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Sample Press Release
Sample press release that can be submitted to community newspaper, travel section of a larger local newspaper, newsletter or newspaper affiliated with the organization (i.e., Metro Lutheran for a Lutheran institution)
XYZ Organization Sponsoring a Trip to [Country] Theme of trip For Immediate Release Contact: name
[City]¾[XYZ organization] announces an upcoming trip to take place in [country].
[Trip Title and dates], will introduce participants to [topics and themes listed in brochure].
[Anything else newsworthy about the trip. For example, this is the 4th trip sponsored by XYZ organization and quote from a former participant, XYZ organization will meet with an affiliated organization in the country to be visited, information on the leader if they have strong credentials in the community.]
Cost of the program is $[amount], including program, lodging, all meals, and transportation in [country]. Participants are responsible for their own travel to [city] or Price includes international round-trip airfare from [city]. [If to a Spanish speaking country] Participants need not speak Spanish to participate; the Center’s staff will provide translation as needed.
[Short blurb about the sponsoring organization]. The trip is being organized in conjunction with the Center for Global Education at Augsburg College, www.CenterForGlobalEducation.org, a leader in international experiential education.
For more information about the program, please call [organization number or CGE number 1-800-299-8889, e-mail: [organization email or: globaled@augsburg.edu]. # Sample press release about a leader to a community newspaper
XYX University Professor Organizes Trip to Guatemala On the Maya Communities of Guatemala
For Immediate Release Contact: name
[City] – Join Dr. Johanna Smith from the Department of Economics at XYZ University for a unique learning opportunity in Guatemala from [dates]. This experience will expose you tot the culture and circumstances of the Maya communities of Guatemala. [sentence to give more detail about the theme].
Highlights of the trip will include:
This trip is organized by XYZ University as a two-credit study abroad course, but is open to the public. The trip is coordinated in conjunction with the Center for Global Education at Augsburg College, www.CenterForGlobalEducation.org, a leader in international experiential education.
For more information about the program, please call [professor’s number] or the Center for Global Education at 1-800-299-8889. You may also e-mail: [professor email] or: globaled@augsburg.edu].
# Sample Promotional Poster
Create your own simple poster to promote your trip on college campuses, in churches and other community organizations, at coffee shops, book stores, and anywhere else you think there may be an interested audience!
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