Explanation of Salute Page Program 2023
Congratulations on being selected to compete in the 2023 Miss Missouri Scholarship Competition. You have worked hard to achieve your success and, no doubt, are working even harder to present the best “you” in Mexico in June.
You know more than anyone the commitment required to compete in the Miss America program. You also have learned of the significant financial investment needed before you can hope to reap those coveted scholarship dollars.
Savvy delegates will seize the opportunity to defray this significant investment through participation in the Miss Missouri Salute Page program.
This is how it works:
You call on friends, relatives, business associates, former employers, school contacts, church contacts, or simply make “cold calls” asking your respondent to buy sponsorships or advertisements saluting you in the 2023 official Program Book.
(1) Sell each page for $300.00. You can divide the page as you wish, as long as the amount submitted for each page is $300. (For example, you might place 3 businesses on a page, collecting $100.00 for each.) Checks should be made to the Miss Missouri Scholarship Organization.
(2) Submit money remittance by the deadline-which is ONE WEEK BEFORE ORIENTATION. Notice that this is a change from previous years when pages were due the day of orientation (There are specific electronic requirements, which must be followed. Those requirements are explained in the Salute Page Submission Instructions document.) Money may be mailed or handed in at orientation. If it is mailed, it needs to be sent early enough to arrive BEFORE the date of orientation (April 15, 2023).
(3) After your pages have been certified at orientation, you will then receive $50.00 per page. Your check will be mailed no later than 2 weeks after orientation (if it is not handed to you on that day). Enjoy your cash money bonuses.
There is one more bonus offer: to acknowledge those contestants who have distinguished themselves in the Miss Missouri Salute Page program the Board of Directors established the Salute Page Legion of Honor in 1997. Requirements for admission into the Legion are: either
(1) the sale during a Competition career of 50 or more salute pages, or
(2) the sale during any one year of 30 or more salute pages. While rigorous, either requirement has proven attainable. Indeed, eleven - Stefanie Hammersmith, Shelly Johnson, Kimberly Massaro (Miss Missouri 1996), Erin Phillips (Miss Missouri 1995), Mary Bauer, Katie Moeller, Shae Smith (MMOT 2019), Holly Enowski, Olivia Henson, Kelly Hooper, and Debrielle Patee-Merrilll—have been inducted to date. I encourage you to strive for this prestigious recognition.
The Miss Missouri Scholarship Organization is not a 501c3 and donations to Salute Pages are NOT tax-deductible. However, a business might be able to use an ad as an advertising expense which might be tax-deductible depending on how their taxes are filed.
Regardless, I urge you to grasp this opportunity to make money, learn sales skills and gain valuable business experience. At this point, take a minute to email me at missmopaperwork@gmail.com and introduce yourself. This lets me know you are reading the salute page information and allows you an opportunity to clarify any questions you may have.