Sunday, August 12, 2007

Connor of the TL: Subscribe and we'll donate $25 to your charity

"The only thing better than making money might be giving it away," Richard Connor writes in Sunday's Times Leader.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Connor writes: "we have recognized the responsibility our company has not to simply “take” from the community"
He really sees taking from the community as a "responsibility" of newspapers?
Someone edit this clod!

Anonymous said...

Excellent idea having The Times Leader more involved in the community by showing its more about covering news, but helping out various charities.

Lets see the Emerald Castle pony up.

Anonymous said...

I thought that by buyhing that rag I was ALREADY giving to charity.

Anonymous said...

I thought the TL already did enough charity with some of those front page advertisements it produces. ... But all jokes aside, it's a cool idea. Never hurts to give back a little.

Anonymous said...

The Times-Shamrock folks? Let's see: how many hundreds of thousands raised in the wake of 9/ll? How much for Katrina relief?

Good works are good works, and all are to be encouraged--but let's not hint that the TT, CV and the rest haven't stepped up to the plate many times.

Anonymous said...

If by "stepped up to the plate" you mean participated in a fundraiser that was big on warm and fuzzy and tiny on outlay, yep, TS has stepped up to the plate numerous times.

I think a better measurement of stepping up to the plate would be outright donations (without including the social obligations that allegiance to all things Irish require or those donations made without having their hand forced so as to not be outdone by the local junkyard billionaire) realized without them using staff to create the illusion.

Anonymous said...

I stand corrected. I guess I'll subscribe to the T-L NOT because its newsprint doesn't wipe off on my hands, but to make up for the fact my motorcycle is in the shop and I can't go on any charity rides this summer.

Anonymous said...

Can I get a toaster instead?

Anonymous said...

Gotta wonder if Connor and the TL will try to "welch" out of this charity pledge.