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June CHA newsletter available, is the last print issue
The June 2012 issue of the Church Hill Association newsletter is now available (PDF). It is, as always, a valuable resource. Sadly, this may very well be the last printed issue, according to CHA President Jon Ondrak:
Some news for everyone to consider, CHA’s newsletter editor, Bev Gray, has submitted her resignation. This edition of the newsletter will be our final edition until a new editor can be found. Until that time CHA will publish meeting minutes and other items of interest on our website www.ChurchHill.org. […]
The newsletter includes a statement by Ms.Gray, essentially explaining her resignation as being in response to negativity:
Plus, as importantly on a personal level, the sheer number of hours it takes to produce a newsletter each month coupled with that negativity, has become too overwhelming. It is very taxing. With the increasing demands of my time as my own design agency grows, it has become more and more difficult to volunteer the 20-30 hours this publication takes to produce each month along with fielding the negative comments and demands.
I don’t want to know specifically what got said to Ms.Gray, because I believe that I have a sense of what she may be encountering. I would like to say “thank you” for your efforts, Bev. I have always found the newsletter to be an incredible asset to the community.
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Gutsy call, Bev. Couldn’t agree with you more about the retirement of the hard copy newsletter.
If the newsletter (or blog, or whatever it becomes) goes electronic, a hard copy of the news/announcements can still be printed and posted on a bulletin board at a central location (e.g., Buzzy’s or the East End Library.)
I think Ms Gray clearly laid out what her issues were and I doubt we’ll find anyone who would put up with the same issues. So if we want a CHA letter and we don’t want to pitch in then we should shut up and not complain, or pay someone to listen to us complain. I do think that it makes more sense to do an E-newsletter. If you need a hard copy, print one from home.
Volunteer work can go unappreciated (been there, done that) but like others, believe electronic is the way to go green especially since she mentioned most end up in the landfill.
I do know the circumstances which was basically flack over layout design and the contents of being 2% community related and 98% ads and CHA business related. So little by way of monthly local human interest or historical stories (like in years past) but at the same time, no one submitted any so…
Hoping the online issues can be a little more story heavy.
Thanks Bev.
Thank you all for your support, understanding and encouragement. CHA is dedicated to making sure we keep the Church Hill community informed, regardless of membership status. CHA has roughly 200 members however our printed newsletter reached 1,600 doorsteps each month.
We’ll do our best to maintain that momentum on our website and through our email updates.
You have my very best regards and my person thanks,
Jon Ondrak
Haters be hatin’. I still think we need the newsletter “Watergate/Deepthroat Style”. Just leave chalk marks on side walks and notes on cocktail napkins at the Hill Cafe. Just for the record, volunteering requires a commitment. Jerks are a way of life. Dealing with jerks is a prerequsite for volunteering. Quitting is too easy. Let’s hunt down the folk(s) that be hatin’ Ms.Gray zombie style! (Pitchforks and torches optional)