YELL SPONSORS AND FUND RAISERS

Everyone who rises early on YELL day to "hawk" newspapers on street corners agrees it's for a worthy cause. The YELL foundation offers grants to area schools and organizations to promote literacy.

The sale of newspapers alone isn't enough to fund YELL programs and grants. Gold, silver and copper sponsors as well as other advertisers help to make the program a success. Sponsors make donations to the YELL foundation in exchange for advertising space. Those donating $1,500 to the YELL foundation are awarded the gold sponsorship recognition. Silver sponsors donate $1,000 and copper sponsors, $500.

Gold sponsors for the 1999 YELL edition are: Cape Public Schools, Schnucks, Southeast Missouri Hospital, St. Francis Medical Center and Wal-Mart.

Silver sponsors are: Brain and Neurospine Clinic, Crown Cadillac, First National Bank and J.C. Penny.

Copper sponsors: ARI, Imperial Chinese Restaurant, Bank America and Schaper's IGA/Save-A-Lot.

A host of other advertisers help to make the YELL program a success.

In an effort to make even more money available to finance yell grants, the YELL board recently approved two additional fund raisers.

Sponsors are being given the opportunity appear in the Saturday Banner Photo. This project which runs through July 2000 will add an additional $10,000 to the YELL fund.

Details are still being finalized for a Corporate Spelling Bee to be held sometime after the first of the year.