AFRICAN AMERICAN HOLIDAY ASSOCIATION (AAHA)

Perpetuates and preserves culture through traditional and non-traditional holidays, celebration & rituals

Washington D.C./Capitol Heights, Md.          202-667-2577 

info@AfricanAmericanHolidays.org  

www.AfricanAmericanHolidays.org  

 

 

PRESENTATION DEVELOPMENT FORM and

COMMITMENT CONTRACT

LIST Presentation Story/Workshop /Lecture INTEREST: _____________________________________

PRESENTER:  Ayo Handy Kendi, Founder/director, African American Holiday Association (AAHA), founder, Black Love Day, , BA, Community Organizer, Author, Speaker, Practitioner, Diversity Trainer, Life Coach, Storyteller

PROPOSED DATE/TIME:  _________________________________________________________

PROPOSED TIME OF PRESENTATION:  ___________________________________________

SUBJECT OF PRESENTATION:_________________________________

PROPOSED LOCATION:  ____________________________    

(Specific directions to be returned with contract)

CONTRACTEE DESCRIBE AUDIENCE:  Size, Characteristics, etc., LIST PARTICIPANT SPECIAL NEEDS, i.e. Disabilities:  _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PRESENTER SPECIAL NEEDS REQUESTED / GRATUITIES REQUESTED: 

1. Provide boom box with CD/ Cassette capability (if possible)
2. Presenter will have available pledges, her books and CDs for sale.  Will need table space and assistance with sales, after session (if possible)

AUDIO VISUAL/SPECIAL  EQUIPMENT REQUESTED/ ROOM SET-UP: ___

1. No audio or visual taping of the session is permitted, unless agreed upon by the Presenter.
2. If taping is agreed upon, Presenter must be given a copy of all tapes. 
3. Contractee must agree NOT to sell audio or video tapes without written agreement from the Presenter.  

CONFIRMATION TO BE MADE BY:  LETTER /  INVOICE /  ANNOUNCEMENT:  Circle one     

HONORARIUM COMMITMENT:  Commitment Amount________ Waiver/Sliding Fee____________

Deposit Required:  Yes_X__(50% preferred or request waiver) 

Balance at end of service: _______Barter/Exchange_____   Gate/ticket sales Split: ____ 

Pre-Sales of Product(s):  ___   Agreement to Day of Event sales:  Yes _____ NO____.

( Payments can be made by check, m.o,  cash or credit card, via PayPal )   

CONTRACTEE NAME: ________________________________________________________________

Address:  ___________________________________________________________________________________

Tel:  __________________________________________ (D)________________________________(E)

Fax: ________________________________________ Email: __________________________________

OR SEND IN REQUEST:  How-to-Request AAHA’s Services.  (See Section on Waivers)

AFRICAN AMERICAN HOLIDAY ASSOCIATION (AAHA)

Perpetuates and preserves culture through traditional and non-traditional holidays, celebration & rituals

Washington D.C./Capitol Heights, Md.          202-667-2577 

info@AfricanAmericanHolidays.org  

www.AfricanAmericanHolidays.org

CONTRACT AGREEMENT: 

The signature attached here, between workshop contractee:  __________________________ and Ayo Handy-Kendi  c/o African American Holiday Association (AAHA) Presenter/Contractor which constitutes a contractual agreement between the parties to host/provide a workshop/demo/story performance to the public within the conditions stated and agreed upon, under the agreed upon honorarium commitment/sliding fee or waiver. 

The presenter is not responsible for anything not implied in this agreement, and is responsible to carry forth the services to the best of his/her ability.   Only under extreme weather conditions, meriting that the participants would be at risk, can this presentation as scheduled, be canceled.  Any other cancellations on the part of the presenter/contractor would constitute a breech of contract.  Cancellations on the part of the contractee, 1 week prior to the workshop, without a legitimate excuse, like extreme inclimate weather (a hurricane, snow blizzard or natural disaster, rain not considered nor facility repair ) would thereby constitute a breech of contract on the part of the workshop contactee.  In such instance,  honorarium/ sliding fee payment to the presenter will be still due in part at  50% to organization for setting aside the date.   AAHA further reserves the right to decline to fulfill the service contract, if stated conditions of the presentation have been changed, altered or not truthfully represented, i.e. stated WAIVER requests indicates a small intimate grass-roots group of 25 , but 150 people in a corporate setting, show up;

Signature for Workshop Contractee: ____________________________________________

DATE: ________

Signature for African American Holiday Association (AAHA) :

_______________________________________________DATE: ________ 

(CALL THE ABOVE NUMBER TO FAX THE FORM BACK TO SENDER or EMAIL WITH ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE)