Pitch For The Cure - Program Advertising

Pitch for the Cure 2008 is a special softball tournament that takes place on June 6-8^th in Springdale, AR. Girls’ fastpitch softball teams will unite to raise team funds, encourage girls in sports and support the Ozark Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

88 teams attended Pitch 2007 with appr. 8,000 people present. Pitch 2008 will host 100 teams with an expectation of appr. 3,000 people present each day of the event. Placing your ad in our event book will give your organization positive visibility, help us underwrite the cost of the event and assist us in reaching our donation goal for Komen. In the previous two years, we've raised $25,000.00 for Komen! Our goal for 2008 is over $15,000.00. You can help with your ad or donation.

The event book will be created in a manner that will encourage attendees to keep it and refer to it throughout the following year. This makes the Pitch for the Cure 2008 program the PERFECT place to advertise your company and get long-term exposure at a small price! PLUS after the event, the 2008 program will be placed online for extra advertising exposure! The program will be printed in black & white and the page sizes will be 8.5”w x 11”h. (1/4 page ads or larger from local restaurants and convenience/grocery stores will also include placement on our locator maps. One location placement per ¼ ad, 2 per ½, up to 4 per full ad.) The event book will contain the following types of information:

Weekend activities	Scheduling	Fastpitch Footnotes*
Team listings	Sponsors	Vendors
Breast cancer tributes	Maps	Business advertising
Coupons	Puzzles	Food/Store Locator

#	*Item*	*Price*	*Size*
A	Full Page	$125.00	8” w x 10” h
B	Half Page	$75.00	8” w x 5” h
C	Quarter Page	$50.00	4” w x 5” h
D	Business Card	$35.00	3 ½” w x 2” h
P1	Premium Inside Front Cover	$150.00	8” w x 10” h
P2	Premium First or Last Page	$150.00	8” w x 10” h
P3	Premium Inside Back Cover	$150.00	8” w x 10” h
P4	Premium Outside Back Cover	$200.00	8” w x 10” h
			*Premium ads are first come, first served and must have approval from the event chair.*
FF	Fastpitch Footnotes	$10.00	Text only, up to 100 characters (best for family, friends, teammates, staff, etc.)*

Fastpitch Footnotes

*Family, friends and team members can purchase Fastpitch Footnotes space to send a message to someone on any team, attendee or Pitch staff. You choose the text (for example): “To Jennie, my favorite softball player, love Grandma” or “Best of luck to the Springdale Chicks”. These Fastpitch Footnotes are text only (up to 100 characters w/spaces) and will be placed on pages between ads or on full sheets with other footnotes. (Print ad form to order Footnotes.)

Advertising deadline is May 15, 2008. Payment, final ad and art must be received by the deadline to have placement in the program book. All ads print in black ink on white paper. Complete ads must be in .jpg, publisher file, .pdf file or hard copy for scanning.

IMPORTANT:

Payment, artwork, and final text should accompany this form. Advertisers must provide us one of the following:

· Physical scan-ready artwork and text for the ad

· Electronic artwork and text for the ad - email to: ads@pitchforthecure.org

· Text only - we provide decorative border or other elements

If anyone (family, friends, or businesses) would like to make a donation without buying an ad, they are certainly welcome to do so. Note that NWAFSA is a non-profit organization. All cash donations are tax deductible.

To purchase an ad please print and mail the completed FORM, ad copy and payment to:

Northwest Arkansas Fastpitch Softball Association (or NWAFSA)
P.O. Box 7780
Springdale, AR 72766

Please email ads@pitchforthecure.org with files or any questions. The Pitch for the Cure staff reserves the right to alter ads as they deem necessary to fit page layout and for best design or refuse ads due to inappropriate content.

A big THANK YOU to our donors!

If you'd like to send a donation, please email us at: 2008chair@pitchforthecure.org

or mail to:

Pitch for the Cure
P.O. Box 7780
Springdale, AR 72766

Why sponsor this tournament?

Promote your organization’s charitable involvement.
Make a visible commitment in the fight against breast cancer.
Celebrate the survivors and show you care about those that are currently battling breast cancer.
Opportunity to help young girls and women learn about breast cancer prevention and treatment.
Share the importance of thinking globally with your employees and customers.
Encourage girls to participate in sports by making this life positive event possible for them.