Participate

Businesses and organizations are invited to become Annual Sponsors for their town/county pages. With the participation of "Annual Sponsors" (number of sponsors required is determined by a town’s population) DST will add (stories and website links) to ALL your community organizations (chambers, groups and departments, etc.) As well as stories and website links to ALL points of interest, annual festivals/events. Sponsorship also enables DST to include stories done about citizens, veterans and the churches located in your community on your town/county page, all at NO COST! DST will work with local groups (community leaders, chambers, etc.) to determine the nonprofits that should be represented on their county page. To become a sponsor there is an annual cost of $240. Sponsorship is for one year and will not be renewed automatically.

Thank you for helping us promote your town/community by becoming a sponsor. In order to complete the information about your business we would like you to email us.

1. Your logo (full size Jpeg)

2. A photo of your business (front of the building, staff, whatever you think best represents the business).

3. A paragraph/bio about your business, and addresses for your website, Facebook etc

If your town (population of 15,000 or less) is not on your county page and you would like it added, email us a paragraph sharing the history and a photograph. A page will be developed for your town at NO COST. After this page is developed sponsorship opportunities will be made available to your community. These sponsorships enable us to add contributions made by citizens, founders, business people, volunteers, entrepreneurs, and military veterans. You will find information about points of interest, festivals/events, and the faith community in each county. They also will find stories about the community organizations that have and continue to build a strong community (chambers, community groups and departments, etc.) To learn more about sponsorship opportunities please visit your county page, or just send us an email.

Any town with a population of 3000 or less that does not have a website can take advantage of our website program. These websites include:

1. A “Government” tab that shares community departments, boards & committees, mayor & city council info.
2. “Community” tab shares history, facilities, services, links of local interest, public notices & press releases, visitor information, schools and parks and trails
   
3. “City Services” tab enables viewers to see info about garbage & recycling, permit applications, street maintenance etc
4. “How do I….” tab enables citizens to learn how to: Apply For, Find, Pay, Contact, Report or View things they need to accomplish.
   

Each website also has a calendar for upcoming events, a blog for breaking news, upcoming meeting and a photo library. Town websites are custom designed to fit the needs of each town, and will have their own web address. Cost for a town website varies by their population and number of town sponsors they have. If a town has met the number of sponsors required, there is NO-COST for a town website. For a quote and to see some examples of town websites OSP has already completed, email us!

Any business can be included on their town/county page as a sponsor (see Participate page, under Sponsor) A page will be developed for each participating business, see below the info required!

Businesses also have the opportunity to have a video story done about them. Video stories are introduced by a fictional reporter or celebrity, this bit of whimsy has been developed to draw additional attention to our website and video story featured. Each business or organization will have their own page featured on their town/county pages; pages include their video story, photographs, paragraph/story and links to their website and Facebook pages. All video stories will also be placed on You Tube, Pinterest and Facebook! All businesses can place their video story on their websites and Facebook pages. When a business is approve there is a one-time cost of $450 and will be included as a sponsor for the first year at no-cost!

To begin the process we would like to email us:

1. Your Logo (full size Jpeg)
   
2. Photos (6 total) for business sponsors (front of business, staff, whatever you think best represents your business) If you are having a video story done about your business we will need approximately 30 photos.
   
3. A paragraph /bio about your business, address and websites, Facebook pages.
   

If you have additional questions please email us.

Submit an organization (chamber or community group, non-profit) to be included as a community organization on your town/county page, you can submit a photo and story/paragraph or just send us a link to your website/Facebook page. When a story is approved, there is a one-time-cost of $50, if your town has established sponsors (the number of sponsors is determined by the population of each town) all approved non-profit organizations will be added to your town/county page, with a link to your website at NO COST! If you would like a VIDEO story done about a community organization or to ask additional questions, please email us.

If you would like to submit a landmark, historic location, museum, etc. be included as a point of interest on your town/county page, you can email us a story/paragraph about the Point of Interest or if they have a story on their website/Facebook page simply send us a link! When a story is approved, there is a one-time-cost of $50. If your town has established sponsors (the number of sponsors is determined by the population of each town) all approved points of interest stories will be added to your town/county page, with a link to their website at NO COST! If you would like to have a VIDEO story done about a point of interest or to ask additional questions, please email us

If you would like to have (DST) include an annual festival or event on your town/county page, email us a story/paragraph about the festival or event or if they have a story on their website/Facebook page simply send us a link! When a story is approved, there is a one-time-cost of $50, if your town has established sponsors (the number of sponsors is determined by the population of each town) all stories will be added to your town/county page, with a link to their website at NO COST! If you would like to have a VIDEO story done about a festival or event or to ask additional questions, please email us.

If you would like to submit a faith organization to be added to your town/county page, send us a paragraph/story highlighting your organization's history and information about your organization today or send us a link to your organization's website/Facebook page. When a story is approved, there is a one-time-cost of $50, if your town has established sponsors (the number of sponsors is determined by the population of each town) all approved faith organizations stories will be added to your town/county page, with a link to their website at NO COST! To submit your faith organization or to ask additional questions, please email us.

Citizens from any county featured are invited to email a photo and or story about a veteran to be featured on our Library of Veterans pages located on our website. When their photo/story is approved, there is a one-time-cost of $50. To assist counties in making sure all the veterans from a county are included counties/towns NOW have the opportunity to hold a Veteran Appreciation Event! Each of these events enable citizens to bring to the event a photo and or story about a veteran and they will be scanned to be placed on the Library of Veterans pages. If a business/organization has stepped forward as a sponsor for their town (for these events only) all veteran photos/stories submitted will receive 80% off the regular cost of $50. All KIA, MIA & WIA veterans will be included at NO-COST. Any community/town that has 200+ veterans submitted at these events will receive a video display to be placed in a predetermined location that spotlights all the veterans from your county at NO-COST. Viewers to the website will also find their veterans on their town/county & region pages, permanently! If you have additional questions, please email us.