Have you ever walked or driven down a street in a town lined with light pole banners honoring its community members? This seemingly simple recognition is a thread that weaves a strong community, creates connections and adds interest to the visual landscape.

Tip 1: Identify the Hometown Heroes to honor in your community:

The most common request we get for hometown hero light pole banners are for veterans and active military. Community members that offered their service, sometimes their lives, for the community and country. Hometown hero banners are used for Veterans’ Day, Memorial Day and even July 4th holidays.

Other professions/groups to consider as their hometown heroes:
-First Responders
-Teachers
-Civil Servants
-Student Athletes or Graduates

As a leader in large format print production, we understand the process of putting together a light pole banner program. Depending on the size of the banner program, it could be a big job.

Tip 2: Have a coordinator for your Hometown Hero Banner Project

Let one person be the collector of photos, titles and keeper of the spreadsheet. We have put together an instruction sheet for project coordinators that can make their job easier.

Tip 3: Photo selection and quality are key

The biggest mistake people make is selecting a photo for the hometown hero.

-Select a photo of the individual, no group shots.
-Scan the photo to the highest resolution or the largest file size possible.
-Name each photo with the person’s name and save it as a JPG, PNG, or PDF file type
-Take the photo to a local office or copy shop to have it scanned. This will ensure saving it to the best file size and type.

Here’s a link to instructions for the project coordinator:
Hometown Hero Banner Designs and Instructions

Tip 4: Select the Best Banner Design

The background of the banner will make the image of your heroes stand out. We have stock banner designs that you can choose from. These designs can be customized and personalized for your project.
Can you picture the street in your community that will be lined with your community’s hometown heroes? Can’t quite see it?

Tip 5: Let Us Create a Mockup for You

This is a great way to not only see what your street will look like, but it’s a great way to get sponsors for your banners. A picture is worth a thousand words after all.

-Take a picture of the street where the banners will be hung.
-Please make sure you have a point of scale, like a car or a person in the photo you send your Project Graphics contact.
-Please get a clear image of the pole, the street or sidewalk in which the banner will hang over.

These 5 tips will help you build a beautiful Hometown Hero banner program in your community that will be celebrated. Are you ready to build your light pole banner program? How can Project Graphics help you grow your banner program?

Here’s one last tip. Do you know that sponsorship can fully fund your banner program? Visit our online catalog to learn more about building your Sponsorship Program.