Program Booklet Advertisements

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Once again, we're looking forward to a great time! We hope you'll be placing an ad in our program booklet this year, and supporting an event that draws over 4,000 people to Morris every year (including those years of rain!)

Gebhard Woods has established a national reputation as a top-quality event. Over the years, alongside such favorites as BILL ROBINSON & FRIENDS and MIKE ANDERSON, we have been presenting legendary musicians from around the country. For more information about the festival visit the website at www.gwdf.org.

We'll be printing and distributing some 1,200 booklets this year. In addition to describing festival events and performers, the booklet guides readers to services of interest to them - including local businesses. Experience has shown that many of our audience members take thise books home and keep them throughout the year as a sort of reference guide. Your ad is exactly the sort of information they're looking for, on-site and after the Festival.

Our ad rate schedule is attached (click here), and we think you'll find our rates more than reasonable. Prices begin at $25 for a business card ad. Contributing advertisers (up to $50.00 over the basic ad rate) will have their names listed in a special section of the booklet. Sponsoring advertisers ($51 or more over the basic ad rate) will be listed not only in a special section of the booklet, but also in our Friends of the Festival poster displayed prominently at the event. If you'd like to support a particular event, or the festival in general, with a larger donation of cash or in-kind services, please call and we'll discuss the possibilities. HANDS is a not-for-profit organization and every dollar you contribute goes directly toward supporting the Festival. Monetary donations can be made through the festival website.(Return to the home page and click the Donations button)

Please remember that our booklet measures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". You'll want to avoid too-small type sizes and graphics. Photos should be prescreened to 65 to 85 lines and should not be too small or too dark to reproduce well. If you need help preparing your ad, we can provide these services at cost.

Please be sure to send your camera-ready copy and check (made payable to HANDS) to the above address by May 20. (Please let us know as soon as possible if you will need help in laying out your ad, or there will be a delay!) For problems or questions, please call ASAP. We hope to have your support this year, and we'd love to see you at Gebhard Woods on June 11 and 12!