Weslaco Chamber's Onion Fest Received Top Awards

The Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce was the recipient of several marketing awards from the Texas Festivals and Events Association (TFEA) for their promotion of the Texas Onion Fest.

Martha Noell, CEO/President of the Chamber attended the TFEA annual conference in Houston last week along with Alicia Aguilar, Marketing Director where they accepted nine awards for the Onion Fest’s marketing and advertising for the 2010 festival. TFEA awards the marketing efforts of events and festivals across the state.  The Onion Fest was entered in the category of events with budgets from $75,000 to $250,000.  “We were thrilled to accept the awards on behalf of all the folks who work so hard to make this event happen,” Noell commented.

The list of awards is as follows:

• Best Children’s Programming – for the Children’s Mural created by Weslaco Museum
• Best Event (within an existing festival) – for the Culinary Kitchen built by Lowe’s
• Best New Sponsorship Programming – for the KIDZONE – programmed by STC
• Best Event Video – produced by Steve Valdez Productions
• Best T-shirt Design – designed by Liz Gonzalez Graphic Design
• Best Radio Promotion – produced by KTEX FM
• Best Event Program – designed by Liz Gonzalez Graphic Design
• Best Single Newspaper Display Ad – designed by Liz Gonzalez Graphic Design
• Best Newspaper – produced and printed by Mid Valley Town Crier

Noell is the President of the Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce, which hosts the Texas Onion Fest and serves on the board of TFEA.

TFEA represents the hundreds of festivals that celebrate the history, legends, culture, art, folklore and natural beauty of the Lone Star State. The Texas Festivals and Events Association (TFEA), an official affiliate of the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA), is a professional trade association for Texas-based festival and event planners, volunteers and suppliers.  International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) today is The Premiere Association Supporting and Enabling Festival & Event Professionals Worldwide.