10/29/12 - The Fowlerville School Board approved the sale of advertisements on portions of its athletic facilities last week. Athletic Director Curt Copeland tells WHMI that the ads could be sold on various indoor and outdoor facilities and be in place by fall of 2013. The district would sell the ad space to supplement the athletic budget. He says that the program will begin with local business sponsors with the help of the Fowlerville Business Association before moving on to larger businesses. The proposal put forward to the school involved selling ad space on scoreboards for about $1000 per year, as well as dugouts, press boxes, fences, and other structures for about $750 per year. The plan also identified eleven spaces inside the competition gym which would cost $2000 per year due to the greater number of exposure opportunities that take place inside the gym. Part of those fees would go to Signature Signs of Fowlerville, which would create the advertisements with the sponsors. Copeland says there will be a screening process within the district to make sure the advertisements are appropriate for display on school grounds. (TD)
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