Happy News Year

Story by Patti Brown

Looking back and looking forward

This week we touched the six-month milestone since the launch of the Estes Valley Voice. We are grateful to our readers, subscribers, sponsors, and advertisers. Thank you all and thank you the generous contributors who helped us not just to reach our goal but to exceed it for a 50-50 match through ColoradoGives.

Thank you to the Colorado Media Project and Colorado News Collaborative for serving as our fiscal sponsor. We will receive a grant of $11,294 from this campaign. As a news startup that runs on a shoestring budget, this funding will go a long way toward paying our writers and keeping the lights on.

None of our stories are behind a paywall because we believe that people should have access to the news, but we depend on the support of paid subscribers, sponsors, and advertisers to keep the doors open. And we deeply appreciate the support of people who believe in the value of local community journalism. Thank you.

Over the past six months, so many people have reached out to say, “keep doing what you’re doing!” What we’re doing is reporting the news.

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