Advertising & Sponsorship
How would you like to send your advertising message and be recognized by every household in Batavia?
Batavia Park District offers a wide variety of events throughout the year that reach nearly 26,000 residents. Many events also reach the lucrative tri-cities market, which includes St. Charles and Geneva. Versatile options are available to meet the needs of your business.
Showcase your business and receive recognition! Your business name or logo will be listed in all publicity for the sponsored event, including press releases, newspaper ads, event brochures, park district brochures, event signage, social media, and more!
Types of advertising
- Event sponsorship
- Goods or services exchange/bartering
- Promotional giveaways at events
- Membership incentives
- Direct advertising
Sponsorship Opportunities
The Batavia Park District takes an “investment” approach to working with its sponsors. Put simply, we will work to maximize your investment by continually helping to advance your message, mission and sales efforts.
Our team will meet with you to discuss these innovative sponsorships and together we will determine if we have a good fit. We will want to:
- Know your sales and marketing goals
- Clarify your objectives for sponsorship
- Understand your products/services and budget
- Develop promotions and generate interest around the partnership
- Evaluate our progress on a regular basis
Advertising & Sponsorship
The Batavia Park District would like to present you with an opportunity to not only support a local event but to show your support for the community as well. Throughout the year, the Park District offers many free or low-cost events. With your support, we can continue to provide residents with free or low-cost entertainment, promotions, and fun-filled activities. We believe in putting the community first and would love to have you on board as an event or program sponsor.
Fun Guide Advertising
The Batavia Park District offers a unique opportunity to place your four-color advertisement in the inside of our quarterly Fun Guide. Nearly 13,000 households and 1,000 businesses receive the brochure, packed with information on programs, festivals, parks, and facilities.
Invest in three ads, and receive the fourth ad (of the same size) Free!
Ad sizes available:
Full page (7.875″ x 10.75″)
$1,000 per issue
$3,500 per year (for all four)
Half page (7.875″ x 5″)
$750 per issue
$2,650 per year (for all four)
Back cover (7.445″ x 6.75″)
$1,000 per issue
$3,500 per year (for all four)
Quarter-page (3.5″ x 4.75″)
$450 per issue
$1,750 per year (for all four)
Reserve your spot today!
Lobby TV Advertising
Get your ad in front of park district patrons with a digital ad on 55-inch TVs at our three community centers. This is a great opportunity to reach a large audience at an affordable rate. Thousands of patrons visit our facilities every month and rely on our digital TV displays for updates and news on events and classes.
Callahan Community Center: brand new facility with senior programs, New Adventures PlayLab, Museum Annex classes, and meetings being held at this facility. Three TVs are seen by patrons every day.
Civic Center: About 7,500 patrons visit this facility each month to attend classes, programs and meetings. this location is the main registration hub for classes, programs, and indoor winter basketball and pickleball leagues.
Eastside Community Center: about 9,000 patrons per month visit the facility for New Horizons Preschool, senior citizen club meetings and special events and programs.
6 month Advertisement
$500
12 month advertisement
$1,000 (receive 2 months free)
The advertisement requirements are 1920 x 1080 pixels in a MP4 video. Ad length can be up to 1 minute. Ads are played every 3-4 minutes during facility open hours.
Reserve your spot today!
Trail Kiosk Advertising
Choosing Batavia Park District trail kiosks is a creative way to advertise your organization/business and services. The Batavia Park District offers advertising space on the four kiosks located along the Fox River Bike Trail. Batavia businesses are invited to place an ad on all four kiosks, that will have exposure to 30,000+ trail users each year. Trail kiosks are information stops for bikers and hikers on the Fox River Trail. They inform trail users as to upcoming sites, distances along the trail, safety information, and information about activities, special interest and businesses in Batavia.
Kiosk 1: Depot Museum, Houston & Water Streets
Kiosk 2: Quarry Beach, Union Street
Kiosk 3: Clark Island Park, South River Street
Kiosk 4: North End of Challenge Building, North River Street
3 Month Advertisement Option (any three month duration)
$100
6 Month Advertisement Option (April-October)
$200
Invest in the 6 month option and receive 1 month FREE!
Get Social with Us
More than ever, social media outlets are becoming the most effective tools available to engage your target audience. Take your partnership with us to the next level and share your business’s brand content directly with our District followers by using our Get Social with Us sponsorship program!
How it works:
Sponsor a month of your choice and you will receive four consecutive ‘Takeover Tuesdays’ of direct social media marketing. You provide us the photos, content, and branding. We will post three times throughout the day on those four Tuesdays on the District Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. Choose from five ideal time slots to reach your target audiences, and we will do all the legwork. Take this opportunity to share your story, services, or products with our local patrons. Bonus- you will also receive one boosted Facebook advertisement for your month sponsored, which gives you access to nearly 8,200 impressions per day ($50 ad value). That’s less than one penny per impression per week!
Analytics:
Sometimes it can be difficult to measure the return on your investment, but with the Get Social with Us! sponsorship package you will receive exact impressions and engagement report from your campaign at the end of the month.
Fee: $250 per month
Full List of Advertising & Sponsorship Opportunities
- Ties & Tiaras
- Tween Flashlight Egg Hunt
- Community Egg Hunt
- Pickleball Courts - Indoor & Outdoor
- Super Savvy Senior Expo
- Touch-A-Truck
- Hall Quarry Beach Special Events
- River Rhapsody Summer Concerts
- Batavia Uncorked - A Casual Wine Event
- Windmill City Festival
- Pints by the Pond
- Halloween House Decorating Contest
- Celebration of Lights
- Christmas Tree Lane
- Breakfast with Santa
- Batavia Depot Museum Exhibits
- Museum Preservation Week
- Field and Court Signage
- Sport League and Camp Apparel
Advertising Policy
Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions
- Statement of Purpose: Sponsorships and advertising with Batavia Park District, referred to as Park District, positively promote and financially support the mission, vision, and values of the Park District which benefits the residents of Batavia.
- First Come – First Served: Sponsorship opportunities will be extended to any business, non-profit agency, governmental agency, organization, or individual that wishes to have a presence with the Park District on a first come-first served basis, provided that the proposed sponsorship otherwise conforms with the policies, as stated herein.
- Conflicts of Interest: The Park District reserves the right, at its discretion, to refuse any sponsorship or advertising from an organization, agency, business, or individual that conflicts with the mission, vison and values of the Park District.
- Endorsement: Batavia Park District does not endorse any company, organization or product. The presence of a partner does not imply endorsement by the Park District. Sponsors must not make unsubstantiated claims nor suggest that Batavia Park District has endorsed a product or service.
- Cancellation and Rescheduling by the Park District: As deemed necessary, the Park District holds the right to cancel or reschedule an event, publication, or project at its discretion. This includes but is not limited to event/publication/project cancellation due to inclement weather or unsafe conditions. Should such reschedule or cancellation occur, the sponsorship fee will not be refunded to Sponsor, but in the case of event reschedule will be applied as a credit to the sponsorship fee for the rescheduled event, and in the case of cancellation will be applied as a credit to the sponsorship fee for another Park District event selected by the Sponsor in consultation with Batavia Park District.
- Cancellation of Sponsorship and/or Advertising by Sponsor: Cancellation of Sponsorship and/or advertising must be done in writing at least 60 days prior to an event date, publication deadline, or project deadline, and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
- Weather Cancellations: In case of event cancellation, no rain dates are scheduled unless specified. The Park District will work with the sponsor to find a suitable replacement event for the sponsor.
- Invoice Terms: Sponsorship agreements will be invoiced net 30 days.
- Payment: Unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by the Park District, all sponsorships or advertising payments must be received 14 days prior to the event or publication date.
- Logos and Print Ad Files: Submit ads with the following specifications:
- Full color pdfs with the fonts outlined or full color, minimum 300 dpi jpg.
- Ads saved as .doc, .xls, .ppt, or .pub will not be accepted.
- Indemnification: The sponsor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Park District, its park commissioners, officers, employees, volunteers and agents from and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses arising from or in any way connected with any act, omission, wrongful act or negligence of sponsor or any persons connected with the sponsor. The sponsor will similarly protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Park District against and from all loss, expense, or damage to the Park District arising out of negligence, willful misconduct or breach of this Agreement by the sponsor, its agents, or employees.
- Governance: This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois.
Sponsors
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Carolyn Potosnak, M.S.
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