The Pledge Drive

October 25, 2007

We’ll get back to Smed’s Corner in a moment, but I wanted to take this time to talk to you about and what it takes to put the great writing and essays of Smed’s Corner on the web and how you can make sure that Smed’s Corner stays on the internet.

All of the great programming, such as “Know Your States” (coming back soon), the various mix discussions, song lyric dissections, the Smed travel stories (a new-ish hit series), the popular family series, and all of the other great things that you see here on Smed’s Corner is made possible from the generous gifts and grants of you, the reader.

It takes a lot to keep Katie in ballet slippers, Kristin in pull-ups, Smed’s on airplanes and Liz in Puffs and cold medication. It takes your generous support. We hear from you all of the time

Smed’s Corner doesn’t come to you via advertisers. It comes to you thanks to you. If you didn’t support Smed’s Corner, there wouldn’t be this great programming that you read on a daily basis, and there definitely would be a void in the internet.

So to support Smed’s Corner, we’ve put together some great premiums that you can receive if you make a modest pledge.

For $10 a month, you can get a Smed’s Corner paperweight.

For $20 a month, you can get a Smed’s Corner coffee mug.

For $25 a month, you can get a one-of-a-kind Smed’s Corner tote bag.

For $50 a month, you can get the official Smed’s Corner Karaoke game. That’s a gift for you that will keep on giving. Well, that and the satisfaction that you have deep inside you knowing that you kept Smed’s Corner on the internet.

And, until midnight tonight, if we get 25 more readers pledge to Smed’s Corner, an anonymous donor will match, dollar for dollar, every pledge that we received today.

So won’t you consider a pledge to Smed’s Corner?

I want to talk about the operators here tonight as well. They’re selflessly giving of their time for this cause – to make sure that Smed’s Corner programming remains on the web, free of charge.

So please, give during this pledge drive. Let’s meet our goal and keep the great essays on the web!

Thank you, it’s 19 minutes past the hour…

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