Vendor Fair Update . . .  and directions                      Late March 2004

 

 

  

 

Fair Schedule, next Thursday,

April 1

 

2:00             Marketplace

                   Opens

2:00 - 4:00    Visit the Vendors

2:00 - 4:00    Wine Tasting - 

                    Sponsored by

                    Wine Sense

2:30 - 5:00    Hors d'oeuvres

3:30 - 5:00    Casino Gaming

                    Celebration -

                    Sponsored by

                    The Dealers

                    (fake money,

                    real fun)

 

 

Vendor set-up begins at 12:30

 

 

 

It's not to late to attend!  Click on this link to download a registration form.

 

    

 

Everyone Wins!  Come Spin the Wheel with Delta Sonic

Everyone who attends the upcoming Vendor Fair will have the chance to spin the wheel of chance at the Delta Sonic booth and walk away a winner.  Car washes, interior cleanings, oil changes.  The sky's the limit!

 

Other great door prizes include:

  • A $100 Grinnell Travel Gift Certificate toward a 7-night or longer Princess Cruise

  • 2-person, 2-nights lodging & breakfast gift package from the Cortina Inn & Resort, Killington, VT

  • Sterling Renaissance Festival admission tickets

  • 1 year of ChatDirect Services (as featured on the RARES web site - the "Live Help Online" service, a $995 value.

  • Roseland Waterpark admission passes

 

 

  • Regal Movie Theatre passes

  • Alamo Rental Car - 3-free days rental coupon

  • NYS Fair concert tickets

  • 2 series subscriptions to the 2004-2005 season of the JCC Centerstage

  • 2 courtesy admissions to the Enchanted Forest/Water Safari and 1 night complimentary stay in a camping cabin at the nearby Old Forge Camping Resort

  • Romance Basket from Caesars Pocono Resorts (includes champagne glasses, bubble bath, candles)

  • Four (4), 2004 tickets to Anheuser-Busch theme park including SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, and Sesame Place.

  • Gift certificate for 2 to Blue at Geva Theatre Center, April 13 - May 16

  • Golf Shirt from Bock Tours

  • Pre-paid Nokia phone (3390)

  • Crystal champagne flutes

  • VIP passes from Eagle Ridge Sports - 2 hours of mini golf, driving range, and/or go karts

 

 

  • Merchant Gift Certificates from the Waterloo Premium Outlet Mall

  • Beautiful gift baskets and admission tickets to Long Acre Farms and the Amazing Maize Maze

  • Six Flags Darien Lake admission tickets

  • Six Flags Superman The Ride sweatshirt

  • 2004 Raging Rhinos home game ticket pack

  • Squandering Aimlessly by the host of NPR's Marketplace,  David Brancaccio, donated by Brochures Unlimited

  • Autographed ball by major leaguer Grant Balfour (last year's Red Wings)

  • 4 Red Wings Reserved Seats

  • Plus many more!

Visit the vendors to win or have some fun at the casino gaming celebration to increase your chances to win one of these great prizes!

 

  

Directions

 

 

From the West:  I-490 East to the Winton Road Exit.  North (left) on Winton Road.  Proceed under the underpass and take a left at Blossom Road (Tops will be on your left).  Approximately 1/2 block after turning onto Blossom, the entrance to Artisan Works is on your left and parking will be on your right.

From the East:  I-490 West  to the University Avenue exit.  Proceed on University  to Winton Road.  Turn right (north) onto Winton Road.  Proceed under the underpass and take a left at Blossom Road (Tops will be on your left).  Approximately 1/2 block after turning onto Blossom, the entrance to Artisan Works is on your left and parking will be on your right.

   From the North:  I-590 South to the Blossom Road exit.  Turn right (west) on Blossom Road.  Proceed on Blossom approximately 1 mile to the intersection of Blossom & Winton (Blossom Road will be the third light & Tops will be in front of you and to your left).  Continue through the intersection  Approximately 1/2 block after turning onto Blossom, the entrance to Artisan Works is on your left and parking will be on your right.

From the South:  I-590 North to the Blossom Road exit.  At the light, turn left (west) on Blossom Road.  Proceed on Blossom approximately 1 mile to the intersection of Blossom & Winton (Blossom Road will be the fourth light & Tops will be in front of you and to your left).  Continue through the intersection  Approximately 1/2 block after turning onto Blossom, the entrance to Artisan Works is on your left and parking will be on your right.

 

   PARKING:   We suggest the best parking can be found across the street from the Gallery in the Blossom Office Park parking lot.  You'll see the signs that clearly say "565-595 Blossom Rd. Parking."  You can also find plenty of parking at the east end of the Blossom Office Park.  Parking right in front of the entrance to the Fair itself will be very limited and we ask you to use this for pick-up and drop off only.

Vendors:  You may unload at the double doors (Painted Train) marking the entrance or at the rearing horse at the west end of the gallery depending upon the placement of your table.

 

  

 

 

 

 

Vendors
 

 

"40 Associate Members scheduled to attend."

 

 

 		    To date, here are the RARES vendors who will be in attendance at the Fair:
  • Alasa Farms
  • Bishop Kearney HS
  • Bock Tours
  • Bristol Mountain
  • Brochures Unlimited
  • Caesars Pocono Resorts
  • CATS - The Fast Ferry
  • Citibank
  • Cortina Inn & Resort
  • David Rose Realtors
  • Delta Sonic
  • Downstairs Cabaret Theatre
  • Eagle Ridge Sports
  • Enchanted Forest/Water Safari
  • George Eastman House
  • Geva Theatre Center
  • Grinnell Travel/American Express
  • Healthy Sisters Soup & Bean Works
  • JCC Centerstage

 

 
  • Kidsoutandabout.com
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance
  • Long Acre Farms & the Amazing Maize Maze
  • Marineland
  • Microbillboard.com/Chat Direct
  • Monroe County Fair
  • New York State Fair
  • Nextel Partners
  • Penfield Recreation's Summer Musical, Hello Dolly!
  • Rattlers
  • Red Wings
  • Rhinos
  • Roseland Waterpark
  • RPO
  • Seabreeze Amusement Park
  • Six Flags Darien Lake
  • Sterling Renaissance Festival
  • T-Mobile
  • Wachovia Securities
  • Waterloo Premium Outlets
  • Wine Sense
   You'll also be able to pick up literature and brochures from:
  • Busch Gardens
  • Employee Printing Services
  • SeaWorld
  • Universal Studios

Summer consignment ticket order forms have already been sent to you and are currently available on the web:  www.rares.org/bulletinboard.htm.  A number of vendors bring us their summer tickets at the Fair so we'll begin sending out tickets shortly thereafter.  If you haven't already submitted your requests for amusement park tickets, we encourage you to do so at your earliest convenience.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Info - Updated Ticket Request Forms
 

 

"New summer ticket order forms available."

 

 

 		    A new consignment as well as individual ticket order form is now available.

We've updated your consignment ticket order form to include Fast Ferry Passport to Savings booklets which you can obtain from RARES on consignment.

 

 

 We've also added a few summer amusement parks to the order form that you can order tickets from the RARES office on a pre-pay basis (because of limited demand).  These parks include:
  • Dorney Park (Allentown, PA)
  • Mountain Creek Waterpark (Jackson, NJ)
  • Six Flags Great Adventure & Wild Safari
  • Six Flags New England (Springfield, MA)
   Click HERE to download an updated consignment ticket order form.

Click HERE to download an individual ticket order form to distribute to your employees if your company does not participate in the consignment ticket program.

 

  
                   
     

RARES is the acronym for the Rochester Area Recreation and Employee Services Association.  Chartered in 1983, RARES is a not-for-profit association comprised of its General and Associate Members. 

Information for RARES member representatives can be found online at www.rares.org.  Use your member ID # to access the members only portion of the site.

 

   On the web site, the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs tab ) will provide answers to most questions you will have as a General Member representative.  Within the members section, the Downloads tab will take you to the section where printable forms for ordering tickets, explanations for employees, etc., are available.  

RARES

274 Wimbledon Road

Rochester, NY  14617-4233

(585) 503-8160

(585) 266-3192 (fax)

rares@rochester.rr.com

 

Vickie Menz, President

Laurie McFaul-Frey, Vice President

Don Barone, Treasurer

Brian Mount, Executive Director

  
                 

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