass affiliation is defined as all current and former employees and students and their immediate families.

2.  Given this is CWW’s primary fundraiser, we are asking that all participating vendors also donate 25% of the days’ receipts to the Center. The deposit of $15.00/$25.00/$35.00 will be credited towards your contribution to CWW at the end of the day.

3.  We are also organizing a silent auction and raffle. We are asking that all exhibitors donate at least one item for either the auction or raffle. Items valued over $25 will be placed in the silent auction. Anything under that amount will be in the raffle. We need these items by November 13th in order to effectively organize these aspects of the event.

4.  We would like to operate on an honor system, so we ask that each vendor keep track of her own receipts for the day.

5.  At the end of the day, please report to the check-out table to reconcile the 25% donation from your sales.

6.  The hall will be open one hour prior to the event start time. If you require more time for set up, please let us know at least a week in advance of the event.

7.  We will provide tables, chairs, white tablecloth and, if required, easels for displaying your art. Please feel free to bring your own display materials if you so desire.

8.  Please let us know on the attached form if there are any other items (electricity, etc.) that you may require.

UMass Lowell Center for Women & Work

Women’s Works Celebration

November 30, 2017~ 3pm-7pm

Name:______

Address:______

City:______State:______Zip:______

Phone Number:______

Email:______

Items/Products you will be selling:______

If you have questions and/or special requests, please describe:

Please enclose a non-refundable deposit of (check appropriate box):

$15 for current UMass Lowell students

$25 for UMass affiliated Lowell vendors (indicate connection to UMass Lowell:______)

$35 for off campus vendors

Checks should be made payable to UMass Lowell Center for Women & Work. The deposit will be credited towards the 25% of your day’s receipts which will be tallied on the evening of the event.

By signing this, I hereby agree to the conditions of participation stated in the attached contract.

Signature:______Date:______

Please return this cover sheet, along with your deposit by October 13th (earlier is appreciated) to:

Darcie Boyer

Center for Women & Work

University of Massachusetts Lowell

150 Wilder Street

Lowell, MA 01854

(p) 978.934.4380; (f) 978.934.4053

Thank you for your participation!!