What I'm proudest of
Throughout the year, companies send us their products in the hopes -- usually vain -- that we'll promote them in the newspaper. Books, CDs, baseball caps, calendars, wine, toys and games -- you name it, we seem to get it. Rather than give the stuff away or keep it for personal use, we auction it off to our staff to raise money for charity.
This year, we raised more than $1,000, the highest total ever. The money is being split between the Empty Stocking Fund and a program that allows us to sponsor Christmas for some families.
Our staff does many things I'm proud of, not the least of which is to put out a good newspaper, often under trying conditions. But every year at this time, its generosity to help others in need overwhelms me.
