Advertise in the Event Program Book!

Pitch 2011 will host 205 teams with an expectation of over 10,500 people present each day of this special 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 Komen donation goal for this year.  In the last five years, we’ve raised $100,000.00 for Komen!  You can help with any size ad or donation and make this 6th Annual Event spectacular!

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 2011 program the PERFECT place to advertise your company and get long-term exposure at a small price!  PLUS after the event, the 2011 program will be placed online for extra advertising exposure! 

Weekend Activities Scheduling Team Ads & Fastpitch Footnotes* Team Listings Sponsors Vendors Breast Cancer Tributes Maps Business Supporter Ads Coupons Contest Rules Food/Store Locator

The inside of 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.)  All ads to include a free item to the guests, will receive special marking.  The event book will contain the following types of information:

# 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    SOLD!! P2 Premium First or Last Page   $150.00 8” w x 10” h    SOLD!! P3 Premium Inside Back Cover  $150.00 8” w x 10” h    SOLD!! P4 Premium Outside Back Cover  $200.00 8” w x 10” h    SOLD!!   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 coach.  You choose the text (for example):  “To Jennie, my favorite softball player, love Grandma” or “Best of luck to the Crush”.  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 or click the online link below to purchase "BULK" (or 10).

Advertising deadline is May 23, 2011.  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 CLEAR .jpg, publisher file, .pdf file or hard copy for scanning.   DON'T FORGET A TEAM AD TO SUPPORT YOUR TEAM AND PITCH FOR THE CURE!! See samples:  14U Chicks   Thunder Black   Team Arkansas '95

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 AD 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.

Online Payments for Ads

You can now expedite your ad to us by sending payment through Active.com.  This system may ask for "team" information.  Please just mark n/a wherever necessary to muddle through the system.

Note:  The Active company does charge a handling fee to do this (we do not receive this fee).  This is the only method that we have to accept credit card payments for ads.

The ads that are available online are the ones listed below:

Artwork and forms should be emailed to:  eventchair@pitchforthecure.org

Online ad payments can be made at:  PFTC Ads on Active

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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.