SpokaneFAVS really is like my child in some ways. I look at it at and beam with pride. I love it, even though the worry I have for it keeps me awake many nights. I just want the best for it.
I want it to make a difference in this community. I want it to be a constructive platform for religious and moral dialogue. I want it to be a good steward as a local Spokane organization. I want it to be a credible journalistic publication.
I think even as an infant, it already is all those things. And I know with support, patience, nurturing and love it can grow into so much more. I’m so glad it has such a strong community already surrounding it.
Our first three years haven’t been easy. Sure, things started out great! We had a grant, we had a national partner. But, like so many families, there was a divorce right around our second birthday.
We are survivors though. Our writers and readers jumped in with the I Am SpokaneFAVS campaign and raised $12,000 to keep us going! After the breakup, we won our second national journalism award. We continued hosting our regular community events. Those are just some of the things that have fueled us this past year, and we want you to come celebrate with us. That’s right, we are throwing ourselves a birthday party!
Our party is going to be today (May 27) from 6:30 p.m. until…whenever we want…at Boots Bakery & Lounge, 24 W Main Ave. We’ll have appetizers and cupcakes to share. And, we hope that like at any birthday party, you’ll bring a present.
A present for a website? Yes. We raised $12,000 last year. But, that was last year and funds are low. So, below is a list of what we are asking for. Of course, you do NOT have to bring anything to come. Show up, show you value FAVS, and that will carry us more than you know! Bring your friends and family! We hope to see you there.
The FAVS birthday party wish list:
- Cold, hard cash!
- Sign up to make a recurring PayPal donation
- Gas gift cards
- Office supply gift cards
- Printer paper
- Postage stamps
- Envelopes
- Buy an ad on FAVS! Or gift someone an ad on FAVS!
- Gift us advertising space on social media or in local publications
- Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Video camera, microphone
- Coffee shop gift cards
- Reporters notebooks
- Gift us marketing materials (fliers, car magnets, swag)
- Donate us office space
- Gift us your talents (graphic design, Web design, etc.)
- Pay for our PO Box
- Gift certificate to Credo Mobile (our cell phone provider)
- Gift certificate to AT&T (our iPad provider)
- iTunes gift certificate (for the apps we use to make FAVS great)
- Pay for our Web hosting
- Help us pay to create a SpokaneFAVS app!
- Donate event space
- A Spokesman-Review subscription
Want to support FAVS but can’t attend our party? You can mail a gift to us at PO Box 8416, Spokane, WA 99203.
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Awesome! See you at the birthday party!