Now is the time for people to dream again of building and remodeling but most do not know the incentives that are available for people to seriously consider the possibility. Help give them a nudge. The Dream Again campaign can spark their interest and move them forward. The campaign materials highlight the key reasons why they should build and it includes the web sites that will explain in detail the tax credits available from the federal government and their own state.

The campaign materials include: 

• A postcard for you and your contractors to mail to prospective customers or to canvas a neighborhood.
• A poster (print it small or large) for you to hang in your yard. You can also use it for a direct mail piece or circular in the local buying papers.
• An information page to use on the postcard, the backside of the direct mail piece or to include in an article for your local newspaper.  
• Sample Letters to the Editor.
• An advertisement for your local newspaper.

You will find the materials on our web site. Select what works best for you. If you do not have access to the Internet, call ILMDA at 800-252-8641 for a sample to be sent to you. Professional printers can create full-color posters using the electronic files that are available with the DREAM AGAIN materials.  Posters can be printed and mounted on foam boards for under $40.00 at Kinko's at http://fedex.com/us/office/.

Starting May 15, and running through the summer of 2009, the campaign will be launched nationwide through the network of other Federated associations. We hope that hundreds of local lumber yards, their customers and suppliers will take part in some way for an amazing public relations punch.