We feel your continued prayers and thank you for all that you have given us. In a continuing effort to generate new advertising revenue, I have sent letters to numerous needlework shops in the Baltimore-Washington area, asking if they would be interested in placing an advertisement in our newsletter. I am sorry to have to report to you that, other than these three shops, we did not receive a single response to our letters. This is especially disappointing since the letters pointed out that we have approximately 180 members who are active needleworkers. I should think these shops would want to let our members know what they have to offer, and to support our activities.
Advertising revenues are very important to the chapter.
We have experienced recent postage increases, and our printing costs have almost doubled in the last few months. Increased revenues enable us to bring you more informative newsletters and include features such as book reviews and free charts, which seem to have been popular among our members. Ask whether she would be interested in placing an advertisement in our newsletter. If she is, just let me know and I will be happy to reopen a dialog with her. Take your business to the shops who have shown their support for our chapter, our activities, and our members.