From the editors

Rob & Sara Bednark
The Portland Upside
April 2010

“How’s the paper going?” is a common question we get asked nowadays. We answer a variety of ways depending on the day, how well we know the person asking the question and how close we are to a publication deadline.

Truthfully, it is going well.

We are pleased with the quality of the publication we are putting out. Each month many new and committed readers pick up the printed version of the Upside around the Portland metro area and many more visit our website to read the online version. We’re getting great feedback from our readers, advertisers and the subjects of our articles. The number of volunteers who write, photograph and distribute for the Portland Upside is growing and becoming more diverse.

But the truth is, also, that our funds are running out. From the beginning, we’ve focused on keeping our expenses low and we’ve been able to create 12 great issues, financed not only from advertising, sponsorship, and donations, but primarily from our savings account.

We love publishing the Upside but we need more financial support to continue supplying Portland with the best good news in town. If you enjoy reading it and want to see it continue, please support the Upside with a donation, sponsorship, or advertising.

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Go online to portlandupside.com to donate or get more info about advertising and sponsorship. Contact Sara & Rob at 503-663-1526 or editors@portlandupside.com Or send your donation to The Portland Upside, 10013 SE Eastmont Dr, Damascus, OR 97089