Herland Sister Resources

As the 2004 income and expenses statement below indicates, we ran somewhat in the red last year. Partly this was because we did not receive any foundation grant money, which we usually do and expect to do this year. Partly it was because most of our energy was spent establishing and maintaining a variety of projects both lowkey and either free or low-income — our supper club, Scrabble night, video night, hike, book club, small inhouse concerts, and poetry issues of the Voice. The Herland Voice is one of our major expenses; it never comes close to paying for itself, and our poetry issues cost even more than the rest. We think they are worth it.

This year we have or are planning several fundraising events, and, reluctant as almost all of us are to ask for money, we are committed to asking for donations at our various in-house “free” events.

We are an entirely volunteer organization, and almost entirely a service organization — note our sales last year were less than 10% of our income. We live or die by your generosity. Last year we received around $2,400 — an average of $200 a month. If we can increase that by $50 a month, to bring in $3,000, plus receive our grant and stage some good fundraisers, we will be in the black — which will put us in the pink.

Please help us keep on keeping on for another year. If you can’t send us anything this month, send it on when you can. Thank you very very much.