Updated 2:21 pm
The Steamship Authority is donating a quarter of its advertisement space to charities in port communities.
Under the amendment to the ferry line’s charitable-giving policy, 28 posters on its vessels will be donated to nonprofit organizations registered with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, and based in Dukes County towns, Barnstable, Falmouth, Nantucket, and New Bedford.
Sean Driscoll, the Steamship communications director, said the ad spots will be available aboard the ferries on both the Vineyard and Nantucket routes. The three time frames being offered for the posters are from May to July, August to October, and November to January.
Interested organizations will be entered into a lottery. Submissions must be made by March 31, and the drawing will be done in early April.
The ferry line will be covering the cost of printing and installing the posters, which must comply with the Steamship Authority’s advertising policy.
The Steamship Authority board approved the change during its Feb. 18 meeting. For more information about the program and for the link to the lottery entry, visit steamshipauthority.com/advertisingdonation.
Updated with additional information from the Steamship Authority.
