PUBLICITY / PUBLIC RELATIONS OPTIONS

Normandy United Methodist Church

                                                           

This guide is designed to be used by committees and groups at Normandy who want to reach out to the community with word of upcoming events and activities.  It’s updated as new or revised information is learned.  As you use it, please alert the church office (433-1636) to changes or additions.                 Revised:  3/2/04

 

PUBLIC MEDIA / BUILDINGS

 

Dayton Daily News

Neighbors Bulletin Board page –Two weeks before the publication date, provide the group’s name (Ex: NUMC), time and date of event, specific community or township in which event will take place, cost if any, and telephone number for tickets, reservations, or more information.  Mail to Bulletin Board, Neighborhood News, Dayton Daily News, 45 S. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH 45402.

 

            Neighbor Section – Contact is Pam Olson

 

Religion News

 

GO Section – Send a brief description of the event, time, day, street address, community, cost and daytime phone number to Going Out Guide, Features Department, Dayton Daily News, 45 S. Ludlow St. Dayton, OH 45402 or fax (preferred method per Bob Underwood) to 225-2241.  Sending photos is encouraged but pictures can’t be returned.  The deadline for receipt is noon on Thursday the week before publication.  Items for future weeks should be submitted up to four weeks in advance.  Address the article to Ms. Missy DeMatteo.  Call 225-2425 for more information.  He also suggested we should always include the phrase “for more information, please call 433-1636” at the end of each article.  Don Eadie (who talked with Bob) also recommends we send a copy of everything we send in to Mr. Bob Underwood. 

 

Special Feature Section -- The article (as described for GO section) should be sent/faxed to Mr. Linda Warren. 

           

C-B Times

One contact is Ms Jessica Noll.  She suggested we send the articles to her either via fax at 294-2981 or via e-mail at jnoll@tcnewsnet.com.

 

            Another potential contact is Todd Ciolek.  And the Editor is Terry Baver.

 

            Press Release with photo op or photo provided

 

**  For both DDN and C-B Times, Don Eadie highly suggests that we call these individuals before we send them an article, then call them again after we send it to make sure they have received it.  He feels this will (1) help them realize that we are serious about getting the article run and (2) get their insights into how the article is written and whether or not they received it and if it is the type of information they will likely run.

 

Christian Happenings -- A Christian newspaper-style magazine given away free at Christian

bookstores.  Published bi-monthly (Ex. Aug-Sept issue, 2003) so takes a long lead time.  To submit information in the free listing call 614-410-4140 or FAX to 614-410-4150 or email to info@christianhappenings.com.  For ad sales only call 800-521-0290.

 

Channel 23 Public Service Announcement

There is a form provided by the Cable Council on which the announcement is to be submitted.  It can be accessed at www.mvcc.net then emailed, mailed or faxed.  Format guidelines include:  Max of 140 characters per message, must be submitted at least 2 weeks prior to run time, and messages can run for 7 days.  No mention of money or donation permitted.

           

Announcement on Normandy’s Sunday Worship Broadcast

(Channel 23 -- CATV and Channel 12 -- DATV)

Submit an extremely brief announcement to AVL Ministries (mailbox in hallway outside church office) by Sunday morning a week before it’s to run (Example:  If it’s to run the week of July 13, then it needs to be submitted by noon on July 6).  Tapes are usually edited on Sunday or Monday to be submitted for the week starting the next Sunday.   Questions?   Contact   Tom Sellars, or Steve Olds.

 

Radio – Which stations?    Some suggested by church members….

            NPR – Oxford (88.5) and Yellow Springs (91.3)

            WTUE (104.7) or WMMX (107.7)

            1290 AM  News and traffic

             

WCFJ

Community Announcements

P.O. Box 93.7

Miamisburg, OH  45449

Phone:  (937) 866-2471

Fax #:  (937) 866-2062

 

Information Radio, 1610 AM – This station was designed by the FCC to broadcast emergency

announcements through car radios but since there are few large-scale disasters, it’s

being used for events, road repairs, and points of interest in Centerville, Kettering,

Moraine, and Beavercreek.  It’s operated by Emergency Operations Center  (Board

Member: Norm Schein).

 

Centerville/Washington Township Library – Have bulletin boards and display racks

 

WDTN Website

 

Internet nonprofit events calendar   ActiveDayton.com and the Center for NonProfit

Resources have created a calendar on their Web sites.  ActiveDayton can be accessed through the Dayton Daily News website at www.daytondailynews.com.  The Center for NonProfit Resources website is  www.cnrohio.org/calendar.html.  The online calendar includes descriptions of the events, dates, times and venues and links back to the nonprofit Web sites, if available.

 

Centerville High School Website – Don’t know the rules are what can go on but might be

worth checking depending upon the event.


MAILINGS / EMAIL

 

United Methodist Churches in Greater South Dayton area

            Prepare a master of announcements / flyers

            Church Office has master list – can provide labels or do mailing with planning / help

 

Ecumenical Churches in Greater South Dayton area

            Prepare a master of announcements / flyers

            Church Office has master list – can provide labels or do mailing with planning / help

 

Email to all United Methodist Churches in Dayton South and Dayton North District

            Prepare announcement and email it to Jann Keith at daysouth@wocumc.org

            It can be sent on to each church and/or be put on the district website which is

        www.gbgm-umc.org/daytonsouthdist/index.html

 

NewsNET, weekly e-mail publication of the West Ohio Conference of UMC

E-mail information to hkillman@wocumc.org or call Heather Killman at 800-437-0028. 

 

 “IN-HOUSE” AT NORMANDY

 

Monthly Newsletter – “Normandy News”

            Mailed out during last week of month – received within one day to 2 weeks

            Deadline is 15th of the month

            Material can be emailed to gendel@normandyumc.org or mailed / delivered to the

      church office which is open 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM.  Mail slot in the door for after hours.

 

Worship Bulletin

            Brief prepared announcement needed by Wednesday of the week for publication.

Can be emailed to gendel@normandyumc.org or mailed / delivered to the church

office which is open 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM.  Mail slot in the door for after hours.

 

Normandy UMC Road Sign

            Dates are to be reserved well ahead through the church office

            Two lines of 6” letters and two lines of 4” letters total are available

            Prepared announcements can be emailed, mailed or delivered to the church office.

Debbie Milos puts out the letters.  She will try to

honor your planned wording but space limitations or letters and symbols

available may cause some alteration.

 

Our website…http://www.normandyumc.org.

            Provide information to Rebecca Haberlandt or email the webmaster at numcwebmaster@donet.com.

 

Bulletin Boards

Place prepared flyers and posters in the “Bulletin Board” mailbox in the hallway outside the church office.  If they don’t fit, place a note in the box to alert Debbie Milos and sit the poster either beside the mailbox unit or in the cupboard under the mail slots.

 

Displays / Tables in the Narthex

            Alert the church office to your desires / needs for table, easel, etc. along with the date(s).

 

Business and Professional Offices of Normandy Church members

            Potential place to display posters or distribute flyers /  Place brochures

 

 

POTENTIAL PARTNERS / CO-SPONSORS / INTERESTED COMMUNITY GROUPS

 

Centerville/Washington Township Historical Society – Has monthly newsletter

 

Centerville/Washington Diversity Council  (CWDC)

 

Dayton Council on World Affairs

 

United Theological Seminary

 

University of Dayton

 

Greater Dayton Emmaus Community www.daytonemmaus.org

            Joe Amend, Chairman  

            Margaret Tuttle, Liaison with Normandy Church   

 

            By prior arrangement, announcements can be made at Gatherings on the second

Monday of each month in Normandy’s sanctuary.