AOCSC
Aviano Officers & Civilians Spouses' Club
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Bella Befana Bazaar

The Bella Befana Bazaar


The Aviano Officers and Civilian Spouses Club is pleased to announce that the 2011 Bella Befana Bazaar will be held the weekend of September 30th-October 2nd, 2011! 

The Bella Befana Bazaar is one of the largest events that takes place on Aviano Air Base in the Fall. The event is hosted by the Aviano Officers and Civilians Spouses' Club and is their largest fundraiser. The bazaar enables them to give back over $80,000 each year in scholarships, awards and other philantropic contributions.

Proceeds from this event also enable the AOCSC to host a variety of other events such as the Christmas Cottage, Airman Cookie Drive, and decorating the La Bella Vista Club for Christmas.

The Bazaar would not be possible without several other organizations on base, such as the 31st Force Support Squadron and the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron. Each squadron and volunteer involved make the bazaar a success and they are greatly appreiciated.

The Bella Befana Bazaar is a great way to invite vendors from all over Europe to visit our base and sell goods from various countries. Not only is it a one stop shopping experience to get things from far away and beyond, but the revenue that comes in goes back to the surrounding community in the way of donations and scholarships.

This year the Bazaar is hosting over 90 vendors from England, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Italy and Belgium. You can aquire German Antiques, Murano Glass, Turkish Carpets, Cheeses, Wines from all over Europe and much much more!

The Bella Befana Folklore

The Bella Befana Bazaar is held each year in the Month of October in honor of La Befana. Italian folklore says that La Befana is a witch that will bring candy or presents to good little girls and boys that leave their shoes outside their door. However, if you are bad then she leaves coal or black candy.

How can I get involved as a volunteer?

You could assist our committee with planning and organizing or become a volunteer and help out during the bazaar. Committee Members and volunteers receive extra goodies from La Befana for all their hard work!

The BBB Committee Meetings are held every other  Tuesday at 9:00 am at La Bella Vista. Upcoming meetings will be held on: 26 July

Vendor Information:

What do I need to do to participate as a vendor?

We prefer that these forms be printed out, filled out with the correct information and then subsequently scanned and emailed electronically to our email: bellabefana@gmail.com and must be returned no later than Monday, August 22nd, 2011. 


1) Rules & Regulations

2) Vendor Registration Form and Payment Instructions

3) Banking Form

4) Provide images of your items*


Please read the following information prior to filling out the forms. THANK YOU!


1) The Vendor Registration Form: please also include a clear electronic copy of photos of all your employees attending and clear photo copies of their Identification Card as well as a legible copy of your vehicle’s insurance documentation with all relevant information about your vehicle.  Please make sure to specify the exact type of vehicle you will be bringing. 

 

2) Payment (preferably via wire transfer, see payment instructions)

 

3) Banking Form with all of your banking information filled out

 

*4) If you are a new vendor, please submit electronic photos of the items you plan to sell.

We prefer the three forms and your image(s) to be sent electronically. However, if you prefer to send them via mail, please note our address:


         Bella Befana Bazaar Committee

31 FSS

Via Pedemonte

Bldg. 256, Area 2

33081 Aviano AB (PN)

Italy


As a vendor, what are some things I should know?

Each vendor will be granted a space only after all the required documentation and required information has been received and the deposit has been processed.  There are a limited amount of spaces available at the Bazaar and thus a maximum of 12 spaces can be requested by each vendor.  If you pay for more than 12 blocks, we will accept the extra money as a donation and you will be assigned 12 blocks for the Bazaar.  We will start filling the spaces as we receive completed packets. You will receive an email confirmation when we have received all of the required paperwork that your registration is complete.  Along with that email you will also receive your vendor identification number for the event and detailed vendor sales process instructions.  The vendor identification number will be used to check vendors in and out of the event.  Therefore, if you are the first vendor to complete all of your registration material, you will be given vendor identification number 1 and so forth.  Vendor number 1 will be the first vendor to be able to check in and out of the event.  We recommend that vendors, particularly those traveling from outside of Italy and with longer travel times, complete and return their vendor packets as soon as possible.  The earliest completed packets receive the lowest vendor identification numbers.

 

Each year we strive to improve and provide the best service possible to our vendors.  Our goal is to provide an easy avenue for new and veteran vendors to obtain information regarding this year’s Bazaar, as well as obtain and submit their vendor application quickly and efficiently.   If you have any questions about the attached vendor forms, please contact us by phone or email at: bellabefana@gmail.com

Bella Befana Chair: April Davis 

Bella Befana Marketing Director: Lauren Aiken

Bella Befana Business Office Director: Amy Niebuhr
 

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