Overview: • In exchange for financial support commercial sponsors will be acknowledged on a variety of print materials and on web sites across the Air Force. To grow participation in the 4th annual Department of Defense Summer Reading Program, "Have Book, Will Travel", Air Force Libraries will provide kick-off events, reading incentives, rewards and end of program celebrations that will reach over 20,000 youth to adult readers from May - September 2013. Promotion: • Events will be heavily promoted through a variety of media channels to include press releases in print and digital news papers, closed-circuit television and radio, recreational publications, websites, posters and digital media platforms. • Print materials will be placed in high traffic areas and the program will be a topic of Commander's briefings over the course of the summer. Sponsor Benefits: Sponsorship will be acknowledged on all locally produced Non-appropriated funded print materials and websites. Benefits include: • Global marketing campaign • On-site marketing at select locations • Prize sponsor recognition • Limited to no more than five national sponsors (product category exclusivity) Event needs include: financial support in the amount of $5,000 cash &/or in-kind support equal to the same value will be considered. This is a solicitation for sponsors by a non-appropriated (non tax-payer)fund instrumentality of the United States Government. It does not obligate appropriated funds (tax-payer) of the government. Interested companies/parties should contact the Office of Strategic Marketing , Rita Shrewsbury at 210-395-7241 or
[email protected].