Allegra Harrisburg "FoodPRINT Fund" to Award Services to Local Nonprofit Organizations

HARRISBURG, Pa., September 1, 2017 – The Allegra Harrisburg FootPRINT Fund, launched today, will help Harrisburg area nonprofit organizations “leave a footprint” in the community by awarding marketing and print services for promotional and informational materials.

“The FootPRINT Fund was created to provide a means of helping local organizations receive assistance in areas that may not be addressed by other funding sources, ” Allegra owner Andy Orons said. Some of the services offered are: Marketing Consultation; Multi-Channel Marketing, (Mail, Online, and Email); Digital Marketing Services; Website Design or Redesign; Direct Mail; Customer or client surveys; Graphic design in conjunction with a marketing project and support of existing but underfunded promotional projects.

In its fourth year, the Allegra Harrisburg FootPRINT Fund will award $10,000 annually to nonprofit organizations. Applicants that qualify are eligible to receive an in-kind donation of up to $2,500 each in 2018.

To be considered for a FootPRINT Fund award, nonprofit groups, associations and charitable organizations must have a main office or branch in Harrisburg. Award recipients are selected by a review panel based on how the services will be used to further the organization’s goals including service expansion, program enhancement and maximization of existing resources, as well as the organization’s innovation and resourcefulness.

Applicants may be awarded services in the value of the amount needed to cover an entire project or in a partial amount, depending on the number of worthy applications received and the value of services requested.

Applicants must submit an online application at info.allegraharrisburg.com/footprintfund by 10/31/17. Projects approved may commence in November. “This program is a way for us to make a difference in our community, one step at a time,” said Orons. “Here at Allegra, we feel that it is extremely important to reach out to those in need and help our local organizations and associations leave their ‘footprints’ in the community.”

Allegra in Harrisburg is a full-service marketing communications provider with in-house printing technologies including full-color printing, short-run digital printing, variable data capabilities, color signs, posters and banners, graphic design, mailing services, promotional products, print management solutions and project consulting.

Allegra is locally-owned and operated and is a member of Alliance Franchise Brands network, a world leader in marketing, graphics and visual communications, linking more than 600 locations in the U.S., Canada and United Kingdom.

For more information, call (717) -839-6390 or visit the company’s website at allegraharrisburg.com.