Thank you, San Antonio!An enthusiastic thank you to the 3.5 million San Antonio residents and

visitors who attended the 2013 Fiesta®! Your participation made our 11-

day festival one of the biggest and best in the world.

Fiesta® is not called a “Party with a Purpose” for nothing. Behind each

of the 100-plus events on the Fiesta® schedule is a local nonprofit organ-

ization or a Fiesta® San Antonio Commission participating member organ-

ization that works all year long to be ready for the fun in April. These

organizations also benefit from their Fiesta® events.

For example, if you attended the Fiesta® Oyster Bake©, you helped to

contribute to scholarships for St. Mary’s University students. An evening

spent at Night in Old San Antonio® raised funds to restore and preserve

historical landmarks in the city. Supporting the Fiesta® Arts Fair put money

in the coffers of the Southwest School of Art so that it can continue its

community art education programs.

The other groups that sponsor Fiesta® events, including military organizations, give back to the community

by providing education, religious ministries, cultural activities, athletic opportunities for youth, health services

and the defense of our great country.

In addition to the support that each of the participating member organizations receives from the proceeds

of its sponsored event, the Fiesta® San Antonio Commission also helps give back. This year the Commission

gave nearly $400,000 to its member organizations to help run their events. The Commission relies on the sup-

port of corporate sponsors as well as individual memberships and proceeds from The Fiesta Store® and Fiesta®

Carnival to allocate funds to the events that need additional support. Without these dollars, some of the

events we have grown to love would not have been able to succeed. In order to receive dollars from the Fi-

esta® San Antonio Commission, a participating member organization must have a plan to become self-suffi-

cient in the years to come.

Overall, Fiesta® San Antonio has an economic impact of almost $300 million on the City of San Antonio

each year. Again, it’s the participating member organizations that make this possible. For more information

on how you can join the Fiesta® San Antonio Commission in planning, promoting, coordinating and preserving

Fiesta® San Antonio, please visit our website at www.fiesta-sa.org. To become a member, just return the com-

pleted membership form in this special section.

Thank you again, San Antonio, and Viva Fiesta®!

Marilyn EldridgePresidentFiesta® San Antonio Commission Inc.

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COVER IMAGE: ©2013 Fiesta® San Antonio Commission, Inc. Art by Stuart A. Seal

This April marked 122 years of Fiesta® in San Antonio! Fiesta® has grown tremendously over

the years with each generation of San Antonians leaving their own imprint on the festivi-

ties, giving rise to today’s 11-day array of cultural, artistic, culinary and historical celebra-

tions. While the growth and development of San Antonio is reflected in the evolution of

Fiesta®, the foundation of the citywide celebration remains unchanged: celebrating San

Antonio’s past, present and future!

As San Antonio emerges as a national leader in sustainability, green initiatives like Fiesta

Verde® keep Fiesta® moving in the same direction. Last year, 16 percent of all garbage collected at Fiesta® events

was recycled. Since the inception of Fiesta Verde®, more than 27 tons of waste have been recycled at events like

NIOSA®, Fiesta Fiesta® and at all Fiesta® parades.

Two years ago, the City developed a certification program that identified the carbon footprints of Fiesta® events

and promoted policies aimed at reducing waste, energy and material consumption at these events. San Antonio

also expanded our bicycle sharing system to more locations throughout downtown in an effort to encourage

more eco-friendly modes of transportation to and from events. Some Fiesta® events, like “A Night In Old San

Antonio (NIOSA)®,” went one step further by offering bicycle valet service at these events.

It is through these efforts that Fiesta® San Antonio has grown to be recognized as one of the world’s “greenest”

events. Fiesta® has been a consistent winner in the International Festivals and Events Association (IFEA) Pinnacle

Awards, taking as many as nine gold, silver or bronze prizes in a single year. For the past two years, Fiesta Verde®

has earned the Silver Pinnacle Award for Best Environmental Program in the large festival category.

Success like this doesn’t happen overnight, but rather through the work of thousands of volunteers who are all

dedicated to establishing a “green” legacy that can be passed on to future generations. With the help of more

than 100 nonprofit organizations, Fiesta® San Antonio has demonstrated true environmental stewardship while

maintaining the traditions that make our city special.

Whether it be charitable donations, college scholarships or environmental awareness, Fiesta® is living up to its

reputation as San Antonio’s Party with a Purpose. We are committed to keeping that legacy alive.

The BeginningWay back in 1891, some local women wanted to

salute the heroes of the battles of the Alamo and San

Jacinto. They organized a parade of carriages with the

ladies on board “battling” by tossing flowers at each

other. The annual parade was dubbed the Battle of

Flowers, and the group of organizers was officially

called the Battle of Flowers® Association.

Who knew the fabulous Fiesta® we all know and

love today would evolve from such simple beginnings?

A quick look at the following time line will show how

Fiesta® developed over the years:

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Viva Fiesta® San Antonio!The Party with a Purpose

y First Battle of Flowers® Parade.

y Battle of Flowers® Parade extended to a week-long celebration.

y The first queen of Fiesta® was chosen.

y The Battle of Flowers® Association assumed responsibility forthe parade, added some children’s events and a band contest.

y The Order of the Alamo started the tradition of the electionof a Fiesta® queen and her royal court and a very elaboratecoronation ceremony.

y A Fiesta® king was chosen by local business organizations andbore fun names like Selamat (tamales spelled backwards) andOmala (Alamo spelled backwards).

y The Texas Cavaliers were organized and introduced KingAntonio, to be designated from within their ranks eachyear thereafter.

y Although established years before, the San Antonio Conser-vation Society became an important player during Fiesta®

with its Night in Old San Antonio®, held downtown in historicLa Villita. So popular and festive, it grew from one night tofour consecutive nights during the 1950s.

y The Fiesta® San Antonio Commission began with a group ofvolunteers to promote and coordinate the planning of theentire week of parades and other celebrations. Two moremajor parades have now been added to their oversight —the River Parade and the Fiesta Flambeau® Parade. Today, theCommission’s full-time staff plans and coordinates with the100-plus nonprofit organizations, military personnel, schools,churches, neighborhoods, sports venues and the myriad ofother participants each year. The Commission is responsiblefor arranging the necessary city services to assure a safe, cleanenvironment.

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No. 1Fiesta® San Antonio isan 11-day citywide, fun-filled, multicultural,family-oriented “party with a purpose.”

No. 2The economic impact of Fiesta is nearly $300 million annually.

No. 3The American Bus As-sociation named Fiesta®

an International Eventof Distinction for 2011and 2012.

No. 4Fiesta® traditionallystarts on or before April 21, San Jacinto Day.

No. 5The 100 nonprofitmember organizationsof Fiesta® work through-out the year to help theirneighbors.

No. 6Profits from the Fiesta®

Oyster Bake©, sponsoredby St. Mary’s UniversityAlumni Association, gointo a $6 million endowment fund for scholarships.

No. 7Texas Cavaliers donated $251,000 tolocal children’s charities in 2011.

No. 8Fiesta® began as a wayto honor the memory of heroes of the battlesof the Alamo andSan Jacinto.

No. 9El Rey Feo’s ScholarshipFund has raised morethan $3 million to helpSan Antonio studentscontinue their education.

1980sp The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) began a parade called Paseo del

Rey Feo® and elected Rey Feo (ugly king), to represent the organization at Fiesta®

events each year.

p Daughters of the Republic of Texas were now sponsoring the Pilgrimage to the Alamo,a solemn parade through town, ending at the Alamo with a presentation of flowersand the reading of the names of the heroes who died there.

The Present

Fiesta® is more that just a party of over 100 events. It’s the only festival in the world withthis many events, each run entirely by nonprofit groups. Presently, 3.5 million people attendFiesta® events, bringing over $300 million to our community. It takes over 75,000 volunteersto make these events happen. Each event-sponsoring organization keeps its proceeds for theoperation of its own programs. These nonprofit programs, in turn, enhance the quality oflife in San Antonio.

Following are a few examples of how Fiesta® impacts San Antonio, over and above the monies visitors spend

at hotels and restaurants.

The San Antonio Conservation Society’s “A Night in Old San Antonio®” (NIOSA®) draws 80,000revelers to celebrate the diverse cultural heritage of San Antonio. It is served by 16,000 volun-teers offering four nights of ethnic costumes, foods and entertainment in historic La Villita.By using only local suppliers, service companies and entertainers, NIOSA® is ableto put over $1.3 million back into our local economy. The society spends around$350,000 of its NIOSA® proceeds annually on the restoration and preservation of historicproperties and parks, the top sum in the nation. An additional $400,000 is used for heritageeducational projects and scholarships. Such past project milestones include the salvation ofthe bend in the river known as Paseo del Rio, adding its arching pedestrian bridges and out-door theater. Other important historical structures preserved and renovated by the Society

include the Spanish Governor’s Palace, several of our missions, the José Antonio Navarro Home and many architec-turally significant homes and buildings downtown. Other major preservations are the Ursuline Convent and Academy(now the Southwest School of Art), the beautiful Aztec Theatre and two parks — Travis and San Pedro. The charmand history of these projects attract many visitors to San Antonio.

The Rey Feo Consejo Educational Foundation hosts a 10-day event called Fiesta de los Reyes®at Market Square. This event supports the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Rey Feo programand the scholarship programs. In conjunction with the Alamo Community College District, the Lulac-Reina de lasFlores Parent/Child Scholarship is supported. The goal of the scholarship is to ensure the educational success of twogenerations by providing support, assistance and incentive for parents and their children to successfully completetheir educational objectives. $25,000 is given each year to establish a scholarship endowment in the name of a parentor child who completes their educational goal in the Alamo Community College System. In 2012, 130 Rey Feo schol-arships and 26 Parent/Child scholarships were awarded.

Since the 1940s, the Texas Cavaliers have sponsored the King Antonio program and the River Parade,viewed by 250,000 spectators each year. The brightly decorated, lighted floats, some with live entertainment or famouspersons on board, are underwritten by corporations to showcase nonprofit organizations, recognize the military andpay tribute to our varied cultures. The Texas Cavalier Foundation distributes proceeds to numerous children’s charities.Last year, $251,000 included gifts to Sunshine Cottage School for Deaf Children, the Children’s Shelter of San Antonioand Good Samaritan Community Services.

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No. 10Fiesta® involves 75,000volunteers from 100nonprofit groupswho coordinate over100 events.

No. 11More than 100 smalllocal nonprofitgroups – scout troops,church groups, civicclubs, etc. – can raiseup to $600,000 by selling street chairs forthe two biggest parades.

No. 12Participating memberorganizations includechurches, colleges,schools, health organizations, athleticgroups, arts and othercharitable organizations.

No. 13Over 3.5 million peopleattend Fiesta® events each year.

No. 14Fiesta® San Antonioranks among the top 10festivals worldwide by attendance.

No. 15Randolph Art LeagueExhibit and Sale donatesto the BatteredWomen’s Foundation.

No. 16Fiesta® Pooch Parade,sponsored by TherapyAnimals of San Anto-nio, provides speciallytrained dogs for visitsto hospitals, hospicesand schools.

No. 17Texas Corvette Association Car Show raises money for theSt. Jude’s Ranch for Children, providing a safe haven for abandoned, abused and neglected children.

Mission Fest, held on the last Sunday of Fiesta® in the courtyard of one of our historicmissions, is a day filled with fun, music and food, with the proceeds going to the buildingfund of the parish center.

Clark High School’s Family Funday Sunday, a community event, claims the prize forthe shortest parade of Fiesta®. Even though the band marches only around the high school,the event raised $13,000 for the school band programs this past year.

Cornyation, a satire of the Fiesta®queen’s coronation, city activities, localpoliticians and so forth, has donated over$1.3 million to local charities since its in-ception. Last year’s proceeds of $142,000benefited the San Antonio AIDS Founda-tion, the Black Effort Against the Threat ofAIDS, the Help, Action, Care program andthe Robert Rehm Theatre Arts Scholarshipfor high school thespians wanting to furthertheir education in theater.

St. Mary University’s Oyster Bake©,run by the Alumni Association, is a day anda half of eating oysters (100,000) and otherfoods and beverages, while continuousmusic entertains from five separate stages.Last year over $625,000 was raised forscholarships for St. Mary’s students.

The University of the IncarnateWord Cutting-Edge Fashion Show isplanned and executed by student designersdisplaying their fashions. Last year, theyadded $42,000 to the fashion program atthe University of the Incarnate Word.

The FutureFor the first time in its 54 year history, the Fiesta® San Antonio Commission has created a strategic plan for the organ-

ization and for Fiesta®. This plan will help guide the organization through the next few years and set the stage for the125th anniversary in April of 2016. The plan has five main emphasis areas, which are listed below.

p Develop a Strategic CultureFiesta® is one of the top festivals in the United States. The organization will build its infrastructure with additionalstaff to analyze and implement industry trends and create a much richer experience for event attendees.

p Tell the Fiesta® StoryFiesta® is the only festival in the world that comprises 100 events, each run by a different nonprofit organization. Ittruly celebrates the history, culture, arts and diversity of San Antonio. Proceeds from each event are used the enhancethe programs of the sponsoring organization. We need to tell the story of the impact of these efforts, allowing thefestival to grow regionally, nationally and internationally.

p Strengthen the Relationships of the Participating Member Organizations and the Fiesta®

San Antonio CommissionThe Commission is a membership-driven association of individuals, businesses and the nonprofits that run the variousFiesta® events. It's the umbrella organization that oversees all components of the city-wide celebration. Its goals areto be a resource center for the nonprofits, to develop partnerships with such groups as the San Antonio Area Founda-tion and to strengthen the volunteer and nonprofit community.

p Enhance Outreach to the CommunityThe Commission will build its base of fans by building an online community and increasing its membership base. Itsprogramming will include activities throughout the year, including a speaker's bureau program.

p Strengthen the Financial PositionA financial commitment is needed to build Fiesta® as an international destination. Sponsorship opportunities alloworganizations to become involved with Fiesta® at any level and are geared to the organization's goals and objectives.The Fiesta Store®, at 2611 Broadway, is now open throughout the year to sell all things Fiesta® and to display the workof local artisans and crafters. The Commission hopes to expand its charitable impact through the Fiesta® CommissionCharitable Corporation.

The bottom line: Expand the scope of Fiesta® San Antonio’s image to expand its charitable impact on San Antonio.

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No. 18About 35 volunteersfrom the ConservationSociety work year-round making morethan 120,000 cascaronesto sell at NIOSA®.

No. 19More than 16,000 volunteers help produce NIOSA®,which provides morerevenue for historicpreservation than almost any other eventin the country.

No. 20In 2013 Fiesta® paradestook over the city with11 parades in 11 days.

No. 21The Fiesta® OysterBake© proceeds fund fullor partial scholarshipsfor over 230 St. Mary's University students.

No. 22Fiesta® started in 1891when a group of SanAntonio women gathered to celebrateSan Jacinto Day andTexas independence.They threw flowers at one another fromtheir carriages, and the “Battle of Flowers”was born.

No. 23“Super scoopers,”middle and high-schoolstudents, have beencleaning up afterequestrian units in the Fiesta® paradessince 1961.

No. 24The River Parade is oneof the few in the nationin which the floats re-ally do float. About250,000 people line the banks to enjoy the event.

When Victoria M. Flores was crowned Miss Fiesta San Antonio® earlier this year, she followedin the line of women who have held this honor beginning in 1949.

A student at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, she is committed tohealthy living and spreading its awareness throughout the community. As an undergraduate,she worked as a research intern at the Cardiology Clinic of San Antonio and learned firsthandthe importance of a healthy lifestyle. She now works as a fitness instructor at a gym.

Flores is a member of the 2012-2013 UT Health Science Center’s Frontera de Salud leadershipteam, an interdisciplinary student-run volunteer organization committed to bringing health careto underserved areas in South Texas. During the past school year she served as the Nursing Schoolliaison and Laredo trip leader. When she began volunteering, Frontera consisted primarily ofmedical students. She became the first nursing student to serve in leadership and was able toincrease nursing involvement in the program. Now on every Frontera trip about half the volun-teers come from the nursing discipline, allowing for true interdisciplinary care.

In Laredo she’s worked with Mercy Ministries to coordinate sports physicals, blood screenings,BMI and blood pressure screenings, health education classes and influenza vaccines in the un-derserved areas of the city. To date, Frontera has served 278 people in Laredo and the surround-ing area.

As Miss Fiesta San Antonio®, Flores’ platform project is to promote a healthy communitythrough Zumba fitness and community health fairs to educate the public on heart-healthylifestyles. She proposes working through physical education classes in the San Antonio and Edge-wood School Districts since they have the highest rates of children with unhealthy weight. Theseproposals are in line with the mayor’s vision for SA2020 health and fitness.

Miss Fiesta San Antonio®

Victoria Flores

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t’s hard to believe that colorful medals haven’t always been a part of Fiesta®, but apparently the tradition started in1971, when King Antonio XLIX, Charles Orsinger, punched holes into 200 royal coins, strung them with ribbon and

handed them out at Fiesta® events. Only 200? Now you see individual Fiesta®-goers who are wearing that many on theirsash, jacket or dress.

Other Fiesta® followers think the medal tradition started earlier, perhaps in the 1960s. But by the mid-2000s the pinswere firmly ensconced as part of Fiesta® lore, along with cascarones, hats and comfortable shoes. Fiesta® royalty gives outpins, and many organizations sell their own as fundraisers. Businesses highlight their brands via pins, and individuals arefree to make their own to trade. Some artisans construct pins by themselves, while others take their designs to professionalmedal companies.

One of the pioneers in the medal movement was Lt. Col Leon Childers, who was stationed at Fort Sam Houston in thelate ‘70s. He had been an avid Volksmarcher during his tour in Germany and saw firsthand how medals were used to createenthusiasm among recipients. Looking for an idea to generate camaraderie with the general public during Fiesta® events,he came up with the idea of making a military-looking medal that was Fiesta® themed for the General to hand out duringselect events. The idea proved to be a hit!

When he retired from the Army in 1984, Col. Childers started his own company, Heart of Texas Promotional Products,LLC, and spread the word about Fiesta® Medals to anyone willing to listen. He is still collecting Fiesta® medals, alongwith others from Disney and Volksport events.

A Mania for Medals!

No. 25The Fiesta® OysterBake© is coordinated by 7,000 volunteers contributing 50,000 volunteer hours.

No. 26Over 1 million Fiesta®medals are producedannually, celebrating a tradition that is said to have started because of San Anto-nio's military history.

No. 27The Fiesta Flambeau®

Parade began in 1948.The parade’s namecomes from the French word for a candlestick or torch.

No. 28The Rain Rock is officially hung on a tree next to the NIOSA®

headquarters in La Villita on the first Monday of Fiesta®to chase away badweather. This traditionhas been in place for 30 years!

No. 29Local corporations donate money, goods or servicesto the member nonprofits to offset expenses.

No. 30Fiesta® San Antonio is considered by many to be one of two great American celebrations, the other being Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

No. 31The Fiesta® OysterBake© serves over100,000 oysters (baked,fried and raw).

Today, the Alamo Plaza Pin Pandemonium is billed as the “official unofficial” opening ofFiesta®. Medal collectors gather to admire and trade pins and put themselves in a party moodfor the parades and events to follow.

Also getting into a festive frame of mind, the Institute of Texan Cultures opened Fiesta® Medal Mania!in March. On display through July 8, this exhibition is believed to be the largest and most comprehensivecollection of Fiesta® medals that San Antonio has ever seen. The medals are shown on the entrywaywall leading to the neon Texas flag. Giant colorful sashes are draped on the wall from floorto ceiling, decorated with the Fiesta® collectibles. For a closer look at each medal, guests canuse an interactive kiosk to sort through designs produced each year. Fiesta® royalty, eventrepresentatives and party-goers were invited to add 2013 medals to the collection.

“This is something special for San Antonians who celebrate Fiesta® every year and investtheir memories and emotions in these small tokens,” says Diana Luis, curatorial researcher atthe ITC. “This tradition is so amazing because it’s universally appealing. Medals can have spe-cial meaning to the average citizen and can capture the diverse spirit of our city’s celebrationin a way that everyone can appreciate.”

Showing concurrently with Medal Mania is an exhibit by students at the Edgewood Schoolof the Fine Arts, who were challenged to envision Fiesta® medals for 10 years, 20 years andfurther into the future.

Medals from past and present are available at the ITC store. The museum also hosted thePounds of Pins weigh-in on April 29 to honor the person who amassed the largest medal col-lection over Fiesta®’s 11 days.

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2000s to today

1970s-1990s

Fiesta® through the yearsCelebrating 122 years of the Party with a Purpose

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No. 32For many of these par-ticipating nonprofitgroups, Fiesta® is theirprimary annualfundraiser.

No. 33In 1941, the first River Parade, sponsored bythe Texas Cavaliers, waspart of the dedicationceremony for the city’sriver beautification.

No. 34The King William Fair®celebrates diversity ofTexas' first historic neigh-borhood with music, food, artisans and a parade.

No. 35Texas Cavaliers’ charitable foundationhas given more than $2 million since 1994.

No. 36San Antonio AIDS Foundation WEBBParty’s revenue is usedto serve AIDS patientsthrought the year.

No. 37The pilgrimage to theAlamo has taken placethe Monday after April 21 every Fiesta®since 1925.

No. 38The Fiesta® Arts Fair, atthe Southwest School ofArt, displays some 120artisans’ ceramics, paint-ings, jewelry and more.

No. 39The Fiesta Flambeau®

Parade is the largest illuminated night paradein America.

No. 40Fiesta® San Antoniohas taken place every spring for over a century!

The Fiesta® CommissionCharitable Corporation The Fiesta® Commission Charitable Corporation supports programs, events and nonprofit organ-

izations that create a safe, healthy and educational Fiesta®. They preserve the history, culture andheritage of San Antonio and positively impact economic development and tourism.

Programs includes festival infrastructure, safety and health, history and heritage, education, andarts and culture. Over the next few years, the Charitable Corporation will be developing structuredprograms. Some highlights of programs in development include the following:

Infrastructure

Building the infrastructure of Fiesta® Includes volunteer management, allocations for organizationsand events that are not self-sufficient, and programs designed to build the festival overall.

In 2013, the Fiesta® San Antonio Commission and Charitable Corporation donated $375,000 to or-ganizations to help with their events and programs. In addition, with the over $600,000 to nonprofitsthat sell street chairs during the Battle of Flowers® Parade and the Fiesta Flambeau® Parade, the Com-mission and the Charitable Corporation donates nearly $1 million each year.

Safety and Health

Fiesta Safe Rides® is a program that has been a partnership with the Texas Department of Trans-portation, Silver Eagle, Valero, Gabriel’s and the City of San Antonio Police Department. This programpromotes being safe during Fiesta® and planning ahead in obtaining a designated driver or safe wayhome. With Yellow Cab as a partner, Fiesta Safe Rides® has allowed individuals to obtain taxi vouchersor gift cards so the individual can obtain a safe way to and from a Fiesta® event. In 2011, 2012 and2013, there were no fatalities during Fiesta® week caused by a drunk driver.

Fiesta Verde® is the green initiative. The Fiesta® Commission Charitable Corporation works withpartners such as Keep San Antonio Beautiful and the City of San Antonio to promote an environ-mentally friendly festival. Fiesta Verde® implemented a plan in 2012 to increase trash collectionand recycling along the parade route by including 96-gallon residential containers along the route.

• Over 700 containers, split between trash and recycling, were located along the paraderoute on cross streets.

• City of San Antonio Eco Station signage was located at each collection of containers.• Yellow recycling bags were distributed to spectators along the parade, both by

Fiesta Verde® volunteers and before the parade along the route.• In 2012, overall trash collected at the parades was 67.9 tons compared with 93.8 tons

in 2011, a decrease of 25.9 tons or 28 percent. Recycling rate for the parades increased by 1 percent to 14 percent.

Fiesta Fit® is our wellness platform and will include programs to educate festival-goers on healthyfood options and how to remain fit throughout the year. Miss Fiesta San Antonio® 2013 will be co-ordinating a project in this area.

History and Heritage

The Military Ambassador program is unique to Fiesta®. A male and a female ambassador are cho-sen from each branch of service through a rigorous application process and interview. These individ-uals are escorted throughout Fiesta® to promote the armed services. In 2013, the Fiesta CommissionCharitable Corporation created a fund to help offset the costs of this important program, which wasaffected by cuts from sequestration. This has allowed the Charitable Corporation to set a course toensure the continuation of celebrating the armed services during Fiesta®.

Education

The newest program under education is the Miss Fiesta San Antonio® program. This program se-lects an accomplished young woman to serve as an intern with the Fiesta® San Antonio Commission.Part of the interview process is for the applicant to devise a project around one of the program areasof the Fiesta® Commission Charitable Corporation.

Since the Fiesta® Commission Charitable Corporation is a 501-c(3) organization, donations are tax deductible.

All Membership Categories include the followingbenefits:

• 15% discount on all Fiesta® merchandise atThe Fiesta Store®

• Fiesta® San Antonio Commission Membership Pin

• A 2014 Fiesta®wall calendar

• Fiesta® San Antonio Commission Membership Card

The following Membership Categories receiveadditional benefits based on membership level.Visit our website, www.fiesta-sa.org, for details.

Individual Membership Categories

Individual Lifetime President’s Circle ($2,000+)

Individual President’s Circle ($250)

Couple Premier ($100)

Basic Individual ($40)

Active Military ($25)

Student ($15)

Nonprofit Membership Category

Nonprofit Supporter of Fiesta® ($300)

Business Membership Categories

Ambassador Business ($1,000)

Diplomat Business ($500)

Envoy Business ($250)

Basic Business ($150)

If paying by check, please make the charitable do-nation payable to Fiesta® San Antonio Commission.

Memberships run from August 1, 2013 to July 31, 2014.

For more information call 210-227-5191 orvisit www.fiesta-sa.org.

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