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Vendors and Solicitors

Vendor and Other Solicitors Policies

Vendors, solicitors, and community organizations are welcome at Foothill College in accordance with Title 5 regulations and Board Policy. Whether you're a for-profit vendor, non-profit solicitor, or free speech visitor, review the policies and fee schedule below.

In Accordance with Title 5, Section 42352

  1. No person or persons shall upon any of the grounds of any campus… distribute any advertising handbills or circulars which contain false, misleading, or illegal advertising and;
  2. the distribution of written or printed matter shall be permitted on campus, subject…to reasonable directives by the campus president as to the time, place and manner thereof.

All For-Profit Vendors and Non-Profit Solicitors Must:

  1. Complete the Vendor/Free Speech Request form online.
  2. Check in at the ASFC Welcome Center, room 2016 in the Campus Center.
  3. Pay the fee per the associated fee schedule (fees are listed below).

Vendor and Solicitor Fee Payment Method

  • We do not accept credit or debit cards.
  • Please pay by cash or checks only.
  • Make checks out to “Foothill College, Student Activities.”

The Day of Set Up

  • Vending space is outdoors only in the bricked area of Cesar Chavez Plaza.
  • The marketing of credit cards is prohibited.
  • Vendors are allowed to bring six-foot or smaller tables and one 10x10-foot tent. (Chairs are not provided by the College).
  • The sale of published materials available at the Campus Store is prohibited.
  • Obscene material, and distribution of term papers, theses or other material to be submitted for academic credit is prohibited.
  • All military recruiters must wear official uniforms and provide an identification badge.

Visitor Fee Schedule

Fee: Free 

The Free Speech Area is limited to the bricked area of the Cesar Chavez Plaza. Amplified sound is strictly prohibited. You May not solicit for donations, request for funds, sales, etc.

Fee: $30.00 per day (Monday, Tuesday., Thursday, Friday, excluding Wednesday)

Selling books, clothing, crafts, etc

Fee: $60.00 per day (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)

Marketing cell phones, discount tickets, insurance, legal aid, memberships, fitness centers, newspapers, etc.

Fee: $15.00 per day (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday. Friday)

Charities or other non-profit organizations including request for donations, selling raffle tickets, etc.

These Education Codes, Title 5, and Board Policies oblige the College to specify “reasonable provisions for the time, place, and manner” of conducting activities that exercise freedom of expression and public vending.

Solicitor Free Speech Request Form

Representatives from other colleges must reserve available venues through the Transfer Center.

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Contact Us

ASFC Welcome Center & Design Center

Campus Center, Building 2000 Upper Level Room 2016
(650) 949-7551
welcomecenter@foothill.edu

Welcome Center Hours

Nannette Regua Ed. D., Program Coordinator
(650) 949-7341
reguanannette@fhda.edu
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