Summer Directory Submission Form

Hilltown Families’ annual Summer Directory is the region’s go-to online resource for families looking for summer camps, programs, and opportunities in western Massachusetts and neighboring areas! Our comprehensive online directory runs throughout the summer and submissions are rolling. Start promoting your camp or summer program as early as next Thursday with our summer advertising package!

Deadline: Rolling

SUBMIT YOUR LISTING

FAQ

How many people will this reach?

Voted Best of the Valley by the Valley Advocate Best of the Valley Readersʼ Poll six years in a row and awarded the “Essential Agent of Change Award” by the MDPH’s Massachusetts Essentials for Childhood, Hilltown Families is recognized as a leading family strengthening initiative in the region, promoting “positive parenting through the social norm of community social connectedness” … since 2005!

Our online network includes:

DELIVERY: Over 35,000 subscribers, visitors, and followers EACH WEEK!
WEBSITE: 2.7+ MILLION web visits to date.
SUBSCRIBERS: Over 13,000 opt-in subscribers.
FACEBOOK: Over 9,400 followers on Facebook.
TWITTER: Nearly 4,000 followers on Twitter.

How much will this cost?

Listings in our comprehensive directory include a narrative description paired with a square image (800W x 800H pixels) for only $150! We also offer large tile image (1600W x 800H pixels) for double visual exposure.

Our Summer Advertising Packages are a great choice to give your camp or summer program a marketing advantage! For a limited time, we are offering advertising bundles that pairs your directory listing with a 2-week or 4-week Featured Ads. A Featured Ad is a great way to feature your listing in our weekly eNewsletter, our website, and via social media.

Our Summer Advertising Packages reach thousands of families living in and around the region each week! Submit your directory listing below, select your image size, and let us know the Thursday you want your 2-Week or 4-Week Featured Ad to begin, and we will do the rest! The same copy and image must be used for each for all packages. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up early!

How will the directory be distributed?

From early March to late August, our comprehensive summer directory is featured daily throughout our online network! A linked banner to our directory is prominently displayed in the sidebar or our website, accessible to visitors who land anywhere on our website. We also include this same linked banner each week in our weekly eNewsletter.

Our summer advertising package gives listings an additional boost by featuring it on our website and in our eNewsletter for two weeks through our Featured Ad option.

How do I submit a listing?

To be included our 2023 Summer Directory, submit your listing below and email your image as outline on the form. Once you fill it out, click on “submit,” and email us your image, we will follow up with a confirmation, invoice/marketing plan, and a link to pay securely online via email.

How do I pay for a listing?

All listings and advertising packages must be prepaid. Once your copy and image have been received, we will follow up with an email confirmation that will include your invoice/marketing plan.

If paying by credit card, a link to pay securely online will be sent with your invoice/marketing plan.

If paying by check, remittance can be mailed with a copy of your invoice/marketing plan to: Hilltown Families, P.O. Box 332, Williamsburg, MA 01096 (Checks should be made out to: Hilltown Families)

Can I reserve space while my/our program details are being finalized?

Yes! Send your request to hilltownfamilies@gmail.com.

What if I have multiple locations?

If you have multiple locations, you can duplicate your listing for $50 per each additional town.

What if I want to update a listing?

We offer a one-time FREE directory listing update credit ($25 value), so you can keep your listing in the directory up-to-date if your program needs to adapt or change. Any other updates are welcomed at any time for a fee of $25/update.

When will the directory be published?

Our comprehensive online directory will debut early March, 2023, and run until end of August, 2023.

Do you have more questions?

Please contact us at info@hilltownfamilies.org. Prefer a phone call? Send us your phone number and a good time to call.

Submit Your Listing

Your Name (not published)(required)

Your Email (not published)(required)

Email to Publish(required)

Telephone Number to Publish(required)

Name of Camp or Program(required)

City/State of Camp or Program (See FAQ for multiple locations)(required)

Web Address(required)

Facebook URL

Date Range of Camp or Program(required)

Age Range of Participants(required)

TEXT FOR DIRECTORY LISTING (Camp & program listings are a single narrative paragraph (no line breaks) written in 3rd person with proper punctuation and casing (no words in all upper case) and can be up to 750 CHARACTERS, spaces included in character count. Do NOT include the following information in this section: Town, Email, Web Address nor Telephone Number.) This field will not count your characters so please do so before submitting.(required)

Select One(required)

$150 – Listing only in Summer Camp Directory with Square Banner Image (800W x 800H pixels) $300 – Listing only in Summer Camp Advertising with LARGE Tile Image (1600W x 800H pixels) $275 – Listing + 2-Week Featured Ad (Summer Camp Advertising Package with Square Image 800W x 800H pixels) – $25 Savings! $400 – Listing + 4-Week Featured Ad (Summer Camp Advertising Package with Square Image 800W x 800H pixels) – $50 Savings! $475 – Listing + 2-Week Featured Ad (Summer Camp Advertising Package with LARGE Tile Image 1600W x 800H pixels) – $125 Savings! $650 – Listing + 4-Week Featured Ad (Summer Camp Advertising Package with LARGE Tile Image 1600W x 800H pixels) – $250 Savings!

FEATURED AD: If signing up for our Summer Directory Advertising Package, please let us know the date to begin your Featured Ad run. (Featured Ads are published on Thursdays.)

Method of Payment (Select one. All listings must be prepaid.)(required)

Credit Card (A link for paying securely online will be forwarded) Check (An invoice will be emailed for your records)

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I will email my image as an attached jpg or png to hilltownfamilies@gmail.com.

Comments

Make sure you hit the “submit” button above! You should then see a confirmation of your submitted information. After submitting, email your image to hilltownfamilies@gmail.com as selected above. Once both are received we will follow up within 1-2 business days with a confirmation, invoice/marketing plan, and a link to pay securely online.