The gifts of a few make a difference to many
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (October 3, 2021) – One of my jobs as publisher of The Lansing Journal is to ask people for help. It takes a community to run a community newspaper, so I am always looking for ways to invite more members of the community into this enterprise.
Sometimes we need story ideas — and we love receiving your submissions. Sometimes we need advertisers — and we are grateful for the churches, businesses, and organizations that pay us to deliver their message to our readers. Sometimes we need encouragement — and so many of you provide that through cards, notes, comments, and friendly conversations (see the sidebar). Thank you.
Underneath it all, we need financial support. We need to pay our reporters, and keep our website up and running, and send fresh headlines via email each morning. Those basics of reporting, publishing, and delivering news all cost money.
This month 138 individuals and couples helped cover those costs. Some of you joined us for the first time. Some of you increased your giving. Some of you told us you wished you could do more. Thank you. We are grateful for all of you.
Thank you, September supporters
Financial contributions from the 138 people listed below covered the cost of 108 stories this month, written by 11 local journalists and delivered via 30 different emails to more than 3,500 subscribers. Those stories were viewed 70,565 times during the month, by 26,959 different people.
Thank you, September supporters for making all that possible:
- Anonymous Partners
- Anonymous Friends
- Anonymous Supporters
- Anonymous Readers
- Anonymous Believers
- Lindsey and Saad Abbasy
- Karen Adams
- American Legion Riders
- Donna Marshall Attinello
- Jennifer Avenatti
- Judith Beezhold
- Dan Bergan
- Barry Bergstrom
- Bob Boer
- Dan and Kristy Bootsma
- Josh Bootsma
- Susan Bovino
- Theresa Bresnahan
- Joseph Bugajski
- Marsha Bultema
- Maryann Centracchio
- Laurel Clausing
- June and John Cole
- Greg and Jane Compeau
- Marlene Cook
- Diane Costello
- Denise Cox
- Jeannine Cusson
- Kerry Czarobski
- Gina Danehl
- Antoinette DeLaurentis
- Debbie DeNardo
- Fran Duffy
- Barb Dust
- Rich Dust
- Roseann Dykstra
- Don Dykstra
- Alexa Edwards
- Sandra Farmer
- Frank Fetters
- Fine Tune Auto
- Marilyn Freeman
- Jim and Judy Friesema
- Tina Funchion
- Rebecca Garcia
- Edward Gonzalez
- Jose Gonzalez
- Evelyn Gossman
- Jacob Gourley
- LaGretta Green
- Audria Green Hawkins
- Cynthia Griffiths
- Patty Grigutis
- Cam and Megan Harvey
- Julie Hiskes
- Ted and Helen Hnatusko
- Marjorie Holme
- Mark Hornung
- Donna Huizenga
- Stephanie Jansma
- Melanie Jongsma
- Jean Klacik
- Frank Knittle
- Judith Koch
- Pat Kremer
- Cynthia Krusza
- Shannon Krzeminski
- Jill Laboy
- Pamela Lancy
- Bruce Langman
- Jim and Suzanne Long
- Luci Lugowski
- Rich and Diane Lund
- Kathleen Maanum
- Ralph Majak
- Jean McCall
- Dehlia Mendoza
- Lynda Mendoza
- Roberto Mendoza
- Christine Merchat
- Martha Montiel
- Joyce Mulder
- Chuck Murach
- Marilou Ooms
- Grant Oppenhuis
- Mary Beth Palka
- Thomas Panichi
- Robert Parrent
- Robert Paswinski
- Moira Peterson
- Gloria Piskula
- Susan Planer
- Richard Podgorski
- Rosemarie Polgar
- Jennifer Polley
- Jay and Chris Popp
- Dave Price
- Joanne Pritchard
- Lorraine Przybyl
- Jean Qualls
- Penelope Rellis
- Jane Roseen
- Jennifer Saia
- Wendy Sanders
- Carol Schaap
- Sandy Schultz
- Schultz Insurance Agency
- Dave and Janice Schurman
- Pete and Shirley Schurman
- Connie Simon
- Todd Simon
- Slaughter & Associates
- Michelle Smith
- Frieda Smits
- Richard Smits
- Kelsee Stallinga
- John Stole
- Carol Ann Surufka
- Jim Sweeney
- TF South Athletic Booster Club
- Linda Todd
- Karen and Gammon Trimuel
- Virginia and John Ulaszek
- Leo Valencia
- Lorna Van Kley – Bischof
- James Van Milligen
- Gerrit Veenstra
- Tim Vermeer
- Sandy Vree
- Scott Wagner
- Phyllis Warsen
- Waters Edge Aquascaping
- Dave Wilford
- Bob and Jean Wood
- Dana Wood
- Patricia Yos
- Chris Zdanowski
- Char Zralka
