Giving locally
It’s Pledge Week for my local NPR affiliate. Though I’ve listened for a couple of years, I’ll confess I’ve never contributed to the cause. When the kids were little and watching Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers I annually sent my $35 in to the PBS tv station, but as they grew (and the station stopped showing Dr. Who and Red Dwarf) I let my membership lapse. It’s been a lot of years now since I made a donation.
This morning on the way home from dropping Tony off at school, listening to the volunteers reciting the great programming I always tune in to, the guilt got to me. I called as soon as I walked into the house and made a pledge. I can give up my weekly latte for a couple of months to pay for it.
Now I can listen to the radio the rest of the week without squirming.
If you listen to public radio, please think about giving them a buck or two to help out. The option is all Clear Channel all the time. You don’t want that.
October 29th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
I always donate anonymously to NPR. Otherwise they waste a percentage of my donation bugging me afterward.
October 30th, 2006 at 12:29 pm
That’s a great idea, DOF. I didn’t even think of that.