American Brotherhood Weekend - Event Information

Sponsorship Opportunities

Background

Hundreds of Leatherfolk from all over the United States, Canada and beyond gather this weekend each year to celebrate the American LeatherFamily. American Brotherhood Weekend (ABW) is produced by American Brotherhood Weekend, Inc. The producers of this weekend are no strangers to the world’s Leather community; Frank Nowicki, Dean Ogren and Paula Smith.

ABW welcomes our greater Leather family from the 4 corners of the globe, regardless of your age, race, gender identity, affectional preference or religion. What makes ABW a unique event is that it is the only national Gay and Lesbian Leather contest featuring 4 Leather titles; American LeatherMan, LeatherWoman, Leatherboy and now American Leathergirl. ABW attracts 300+ full-weekend registrants with total contest attendance between 500 and 600. This year the event will be held at the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel, New Orleans Pheonix, and The Howling Wolf Restaurant and Bar.

Benefits

After much success at previous weekends, ABW is offering sponsorship opportunities to clubs, organizations, businesses and individuals. Through this unique opportunity you or your organization will be a prominent part of American Brotherhood Weekend.

We will offer you:

All Sponsors will receive advertising in our program book, placement of a banner with their logo at the event.
Premium sponsorship packages include full weekend registration!
All sponsors and logos will be featured on our website for a full year.
All sponsors and logos will be listed in our ABW 2008 program book.

A portion of the weekend’s proceeds benefit our charity beneficiaries. Your support will help us to support the worthy organizations within our diverse community, as well as continue ABW.

Sponsorship Opportunities
Please contact Paula Smith with questions and for additional important information regarding sponsorships.

$5000

GOLD SPONSOR
(one available)

Banner at Event

Program centerfold

Logo on palm cards

Web listing

4 event packages

Mention in all press

$2500

PREMIUM SPONSOR

Banner at Event

Front inside cover of program

Logo on palm cards

Web listing

2 event packages

Mention in all press

$1000

SUPPORTING SPONSOR

Back inside cover of program

Logo on palm cards

Web listing

1 event package

Mention in all press

$500

STAR SPONSOR

½ page in program

Web listing

Mention in all press

$250

STRIPE SPONSOR

¼ page in program

Web listing

Event Shirts (with embroidered sponsor logo) SOLD to the Dallas Eagle

Staff Shirts (printed sponsor logo) $900

~~INDIVIDUAL OPPORTUNITIES~~
These sponsorships will be listed in the program book, but are not eligible for
the free full page ad offer.

Red Heart $250
Silver Star $100

Cocktail Parties*
*Please contact Paula Smith to arrange a cocktail reception as times and spaces are limited. Opportunities for this sponsorship includes sponsorship of the Friday night Meet & Greet and the Saturday Night Block Party at the Phoenix.

Program Book Advertising

Drop dead ad deadline is May 15, 2008!
You can email us the black and white ad in flattened .JPG format (preferred), .TIF or .PDF with a minimum resolution of 150 DPI (300 is preferred). Please email your attachment to Jazz Thomas. Or you may send a floppy disk, CD-ROM containing the electronic file to us.

Full Page: $350
7.25"w x 9.5”h
Half Page: $225
Standard: 7.25”w x 4.625”h
Jr. Page: 4.77"w x 7.03"h
Quarter Page: $150
Standard: 3.53"w x 4.625"h
Vertical: 2.29"w x 7.13"h
Horizontal: 7.25"w x 2.25"h
Business Card: $95
Vertical: 2.29"w x 4.77"h
Horizontal: 4.77"w x 2.29"h

Prices are subject to change.
Scaling of camera-ready artwork will be at the discretion of the program book editor.

Contacts

Advertising Sales and Sponsorship Opportunities
Jazz Thomas
3037 2nd Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN
55408-2401
abwads@gmail.com

Deadlines

Event Sponsorships
All event sponsorships are on a first come first served basis. Don’t miss your chance! Contact Paula Smith right away!

Advertising
Contact Jazz Thomas immediately to make your reservation. Payment and Art due no later than May 1, 2008.

Titleholder Prize and Auction Donations
All donations must be received no later than May 1, 2008, to be guaranteed a mention in the program book. Please keep in mind we have 4 titleholders and require a donation for each to be made. If you would like to donate a single larger item for the Basket Auction please indicate if it is to benefit the Titleholder Travel Fund or our selected charities. Contact Dean Ogren to arrange for your donation.

Stuffers and Coupons
We must receive all coupons, flyers, brochures and items to be inserted into the weekend packages no later than June 1, 2008. We will waive the $25 insertion fee for our sponsors and advertisers.