I want to write about the awesomeness of my regional event, but I'm going to do it when I get the next round of pix. For now, please enjoy the splendor which was the Madriz Regional Competition of Empresa Creativa. I promise to go into detail when I have the other pix!!!
Thank you to Kristen, Penny, Jennifer, Emily, Peter, and Lauren for all the help before and during the event! I couldn't have done it without you guys!
Kristen, my fellow Small Biz PCV in my department, and fellow event coordinator
Setting up tables...crap the tents are up yet!
Ahhhh, there they are...whew!
Purses made out of old clothes...to your style and tastes...
Café...always good to have!
Can't see them, but they are vases made out of bamboo.
How many times do we need to say that necklaces are not creative...
My girls from Cusmapa with their recycled glass jewelry...at least it's something different!
All 6 judges showed up...that's unheard of!!! How did we get so lucky! I swear I'm not scolding Kristen in the background!!!
Pretty sign that we will use for years to come!
Spectators came in and out, but at least it was open to the public!
The kids sitting around...come on guys, sell, sell, sell!
The choir from my public school came to sing some songs and the national ath
Profesor Ernesto led the choir with his guitar
More music by the Instituto Nacional de Madriz, bravo!
Krisly, age 5, a daughter of a Fabretto coworker, does a folkloric dance called "The Somoteño". She was soooo adorable!
The crowd couldn't get enough of her!
Some highschoolers singing "Colgando en tus manos", a popular Pop song at the moment. They really got into it and put alot of acting into the singing as well which made it fun.
Another folkloric dance by the House of Adolescents from the Mayor's Office of Somoto.
They were also very good and everyone seemed to like them.
Since the cultural acts were going a little longer than expected, the judges took a tour of the groups to ask some peliminary questions and get their hands on the products. Thanks Kristen for suggesting this! It worked out great!
Sadly we had a group make picture frames out of fomey that made it to regional. Technically fomey was banned this year, but we had to let them in...at least they had a good presentation.
Some of my Fabretto kids not looking very lively...I told them they needed to look approachable if they were going to sell more.
The Cusmapa girls explain aspects of their market (aka potential clients) to the judge from Palacaguina.
Coffee boys again.
Bamboo Vases otra vez.
No comment...
Yay more dancing by the kids from the Mayor's Office!
They wore their best costumes for the event.
We also had a group of little girls dance folklore and merengue. Here they are in their merengue outfits.
Each group had 7 minutes to present their Business Plan and then the judges had 3 minutes to ask questions.
My group from the public school, their business was a student-run restaurant.
Everyone seemed to find the Master of Ceremony energetic and entertaining!
We got through 9 groups in less than an hour and a half...amazing!
One of Kristen's groups from Palacaguina.
My brillant and very creative idea for trophies, clay piggy banks that we paid under $5 for and then I paid Anna $3 to paint them. Way better than regular trophies and way cuter!
Gold, silver, bronze for the first 3 places of course, then blue pigs for Best Presentation, Best Business Plan and the Most Creative Product/Service.
I'm so proud how well they turned out!
Thanks Emily (one of my bosses) for being there and helping with awarding the teams their trophies!
Emily and Kristen waiting for me to announce the 3rd place team, which was the coffee group from Condega.
The girls from Fabretto Cusmapa won 2nd place!
And the winner of the golden piggy is...
Oh wait...another shot of the MC...
The Bamboo Vases from Palacaguina! Congrats Kristen!
This group now goes on to the National Competition on November 12th in Managua.
Thank you to Kristen, Penny, Jennifer, Emily, Peter, and Lauren for all the help before and during the event! I couldn't have done it without you guys!
Kristen, my fellow Small Biz PCV in my department, and fellow event coordinator
Setting up tables...crap the tents are up yet!
Ahhhh, there they are...whew!
Purses made out of old clothes...to your style and tastes...
Café...always good to have!
Can't see them, but they are vases made out of bamboo.
How many times do we need to say that necklaces are not creative...
My girls from Cusmapa with their recycled glass jewelry...at least it's something different!
All 6 judges showed up...that's unheard of!!! How did we get so lucky! I swear I'm not scolding Kristen in the background!!!
Pretty sign that we will use for years to come!
Spectators came in and out, but at least it was open to the public!
The kids sitting around...come on guys, sell, sell, sell!
The choir from my public school came to sing some songs and the national ath
Profesor Ernesto led the choir with his guitar
More music by the Instituto Nacional de Madriz, bravo!
Krisly, age 5, a daughter of a Fabretto coworker, does a folkloric dance called "The Somoteño". She was soooo adorable!
The crowd couldn't get enough of her!
Some highschoolers singing "Colgando en tus manos", a popular Pop song at the moment. They really got into it and put alot of acting into the singing as well which made it fun.
Another folkloric dance by the House of Adolescents from the Mayor's Office of Somoto.
They were also very good and everyone seemed to like them.
Since the cultural acts were going a little longer than expected, the judges took a tour of the groups to ask some peliminary questions and get their hands on the products. Thanks Kristen for suggesting this! It worked out great!
Sadly we had a group make picture frames out of fomey that made it to regional. Technically fomey was banned this year, but we had to let them in...at least they had a good presentation.
Some of my Fabretto kids not looking very lively...I told them they needed to look approachable if they were going to sell more.
The Cusmapa girls explain aspects of their market (aka potential clients) to the judge from Palacaguina.
Coffee boys again.
Bamboo Vases otra vez.
No comment...
Yay more dancing by the kids from the Mayor's Office!
They wore their best costumes for the event.
We also had a group of little girls dance folklore and merengue. Here they are in their merengue outfits.
Each group had 7 minutes to present their Business Plan and then the judges had 3 minutes to ask questions.
My group from the public school, their business was a student-run restaurant.
Everyone seemed to find the Master of Ceremony energetic and entertaining!
We got through 9 groups in less than an hour and a half...amazing!
One of Kristen's groups from Palacaguina.
My brillant and very creative idea for trophies, clay piggy banks that we paid under $5 for and then I paid Anna $3 to paint them. Way better than regular trophies and way cuter!
Gold, silver, bronze for the first 3 places of course, then blue pigs for Best Presentation, Best Business Plan and the Most Creative Product/Service.
I'm so proud how well they turned out!
Thanks Emily (one of my bosses) for being there and helping with awarding the teams their trophies!
Emily and Kristen waiting for me to announce the 3rd place team, which was the coffee group from Condega.
The girls from Fabretto Cusmapa won 2nd place!
And the winner of the golden piggy is...
Oh wait...another shot of the MC...
The Bamboo Vases from Palacaguina! Congrats Kristen!
This group now goes on to the National Competition on November 12th in Managua.
