The effects of low literacy cost the U.S. more than $225 billion each year in non-productivity in the workforce and loss of tax revenue due to unemployment.
Become a Sponsor
With more than 30% of Richardson residents speaking a language other than English at home and 10,000+ who don’t speak English well, sponsorship support of the Buns & Roses Romance Tea for Literacy provides funding for RALC’s free English as a Second Language instruction for adults in our community.
Make a difference in the lives of adults in our community who want to learn English . . . be a sponsor.
To become a sponsor, please visit our sponsorship website.
Due to our printing deadline, sponsor levels/contributions that include logo/name in the program must be confirmed and received by October 1.
EARL GREY SPONSOR
$2,000
Special placement of company logo on Buns & Roses website for one year (April 2018 - March 2019)
Special placement of company logo on program cover
Feature in RALC eNews, distributed to 800+
Special placement of company name/logo included in slide show presentation
Special placement of company name/logo included on poster in main entrance area
2 VIP dinner tickets (Saturday evening, Oct. 20)
2 event tickets
JASMINE SPONSOR
$1,000 (Financial or in-kind sponsor, or a combination)
Placement of company logo on Buns & Roses website for one year (April 2018 - March 2019)
Company logo on program cover
Inclusion in special RALC eNews, distributed to 800+
Company name/logo included in slide show presentation
Company name/logo included on poster in main entrance area
2 event tickets
BOOK CHALLENGE SPONSOR (Must be a financial sponsor)
Up to $750
Donates $1 for every book sold during the Buns & Roses weekend (Saturday & Sunday) via Barnes & Noble with event code up to $750
Placement of company logo on Buns & Roses website for one year (April 2018 - March 2019)
Company logo on the program cover
Inclusion in RALC eNews, distributed to 800+
Company name/logo included in slide show presentation
Company name included on poster in main entrance area
1 event ticket
VIP RECEPTION SPONSOR
$650 (May be in-kind sponsor if restaurant providing meal and space)
Placement of company logo on Buns & Roses website for one year (April 2018- March 2019)
Name in the program
Inclusion in RALC eNews, distributed to 800+
Company name/logo included in slide show presentation
Company name included on poster in main entrance area
Opportunity to provide brochures to be set at each place setting
Two VIP dinner tickets (Saturday evening, Oct. 20)
DARJEELING SPONSOR
$400 (Financial or in-kind sponsor, or a combination)
Placement of name/company logo on Buns & Roses website for one year (April 2018 - March 2019)
Name in the program
Inclusion in RALC eNews, distributed to 800+
Company name/logo included in slide show presentation
Company name included on poster in main entrance area
Advertise With Buns & Roses
Program Ads
COST OF AD SPONSORSHIP
Back Cover Sponsor: $250.00 Inside Cover Sponsor: $175.00 Full Page Sponsor: $100.00 Half Page Sponsor: $60.00
For more information on reserving and purchasing an ad, please visit our ad website
AD SPECIFICATIONS AND DEADLINE
We will be happy to design your ad for you. Ad must be purchased and materials submitted to us by September 1.
If you prefer to design your own ad:
Please purchase your ad by September 1 and submit your camera-ready ad as a 300 dpi jpg by October 1.
It works best to design your ad using CYMK color because the printing press automatically converts RGB color to CYMK and some RGB hues will be slightly altered.
Once your art is flattened and saved as a jpg, we recommend you lighten the artwork by at least 10%. This may look faded on your computer screen but it will print considerably darker. For this reason we have found that lighter background colors look the best in the Buns & Roses program.
A naturally occurring white border appears around all ads and text in the Buns & Roses program.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR PROGRAM ADS (All ads in color)
Half-page ad: 4.75 (4¾) wide by 3.75 (3¾) high
Full page, back cover, or inside ad: 4.75 (4¾) wide by 7.75 (7¾) high
Thank you for supporting literacy by participating in the Buns & Roses Tea. If you have any questions regarding ad layout or preparation, please contact: Lorraine Heath at [email protected].
Author Donations
Buns & Roses gladly accepts and appreciates the donation of auction baskets. For information regarding donating a basket and recognition you will receive, please see our auction page.
We will also accept author promotional items with a $50 donation to the Richardson Adult Literacy Center. Please include your check made out to RALC along with the 300 promotional pieces mailed to:
Richardson Adult Literacy Center c/o Buns & Roses Committee 701 W. Beltline Rd, C-100 Richardson, TX 75080