Dear reader,
I’m not responsible for cooking the turkey this year (sigh of relief). But I am responsible for helping us reach our goal of sending 8,000 meals to the Vermont Foodbank by Thursday. And right now we are just over halfway there.
Please join me in supporting both local nonprofit journalism and our neighbors struggling to put food on the table at night.
Staff at the Vermont Foodbank say they are always surprised and moved by how many people both use and donate to the Foodbank as their circumstances change. Sometimes a donor becomes a shopper during a time of need; a shopper often becomes a donor once their situation stabilizes. The staff at the Foodbank say that this phenomenon is one of the most inspiring parts of their work. It’s why they call it “the help we all need.”
It reminds me of how proud I am that VTDigger makes our news freely available to all. Food and accurate information are basic needs that everyone should enjoy bountifully through good times and bad.
You might be surprised to know that out of 630,000 monthly website readers and 42,000 people who received our free newsletters, only 8,500 are currently supporting members of VTDigger. That’s less than 2 percent of website readers and under 20 percent of newsletter subscribers!
You can give the help we all need today. If you value high-quality local journalism, join our member drive with a gift that works for you. Your donation will also send 5 meals to the Vermont Foodbank. Will you help us reach our goal by Thursday?
I hope you’ll join us because, unlike that turkey recipe I experimented with last year, it’s is a surefire way to do good this week.
With gratitude,
Libbie Sparadeo
Director of Membership & Engagement
