1. Dear Dancers and Parents, Congratulations on your parts in the 2012 Nutcracker Production! As part of receiving a special part you will be asked to assist in fundraising to make the Nutcracker Production possible. Each dancer with a major part is REQUIRED to sell AT LEAST one page of ads or get one sponsor. One page can consists of 1 full page ad at $200.00 or 2 – ½ page ads at $125.00/ea or 4- ¼ page ads at $75.00/each. Please see attached paper for sponsorship information and Ad sizes. All ads are due by November 9, 2012. When you sell an Ad or Sponsorship please get the following information: The business will need to give you the information that they want in the program. All ads will be printed in black and white. If they want to email the Ad, please have them email to stepsnutcracker@gmail.com. If they hand you a piece of paper with the information – you will hand that in with the payment and contact information to Sabrina. stepsnutcracker@gmail.com They can pay by cash or check. Please make checks payable to The Nutcracker, not Steps Dance School. Money must be collected at the time the ad is sold. Please get a business card or the persons name and title (spelt correctly) of whom you sold the Ad or sponsorship to. Please let the business know that their purchase of an Ad or Sponsorship goes to make the Nutcracker Production possible by funding the costumes, props, programs, etc. Please submit the payment, information for the AD, and contact information to Sabrina no later then one week from when the payment is handed to you. Please know that we are giving you the information to start selling Ad’s and looking for sponsors right away. Each year our goal is to add more to the Nutcracker production. This year some additional expenses, not including the stage rental, lighting, janitors fees, costume adjustments, new costumes, etc. will include: Rose Queen platter tutu $300, practice platter tutu $100, Nutcracker head $500, Rat queen/king head $500, and Fight scene background $400. Remember – the more you sell the more we can add on and improve the Nutcracker production each year! If you have any questions please contact Sabrina or myself. Thank You, Jaime Lueders 620.290.2091 jcrwp8@mail.umsl.edu

2. 2012 Nutcracker Production Sponsors! Snow Queen Level – $250  Special Post-performance backstage tour hosted by the Owner of Steps Dance School, Sabrina Montez.  Will get their names printed on all advertisements that will be throughout the community (Table Tents, Flyers, Radio, etc.)  ¼ Page Ad in Program.  Four complimentary Tickets to the Nutcracker Production.  A letter to use for a tax deduction Nutcracker Level - $500 Benefits include all the above plus:  Invitation to a private reception hosted by the lead dancers.  ½ Page Ad in Program.  Two additional complimentary Tickets, for a total of six tickets, to the Nutcracker Production. Sugar Plum Fairy Level – $1,000.00 and up Benefits include all the above plus:  Pre-show announcement as a special donor.  Full page AD in program.  Invitation to post-performance cast party with lead dancers.  Dancers will come to your Christmas party and perform several pieces from the Nutcracker.  Four additional complimentary Tickets, for a total of ten tickets, to the Nutcracker Production. Your contribution to the Bi-Annual Fund is more important than ever as we continue to face the challenges of the current economic climate. Your donation to the Bi-Annual Fund helps keep Steps Dance School able to preform the Nutcracker Production for the community.