Convention Promo Materials

Ideas to Help Get the Word Out
Write-Ups
Images
Fliers/Bulletin Inserts
PSAs

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IDEAS TO HELP GET THE WORD OUT

Here are some ideas of how to let others know about the convention.

Send convention information to your local community calendar, newspaper, and web communities (online news, Christian ministries, Yahoo groups, etc.
Chat up the convention with your online community.
Add a "signature" to your e-mail messages with a link to the convention page.
Put announcements in your local support group newsletters and on your blog.
Talk up the convention with other homeschoolers you know.
Hand out magazines.
Put magazines in your libraries, local bookstores, church, grocery store, doctor's office, etc.
Call your local radio stations--especially the ones you listen to--to see about PSAs, interviews--ANYTHING they can do to help get the word out. Interviews with Voddie Baucham or other speakers prior to convention may be arranged--please contact publicity@heav.org for details.
Ask your pastor to make an announcement about the convention materials being available.
Become an Outreach Partner - Can you help us reach the moms and dads in YOUR community? Our new outreach program makes it easy--simply sign up as a church, community, MOPS group, or Internet Outreach Partner, and we'll have specially prepared announcements, bulletin inserts, fliers, web banners, and more available. Your outreach work will be almost effortless!

WRITE-UPS

Below are a selection of descriptions for posting on websites, Yahoo groups, e-mails, or other outlets. Please choose whichever description best fits your outlet. Add an image to the description for maximum impact!

Short Description:
The 26th Annual HEAV Virginia Homeschool Convention, held June 11-13 at the Richmond Center, includes 119+ workshops, a 303-booth Exhibit Hall, a Used Curriculum Sale (39,000+ items last year), a Children's Program, and FREE How-to-Begin Sessions. Qualifying parents of preschoolers and non-homeschooling grandparents attend FREE! Visit www.heav.org/convention or call 804-278-9200.

Medium Descriptions:
HEAV’s Virginia Homeschool Convention offers 303-booth Exhibit Hall; a giant Used Curriculum Sale (39,000+ items last year); a Children’s Program; 119+ workshops on preschool, high school, college and career, special needs, character training, culture wars, courtship, home business; and MUCH more. Speakers include Voddie Baucham, Carol Barnier, Joel Salatin, Inge Cannon, Steve Demme, Dianne Craft, Adam Andrews, Debbie Strayer, and many others! Four FREE how-to-begin sessions on Thursday and FREE shopping Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. Qualifying parents of preschoolers and non-homeschooling grandparents attend FREE! For more information, call 804-278-9200, e-mail office@heav.org, or visit www.heav.org/convention.

Don't miss the 26th Annual HEAV Virginia Homeschool Convention! Featuring resources from all over the country, a gigantic Used Curriculum Sale, Children's Program, and more than 119 workshops on everything from homeschooling to parenting preschoolers and teens to starting a business--there's something for everyone--beginners and veterans alike. FREE admission for parents of preschoolers* and non-homeschooling grandparents, plus free how-to-begin homeschooling workshops! *For details, visit www.heav.org/convention or call 804-278-9200.

More In-Depth Description:
Virginia Homeschool Convention - June 11-13, 2009
Richmond, Virginia

Get relevant encouragement and help for every stage of life--from preschool to high school to college and beyond. Gain insight into parenting your child through the teen years and beyond. Learn hands-on strategies for helping your struggling learner. Hear from in-demand Christian speakers: Voddie Baucham, Carol Barnier, Joel Salatin, Inge Cannon, and many others.

From a Transcript Boot Camp to workshops on how to get it all done, to an Entrepreneur Learning Track designed to help you start your own business, to homeschool helps, you'll find encouragement and support at the 26^th Annual HEAV Virginia Homeschool Convention! More than 119 workshops and 300 booths filled with educational resources and supplies. Programs for children ages 4 and up. Special Features: Transcript Boot Camp and Homeschool Chess Championship.

Free Offers: Qualified parents of preschoolers* and non-homeschooling grandparents attend for free. Plus free how-to-begin homeschooling workshops on Thursday, and free Exhibit Hall shopping on Saturday from 3:30 to 6:30.

*For details, visit www.heav.org/convention or call 804-278-9200!

Sample E-mail Signature
DON'T MISS IT!
HEAV Homeschool Convention - June 11-13, 2009
FREE registration for parents of preschoolers* and non-homeschooling grandparents!
www.heav.org/convention
*See www.heav.org for details.

IMAGES

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Virginia Homeschool Convention

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FLIERS/BULLETIN INSERTS

Bulletin Inserts/Half-Page Fliers

Bulletin Insert - Text

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2009 Virginia Homeschool Convention
Greater Richmond Convention Center - June 11, 12 & 13

Christian parents, regardless of educational choice, will find lots of useful information and resources
at the 26th Annual HEAV Homeschool Convention & Educational Fair. The convention offers

More than 119 workshops and 300 booths of Christian and homeschool resources (godly books, DVDs, enrichment materials, educational resources, etc.);
Two dynamic keynotes by speaker, author, and pastor, Dr. Voddie Baucham;
FREE admission for qualified parents of preschoolers*;
Four FREE “how-to-begin” homeschooling workshops on Thursday;
FREE Exhibit Hall shopping on Saturday from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.;
And MUCH more!

*For more info, visit www.heav.org/convention or call 804-278-9200.

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Two-Page Convention Spread