The LEAH Messenger
Editorial Policy Submission Guidelines Advertising
Advertising Rates Convention Advertising
The LEAH Messenger is published four time per year by:
NYS Loving Education At Home
PO Box 438
Fayetteville NY 13066
This newsletter is a part of LEAH's ministry to home educators. Our goal is to serve home schoolers through education, information, inspiration, encouragement, and to present a positive image of home education. We are looking forward to receiving your submissions for the next issue of the Messenger.
Editor/Layout Editor - Wendy Dufkin
Rep. to LEAH Board - Rich & Pam Stauter
Subscription to the LEAH Messenger is included as one of the many benefits your receive when you join LEAH through a local LEAH support group.
The opinions expressed by contributors within the LEAH Messenger are those of the authors, not necessarily those of LEAH. Please see our Statement of Faith. Please note that nothing in this publications should be construed as legal advice. LEAH exists to educate, inform and serve New York State Home educators.
LEAH members, this is YOUR newsletter. Please send your articles, letters, photos, events and ideas to share with your fellow home schoolers across NY. Submissions should be submitted electronically, if possible, to the LEAH Messenger. Alternatively, submissions can be sent to:
Editor, LEAH Messenger
123 County Rt 51
Coxsackie, NY 12051
If you wish your material returned, please include an appropriate-size self-addressed, stamped-envelope (SASE). LEAH cannot be responsible for return of submitted material or photos without a SASE.
Submission Deadlines By Issue (Mailing Dates are approximately 1 month later) :
1st Quarter (Fall): August 15
2nd Quarter (Winter): November 1
3rd Quarter (Spring): February 15
4th Quarter (Summer): May 15
You are invited to advertise your products or services in our quarterly newsletter, The LEAH Messenger. This popular publication of approximately 32 pages is mailed to the homes of our 3500 member homeschooling families across New York, and contains articles of interest and encouragement to New York’s homeschoolers.
Advertising space is limited to about 15% of the magazine (we may expand the number of total pages as necessary in order to accommodate ads while maintaining content). You will find our rates below.
To insure placement, please submit your ads well in advance of above deadlines.
Our readers are most interested in products and services related to education (homeschooling in particular), family life, Christian life materials, etc., although we will accept some general interest ads as space is available. We will not accept advertisements for products or services that in some way runs counter to our Statement of Faith. LEAH reserves the right to reject any advertising submission without comment or explanation.
We accept "camera-ready" copy only (no ad layout or editing services are provided) - most standard electronic formats are acceptable. No ads will be accepted without payment. Please contact the editor for the availability of any premium pages before submitting materials and payments.
Mail Address:
Editor, LEAH Messenger
123 County Rt 51
Coxsackie, NY 12051
Email Address: LEAH Messenger
If you are emailing us electronic copy, your payment must reach the editor via regular mail before the deadlines - no exceptions. Please make checks or money orders payable to NYS LEAH.
Rates for LEAH Messenger Advertising
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Standard Pages |
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| Full Page | $200.00 |
| Half Page |
$125.00 |
| Quarter Page | $75.00 |
| Eighth page | $50.00 |
| Sixteenth Page | $20.00 |
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Premium Pages |
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| Center-Fold Spread (150% Premimum) |
Two Page Spread $600.00 |
| Inside Front/Back Cover (125%) |
One Full Page $250.00 |
| Back Cover (Half Page) (200%) |
One Half Page $250.00 |
If you are interested in advertising or obtaining booth space at the LEAH Convention, please email the Convention Exhibit Hall Coordinator. The Upstate Convention takes place in early June each year at the Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, NY. It is annually attended by several thousand homeschoolers. In addition, there is also the LEAH Long Island Convention held in late April/May, attended by more than 500 homeschoolers. Information about this Convention can obtained by emailing the Long Island Exhibit Hall Coordinator.