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The Rotary Camp for Children with Special Needs, in cooperation with the Akron Area YMCA, offers camping experiences for children and adults with disabilities.   

While we sincerely appreciate everyone’s donations of time, money, and prizes, the children whose summer you help make unforgettable are the ones who are truly grateful!

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The Wayne Homes Chili Open is one of Summit County’s largest and most unique promotional venues. The event consists of a daylong golf outing and chili dinner at Hale Farm and Village in Bath, Ohio on Saturday, February 4, 2012. Drawing a crowd of 500+ attendees, the event has captured the attention of the greater Akron region every year since 1990.

While the purpose of the Wayne Homes Chili Open is to raise operating funds for the Rotary Camp for Children with Special Needs and the Barrett Academy, the event is an ideal cause marketing opportunity for Summit County businesses.

PACKAGES The contents of this Sponsorship Benefits Guide explain the extensive exposure available to companies, foundations and individuals that choose to partner with the Akron Rotary’s Chili Open. Benefit packages have been designed to provide choices to fit any budget. However, anyone that is interested in creating their own package should discuss their needs with any Akron Rotarian or by calling Dan Reynolds at 330.644.4512 or danr@akronymca.org. 

Corporate Partner Package

Premier Partner Package

Caring Partner Package

Campership Sponsor Package

This package provides the maximum print, radio and TV advertising impressions for a business and will include:

• Supporting the overall mission of Rotary Camp through helping ten families in need who have children with disabilities.

• Name inclusion in all interview, press releases, posters, ads etc.

• Logo inclusion in a full-page, color ad in the Chili Open tabloid newspaper publication.

• Inclusion in all radio and TV advertising.

• Information distribution to all golfers.

• Name included on event t-shirt.

• One free VIP golf foursome with preferred tee time and ten clubhouse passes.

• Business category exclusivity and first right of refusal for Corporate Partner package in 2012 Chili Open.

Package Total - $5,000

This package provides the maximum print advertising impressions for a business and will include:

• Provides respite weekend care to five families who have children with disabilities.

• Hole Sponsorship.

• 1/2 Page ad in the Chili Open tabloid newspaper publication.

• Name included on event t-shirt.

• Inclusion in campership ad in the Chili Open tabloid newspaper publication.

• One golf foursome and five clubhouse passes.

• Mention on the “Big Board” in the clubhouse.

Package Total - $2,000

This package is a good balance between exposure and giving to the cause. By reducing the advertising expenses, this package also includes a campership that will send one child to camp:

• One campership. (One-week of camp for a child with disabilities).

• Inclusion in campership ad in the Chili Open tabloid newspaper publication.

• 1/4 Page ad in the Chili Open tabloid newspaper publication.

• One hole sponsorship.

• Information distribution to all golfers.

• One golf foursome.

• Mention on the “Big Board” in the clubhouse.

Package Total - $1,000

This package is focused on getting kids to camp. Each summer over 1100 children and adults with disabilities attend a day or overnight camp programs at one of three locations in the greater Akron community. These core programs provide a safe place for campers to learn and develop while school is not in session. It is ideal for an individual or organization that wants to get kids with disabilities out to camp:

• One campership. (One week of camp for a child with disabilities)

• Inclusion in campership ad in the Chili Open tabloid newspaper publication.

• Mention on the “Big Board” in the clubhouse.

• Hole Sponsorship

• One golf foursome.

Package Total - $500

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ADVERTISING

While many packages above combine the advantage of the incredible print marketing opportunities described below together with the caring support of families with disabilities, if a company truly only desires to engage in a print marketing type of activity, we have options for those companies as well.

The Chili Open has partnered with Leader Publications and Record Publishing to deliver real media exposure to advertisers and sponsors. The West Side Leader, The Green Leader, Stow Sentry, Tallmadge Express, Cuyahoga Falls News-Press, Twinsburg Bulletin, Hudson Hub-Times, and News Leader have agreed to provide 600 column inches of advertising that will include mentions of all program sponsors. Any interested business can purchase advertisements in this special edition tabloid according to the rate card listed below. This publication will run in mid-January 2012. With an ABC certified circulation of 135,000 households, this tabloid size publication can offer advertisers impressions as low as 27¢ CPM (Cost Per Thousand), an unheard of value in print media. Additionally, more than 1,000 additional copies will be distributed at the event.

1/8 Page

1/4 Page

1/2 Page

Full Page

Full Color Back Cover

4.5” wide x 3.2” tall

$500

Full Color: $650*

4.5” wide x 6.7” tall

$800

Full Color: $1,040*

9.14” wide x 6.7” tall

$1,000

Full-Color: $1,300*

9.14” wide x 13.27” tall

$2,000

$2,600*

9.14” wide x 13.27” tall

$2,500

* Limited availability. If purchasing color, please use CMYK color palette.

Ads must be submitted as electronic “press ready” graphic files that conform to the following:

• 300 dpi resolution
• PDF, EPS, TIFF or JPG
• 1 color (grayscale) or 4 color (CMYK)
• If providing a vector file, ensure all fonts are changed to outline

Ads should be provided in EPS format with fonts in paths no later than January 6th.
Send to: Kathy Lacy, klacy@summitdd.org, 330-634-8881

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