Charlotte pulls together — again!

Here at The Charlotte News, we’d like to pause to express our gratitude — and to briefly take you behind the scenes at the newspaper and website to explain why we’re grateful.

Not everyone knows that we are a nonprofit organization with only one full-time and three part-time employees. It costs about $6,000 to put out each issue of the newspaper and to keep the website up to date. We get things done with the efforts of dozens of volunteers and donors who do everything from writing stories to paying the bills. We pull together to make it happen, and we couldn’t do it without you. Literally. And we’ve been doing it — together — for 66 years.

Although we are an affluent community, the paper doesn’t have an endowment or a friend writing big checks. It’s grassroots supporters like you who make this nonprofit newspaper possible … and somehow it works.

Our newspaper and website are humble, yes, but vital to the Charlotte community; our supporters are vital to “The Charlotte News.”

So, as we pause today, we say thanks again for coming together. For coming through. And for recognizing the value of this community newspaper.

We wrapped up our Annual Fund campaign last Saturday having exceeded our goal and raised just over $26,000. This allows us to put out another eight newspapers and to mail them free of charge to all 1,840 households in Charlotte. A huge thank you to the 200 Charlotters who made donations.

It’s never too late to get on board. You may send a check to P.O. Box 251, Charlotte, VT 05445 or make a donation anytime on our secure website.

If you have given, please accept our deepest thanks for joining together with this community to make the magic happen!

(Claudia Marshall and John Quinney are members of the newspaper’s fundraising committee.)