Post by rabbithounds on May 8, 2008 12:45:33 GMT -5
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Let the 2009 SAFE Calendar Project begin!
This project is based on the printing of 500 calendars. All profits will go to SAFE. The calendars themselves will be a standard 12 month calendar showing photos of SAFE horses of the past and present , along with educational tidbits to help inform or remind horse people on how to keep their equine friends in tip top condition. Photos will be printed in the format in which they are submitted on glossy paper in a convenient 11 x 17 sized calendar with room to write down notes on important dates.
Calendars will sell for $16.00 plus tax each and will hopefully be ready by the August benefit show. Not a single dime will come out of the SAFE coffers for this project. Therefore there are two ways of getting the 50% deposit and balance needed in order for the calendar to be printed.
One way is to find a major sponsor such as a horse related business or perhaps a large airplane manufacturing company to donate $4550.00 for the publishing costs. If one sponsor is unable to take on the entire project, then multiple sponsors will be considered.
Another way of getting the calendar off the ground would be to have a pre-order of 143 of the calendars, with another 143 ordered by the August deadline. This board alone averages around 500 members on its own so I personally figure that there would be at least 286 individuals interested in this calendar not to mention other rescue groups and gifts for friends and family (think December, people!)
With that said, if you have a sponsor or would like to solicit sponsorship with a business please let me know. I have a form letter to use to help you with your initial contact. I also would like to make sure that time and efforts are not wasted on contacting the same company over and over again, so please let me know who you are approaching in order to prevent this from happening.
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM YOU! You didn’t think I would was going to do this whole thing on my own did you ? Silly rabbits! You are more than welcome to participate in the creation of this calendar . How, you ask? The most prominent aspect will be that of photos.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS.
1. ONLY past or present SAFE horses will be allowed to pose and be published in this calendar.
2. Up to three photos of each SAFE horse can be submitted by each person.
3. Black and white photos will be accepted.
4. Photos need to be sent digitally
5. Photos should be from standard digital cameras and not cell phones. Photos may be scanned from printed material, but should be of high quality
6. All photos will be received and reviewed by the BOD and narrowed down to be voted upon by members.
7. Those photos accepted by the BOD will then be posted on the SAFE website for members to vote on.
8. Members are allowed to vote for 12 photos. Twelve photos receiving the top number of votes (but must be different horses) will be presented in the calendar
9. Photos, fun facts, votes and calendar orders may be submitted to: rabbithounds@comcast.net A confirmation email will be sent back to make sure submissions were received.
10. Photos will be accepted from now and up until June 14th at midnight.
11. Voting will take place from June 29th through July12th .
12. A small write up will be presented with each horse, so for those of you who know the background or are currently fostering a horse whose photo has been submitted, please submit no more than three paragraphs about the horse.
13. Photo credits will be given for those final 12 photos that have been selected for the calendar.
14. For those of us who are not able to submit photos, you may submit suggestions / proposals for educational topics ( FUN FACTS) such as a list of poisonous plants for horses, an essential first aid kit to have on hand, proper care for senior horses, ways of keeping weight on a horse, etc
Any comments, questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you, good luck and have fun!!! ;D
This project is based on the printing of 500 calendars. All profits will go to SAFE. The calendars themselves will be a standard 12 month calendar showing photos of SAFE horses of the past and present , along with educational tidbits to help inform or remind horse people on how to keep their equine friends in tip top condition. Photos will be printed in the format in which they are submitted on glossy paper in a convenient 11 x 17 sized calendar with room to write down notes on important dates.
Calendars will sell for $16.00 plus tax each and will hopefully be ready by the August benefit show. Not a single dime will come out of the SAFE coffers for this project. Therefore there are two ways of getting the 50% deposit and balance needed in order for the calendar to be printed.
One way is to find a major sponsor such as a horse related business or perhaps a large airplane manufacturing company to donate $4550.00 for the publishing costs. If one sponsor is unable to take on the entire project, then multiple sponsors will be considered.
Another way of getting the calendar off the ground would be to have a pre-order of 143 of the calendars, with another 143 ordered by the August deadline. This board alone averages around 500 members on its own so I personally figure that there would be at least 286 individuals interested in this calendar not to mention other rescue groups and gifts for friends and family (think December, people!)
With that said, if you have a sponsor or would like to solicit sponsorship with a business please let me know. I have a form letter to use to help you with your initial contact. I also would like to make sure that time and efforts are not wasted on contacting the same company over and over again, so please let me know who you are approaching in order to prevent this from happening.
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM YOU! You didn’t think I would was going to do this whole thing on my own did you ? Silly rabbits! You are more than welcome to participate in the creation of this calendar . How, you ask? The most prominent aspect will be that of photos.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS.
1. ONLY past or present SAFE horses will be allowed to pose and be published in this calendar.
2. Up to three photos of each SAFE horse can be submitted by each person.
3. Black and white photos will be accepted.
4. Photos need to be sent digitally
5. Photos should be from standard digital cameras and not cell phones. Photos may be scanned from printed material, but should be of high quality
6. All photos will be received and reviewed by the BOD and narrowed down to be voted upon by members.
7. Those photos accepted by the BOD will then be posted on the SAFE website for members to vote on.
8. Members are allowed to vote for 12 photos. Twelve photos receiving the top number of votes (but must be different horses) will be presented in the calendar
9. Photos, fun facts, votes and calendar orders may be submitted to: rabbithounds@comcast.net A confirmation email will be sent back to make sure submissions were received.
10. Photos will be accepted from now and up until June 14th at midnight.
11. Voting will take place from June 29th through July12th .
12. A small write up will be presented with each horse, so for those of you who know the background or are currently fostering a horse whose photo has been submitted, please submit no more than three paragraphs about the horse.
13. Photo credits will be given for those final 12 photos that have been selected for the calendar.
14. For those of us who are not able to submit photos, you may submit suggestions / proposals for educational topics ( FUN FACTS) such as a list of poisonous plants for horses, an essential first aid kit to have on hand, proper care for senior horses, ways of keeping weight on a horse, etc
Any comments, questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you, good luck and have fun!!! ;D