What I'm proudest of
Three or four times a year we hold an in-house auction to sell off all the graft that companies send us to promote their products. Books and CDs, kitchen supplies, T-shirts and ball caps, toys, even alcoholic beverages. We rarely use the stuff for stories, but don't tell the companies because the money we raise from the sales goes to charity.
This year, we brought in $1,200, the highest total ever. The money is being split between the Empty Stocking Fund, which the paper sponsors, and a program that allows us to sponsor Christmas for some families.
Our staff does many things I'm proud of. Most of their accomplishments you see in our paper or on the Web. But the staff's generosity -- many folks pay more than the value of the product because they know where the money's going -- blows me away.
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John,
And proud you should be. Congrats to you and your staff and best wishes for the Holiday Season.
MD
PS-Maybe next year you could put some items on your blog for a silent auction and pull in some more bucks.
Posted on December 7, 2005 10:39 AM