Please consider contributing to Annual Fund Campaign

The Charlotte News is a paper about us, by us, and for us. Since 1958, the paper has been integral to our town life. It’s one of the oldest continuously published community newspapers in Vermont.

Today, we are kicking off our 2025 Annual Fund Campaign with a goal of raising $25,000 to support the paper. Please consider making a contribution to keep The Charlotte News sustainable and free, to benefit everyone in our community. 

Your gift matters. Donations fund the majority of The Charlotte News’s lean, $170,000 annual budget. Meeting our goal will enable us to move forward with confidence the rest of the year, knowing we have the funds to print and deliver papers, and the staff to reach across our town, reporting on the most important topics of the day. 

We are deeply grateful to everyone who contributes. Every gift makes a difference.

If you have not contributed before, please join us. The Lionheart Charitable Trust is matching gifts from first-time supporters dollar for dollar. That means that a $60 gift doubles to become $120. The match opportunity is limited and ends on Aug. 31, 2025.

The Charlotte News is a proud example of the tradition of local journalism. It provides a unique source of in-depth reporting and a forum for discussion, input and understanding. Local papers, particularly non-profit papers, are disappearing in many towns across Vermont. With every shuttering, we lose a part of our civic life. 

With a small but mighty team, The Charlotte News accomplishes a lot. In 2024 we:

• Delivered 1,250 free hard copy newspapers to 1,765 households and businesses in Charlotte;

• Distributed 52 eNews issues to 1,089 subscribers;

• Recorded 200,000 page views on our website (27 percent annual increase); and

• Provided 1,712 downloads of the digital newspaper via the website. 

Here are some highlights of our community efforts in action. Last year we:

• Were supported by the talents and generosity of 150 volunteers — writers, photographers, delivery drivers, proofreaders, board and committee members;

• Partnered with Charlotte Central School. To date, we’ve featured stories by 18 different students, ages 10-13; 

• Partnered with the University of Vermont’s Community News Service, publishing the work of 23 college students to date; 

• Partnered with 74 advertisers, including many locally owned businesses and nonprofits serving our community; and

• Featured countless community members in coverage throughout the year.

Now is your chance to support the community of Charlotte in a way that benefits everyone. You can give online at charlottenewsvt.org/donate or mail a gift to us at: The Charlotte News, P.O. Box 251, Charlotte, VT 05445.

Thank you so much.

(Andrew Zehner is the chair of the board of directors of The Charlotte News.)