Giving season kicks off with “Dough Nation” Campaign
Yes, we’re calling it a “dough nation” campaign. Apologies to all of you who don’t like buns, sorry, puns, and any others who are scratching their heads right about now. Read on for more, but know that it will make perfect sense — it kneads to!
First of all: Why?
As Colin Flanders writes recently in a Seven Days article, “While trusted local news is arguably more important than ever before, it has also never been harder to sustain. Like everyone in the industry, Vermont publishers are working to endure.” Click here to read more.
Your generosity will matter because it helps sustain responsible, educational, community-building dissemination of information in Hinesburg. And, since Hinesburg Record became a 501(c)3 charity in 2022, your donation is fully tax-deducible. Thank you in advance for your support!
Pledge it forward
No donation to The Hinesburg Record is too small and, at this time, all we are asking is that you pledge to donate on or after Nov. 1, 2024, when donations made to us become eligible for 100 percent matching funds from Institute for Nonprofit News (INN). Of course, you are welcome to donate now instead of pledge, but pledging is all we ask right now.
- To pledge just email information@hinesburg record or call Kevin at 802-999-2410.
- To donate go to bit.ly/hrdoughnate or mail a check to The Hinesburg Record, P.O. Box 304, Hinesburg VT 05461.
Including matching funds, we raised over $5,000 last year, putting The Hinesburg Record in the black for the first time in years. Let’s see if we can raise even more this year!
Please just email information@hinesburgrecord.org to make your pledge today. Feel free to call Kevin Lewis at 802-999-2410 with any questions or feedback. Fundraising is kind of new at The Hinesburg Record, so we’d love to hear what you think!
Now, for the fun part!
To keep our ask for donations in front of you without banging you over the head with it, and in fact give you some reason to actually enjoy hearing from us about it, you can win prizes!
Simply subscribe to our free weekly e-Newsletter.
All you have to do is guess the correct “dough nation,” an example of which is at upper right. This one is easy! Others, not-so-much. Our business community will be stepping up and may be providing multiple prizes per contest. That’s our business community’s donation to you!
Supporting our businesses
We hope you return the favor to our local business by shopping local this holiday season. For our part, The Hinesburg Record will waive the usual fee of $25 for sponsors of our weekly e-Newsletter and contest. All this is being done in the spirit of giving and the beginning of the holiday season; and in a uniquely Hinesburg-y way. Give unto Hinesburgers as you would have them give unto you!
How can I participate?
- Win our e-Newsletter contest!
- Be a sponsor – provide a prize.
- Most of all, enjoy doing it! It is the yeast you can do!