BOUNTIFUL, Utah - A festival celebrating the cultures of ten South American countries was held in Bountiful on Saturday.

The 7th annual South American Festival included food, folklore, music, dance and more from places like Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Venezuela. The festival also featured exhibits selling art, jewelry and clothing.

"We want to say, 'Hi, we are here, we're a part of this community and we want to share the best that we have.' The best that we have is our food, our folklore, our music," said Franceseo Caledron, event director.

The group says it's starting a South American school of music and is planning a holiday toy drive for local kids.

In 2005 the Davis Area CVB began a campaign “Have a Summer of Fun in Davis County” to help educate elementary students about tourism in Davis County by sending home over 35,000 flyers to every student at the end of the school year. The flyers list attractions, main events and cultural arts for students to visit through out the summer.

In 2006 a contest was added to encourage visitation and participation. All children that visited each of the venues received a validation stamp, brought in their flyer to the Davis Area CVB and received a Cool Prize. Their name was then entered into a Grand Prize Drawing to be eligible to win one of four Grand Prizes, a Lagoon Season Pass or a Cherry Hill Season Pass.

The campaign and contest have had a great response over the years not only from the kids but from the parents as well. This year the Davis Area CVB will be distributing over 43,000 flyers to the school district as well as the Davis County charter schools.

Nicole Trump, author of "Infected" and a Woods Cross resident, will sign copies of her book on Saturday, April 28.

Trump will be at the Bountiful Park Bowery, 790 South 100 East, from 10:00 a.m. to noon that day.

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