Advertise Your Business for FREE at “Celebrating Our Children” Workshop Series
Celebrating Our Children is an early childhood workshop series provided for teachers and families during the 2010-2011 school year. The family-friendly businesses and organizations below have already partnered with us to spread the word and provide sponsorship, and we would love for you to join us as well. We anticipate hundreds of participants over the course of the series, consisting of early childhood teachers, administrators, parents and caregivers of young children.
See below regarding several options for sponsorship available to businesses. If you would like to take advantage of any of the opportunities below, please contact Kristi Stilson at (804) 892-1384 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address);
Option 1: Goody Bags. Family-friendly businesses and organizations may donate unlimited marketing materials and/or literature to the goody bags for participants at each workshop.
Cost: FREE.
Option 2: Cross-Advertising. Businesses who promote our workshop series on their websites, newsletters, etc. will be listed as a “Community Partner” on www.childrenRfirst.com with a picture of their logo, hyperlinked to their website.
Cost: FREE
Option 3: Door Prizes. We will be giving away door prizes at each workshop, and businesses are welcome to contribute family-friendly products and/or gift certificates. Businesses who donate door prizes worth $25 or more, will have their logo with a hyperlink posted on www.childrenRfirst.com, and their business name will be mentioned during the workshop.
Option 4: Exhibitors. We will be providing exhibit space at each workshop for family-friendly businesses who would like to advertise and/or sell their services/products. We will only be allowing 5 unique exhibits for each workshop (click here to see dates of workshops), and these spots will go quickly, so please reserve your spot ASAP. Businesses that choose this option will have their logo with a hyperlink posted on www.childrenRfirst.com, and their business name will be mentioned during the workshop.
Cost: $50 per exhibit. 100% will be donated to the following local non-profit or charity;
September 14th, 2010: Read Aloud VA
November 2nd, 2010: Central Virginia Food Bank
January 4th, 2011: Make a Wish Foundation
March 1st, 2011: March of Dimes (March for Babies)
May 3rd, 2011: CHIP of Richmond
July 5th, 2011: Commonwealth Parenting
Option 5: Corporate Sponsorship. We are offering 1 Corporate Sponsorship per workshop. Corporate sponsors will receive all of the benefits of the options above, as well as a feature article and banner ad on every page of this website for one month. Corporate Sponsors will also be invited to make a 10 minute presentation about their business/organization to the participants of the workshop on the evening of the event.
Cost: $150 per sponsorship. 100% will be donated to a local non-profit or charity, which will be announced at the workshop.
