A special thank-you for December supporters
by Melanie Jongsma, Publisher
LANSING, Ill. (January 1, 2022) – New Year’s Eve was a busy time at The Lansing Journal: SO MANY of you responded to our request for year-end help! And I was eager to get those gifts recorded and those thank-you emails sent before midnight. Whether you are a long-time supporter of this community newspaper or a newcomer to our family of givers, you helped us finish 2021 strong. Thank you.
The Lansing Journal has published 5,537 articles since going online in 2017. That kind of reporting is possible because of early believers who started supporting us right away. Those early gifts got us this far, and we are grateful.
Just as important are the new supporters who joined us this month. November and December are the height of “giving season” in the world of fundraising, and we are grateful for all of you who stepped up and responded to the need. That kind of growth is essential in order for us to grow our capacity to cover local news.
When you look at the lists of names below, will you join us in saying thank-you? All these people helped us finish 2021 strong, which means we can begin 2022 even stronger.
Thank you, December supporters
Monthly sustainers
We are so grateful for people who are able to commit to a recurring gift of a set amount each month. Those gifts have long-term impact because they allow us to plan with confidence. And monthly gifts involve lower administrative costs, which allows us to focus on news. The list below includes all our monthly sustainers who gave gifts in December:
- Anonymous Supporters
- Anonymous Believer
- Anonymous Friends
- Lindsey and Saad Abbasy
- Karen Adams
- American Legion Riders
- Anthony Arnold
- Donna Marshall Attinello
- Jennifer Avenatti
- Judith Beezhold
- Dan Bergan
- Wes and Joy Blocker
- Bob Boer
- Dan and Kristy Bootsma
- Debbie Boroviak
- Susan Bovino
- Theresa Bresnahan
- Joseph Bugajski
- Marsha Bultema
- John Bush
- Maryann Centracchio
- Kathleen and William Clausing
- Laurel Clausing
- Greg and Jane Compeau
- Marlene Cook
- Diane Costello
- Denise Cox
- Kerry Czarobski
- Tricia Deblock
- Owen Decking
- Patricia Deckinga
- Antoinette DeLaurentis
- Debra DeNardo
- Deborah Dennis
- Fran Duffy
- Barb Dust
- Rich Dust
- Don Dykstra
- Roseann Dykstra
- Pamela Edrington
- Alexa Edwards
- Edwin H. Lugowski, Jr., AIA, Architect
- Martina Eldsmoe
- Margaret Evans
- Sandra Farmer
- Frank Fetters
- Fine Tune Auto
- Marilyn Freeman
- Jim and Judy Friesema
- Tina Funchion
- Geraldine Giglio
- Edward Gonzalez
- Jacob Gourley
- Cynthia Griffiths
- Patty Grigutis
- Diane Hacker
- Brian Hanigan
- Jan Hansen
- Brian and Kathy Hardy
- Cam and Megan Harvey
- Julie Hiskes
- Ted and Helen Hnatusko
- Marjorie Holme
- Mark Hornung
- Donna Huizenga
- Smilja Ivancevic
- Stephanie Jansma
- Arlo and Brenda Kallemeyn
- Jean Klacik
- Nicole Kleidon
- Frank Knittle
- Judith Koch
- Anita Kowalisyn
- Pat Kremer
- Cynthia Krusza
- Mark and Missy Krygsheld
- Jill Laboy
- Cheryl LaMar
- Pamela Lancy
- Bruce Langman
- David Larsen
- Morris Lewis
- Judy Lohr-Safcik
- Jim and Suzanne Long
- John Long
- Luci Lugowski
- Rich and Diane Lund
- Kathleen Maanum
- Chanta Manson
- Michele Marek
- Barbara McKinney
- Dehlia Mendoza
- Lynda Mendoza
- Roberto Mendoza
- Christine Merchat
- Martha Montiel
- Keith Morlock
- Chuck Murach
- Marilou Ooms
- Grant Oppenhuis
- Gregory Ott
- Mary Beth Palka
- Thomas Panichi
- Robert Parrent
- Moira Peterson
- Gabriel Pierce
- Susan Planer
- Rosemarie Polgar
- Jay and Chris Popp
- Joanne Pritchard
- Sherlena Puyol
- Jean Qualls
- Penelope Rellis
- Rose Rivas
- Jane Roseen
- Kristin Russell
- Jennifer Saia
- Wendy Sanders
- Ann Schenkel
- Roberta Schopp-Coe
- Sandy Schultz
- Dave and Janice Schurman
- Pete and Shirley Schurman
- Fred and Patti Seibel
- Connie Simon
- Todd Simon
- Mike and Denise Skrbina
- Slaughter & Associates
- Michelle Smith
- Frieda Smits
- Richard Smits
- Reba Spilis
- Kelsee Stallinga
- Dan Stamper
- John Stole
- Jim Sweeney
- Debbie Terpstra
- Linda Todd
- Karen and Gammon Trimuel
- Virginia and John Ulaszek
- Leo Valencia
- Wendy Van Der Aa
- Jill Van Kuiken
- James Van Milligen
- Arlyn VanEk
- Gerrit Veenstra
- Tim Vermeer
- Sandy Vree
- Sandra Wagner
- Scott Wagner
- Phyllis Warsen
- Waters Edge Aquascaping
- Dave Wilford
- Adrienne Winchester
- Bob and Jean Wood
- Dana Wood
- Patricia Yos
- Chris Zdanowski
- Char Zralka
Impromptu givers
Many people are not able to commit to a monthly gift, but they give on their own schedule, or they step up in response to a specific need or appeal. In fact, some of the names below also appear on the list of monthly givers because they gave a special gift this month in addition to their regular sustained giving. We are grateful for the following supporters who gave in December:
- Anonymous Friend
- Anonymous Resident
- Anonymous Supporter
- Anonymous Giver
- A & S Painting
- James and Kathleen Adduci
- Adam Anhalt
- Yvette Bickcom
- Gloria Biondi
- Nancy Boukal
- David Brickman
- Maria Cabrera
- Ann Chilla
- Sharon Clark
- Ann DeBoer
- Marion Demchak
- Cathy DeYoung
- Joyce Dykstra
- Donna Fefee
- Rebecca Furlong
- Evelyn Gossman
- Tony and Maureen Grady-Perovich
- Phyllis Gritters
- Sonia E. Gutierrez
- Rebecca Haan
- Valorie Harris
- Stacey Hastings
- Carla Huang
- Patricia Jaracz
- Milka Jerkan
- Manuel Juarez
- Arlo and Brenda Kallemeyn
- Terry and Cheryl Kapteyn
- Linda Koselke
- Judy Kuzemka
- Clem and Barb Lessner
- Deadre Lorber
- Ed Marco
- Barbara McKinney
- Joyce Mulder
- Anonymous Neighbor
- Paul Orich
- Gregory Ott
- Bryan Paliga
- Karen Parker
- Lynn Potter
- Rosalie Prystalski
- Lorraine Przybyl
- Rosalie Putignano
- Karen Rentfro
- Monica Hammond Scheppe
- Schultz Insurance Agency
- Gloria and Robert Sharer
- Brenda Singleton
- Rich and Frieda Smits
- Diane Spallina
- Tom and Terri Stallinga
- Kirstin Stellfox
- Raymond Sutorius
- Jim Sweeney
- Victoria Szewczyk
- Carol Taylor
- Mary Teyro
- Diane Togtman
- Catherine Van Eck
- Arlyn VanEk
- Jeri Villa
- Karen Vrdolyak
- Josie Whiting-Smith
- Becky Wynsma
Friends, thank you all for joining us in this mission of building community through balanced, reliable, local news. We are grateful for your partnership, and we are excited about continuing and growing the work in the coming year.
