A reader recently described LymeLine as “The Cornerstone of the Community for News and Information.” Those words made my day since they perfectly describe LymeLine’s mission, and how we at LymeLine feel about the Lyme-Old Lyme community we serve.
We aim to present accurate, objective coverage of Lyme and Old Lyme community news, events and information while striving at all times to avoid sensationalism and negativity. And from the positive feedback we receive and the ever-increasing number of readers who visit our site, we have the sense that you value what we do and agree we are meeting a need.
By an extraordinary coincidence, today—December 3rd—is not only ‘Giving Tuesday’, but also our 21st birthday! We are one of the oldest, continuously published, online community ‘newspapers’ in the U.S. And not once in all those years have we carried out an Annual Appeal but this year—partly at the urging of a number of readers—we are doing just that … and here’s why.
Some readers already know that we are no longer Old Lyme residents but others are unaware that we now live just outside Washington, D.C and publish remotely from there. This was never intended to be a long-term plan but has somehow turned into one. It is, however, becoming increasingly apparent that fulfilling our mission now requires, “Boots on the Ground,” and that, in turn, means we need additional funds to pay for an in-town editor/reporter.
So we are—for the first time ever—joining the throng of requests you are receiving at this time of year for donations. We are hoping to raise sufficient monies to help fund a part-time Editor/Reporter in Lyme-Old Lyme and also assist with our ever-increasing operating expenses.
So if you value our work and would like to support this effort, please consider a donation in any amount to help us meet this goal. You can donate online via this linkor mail a check to:
Shoreline Web News LLC
10208 Kensington Pkwy
Kensington, MD 20895-3305
Thank you so much in advance for your generosity. And also huge thanks to all those of you, who have already donated to LymeLine—in some cases, multiple times over multiple years. Your contributions, coupled with payments from our wonderful band of loyal advertisers, are, quite simply, why we are still here.
AGAIN, THANK YOU!
Olwen Logan,
Publisher/Editor, LymeLine.com
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