Greetings!
…and our best wishes for a Happy 2014 for everyone!
January means taking stock of the past and looking forward to the future, and either way we look there are good things to see. Our newsletter this month features our look back at all our stories from 2013. From the big stories of our Feature articles, through Drew’s full menu, Keith’s year-long funny page, or the full year of Furious, you’ll find it all wrapped up in a bow. But of course, I’m more excited about the future. Just here in the opening weeks of the new year there are already two things to look forward to… one will correct an egregious wrong we’ve been living with for more than a year, and the other will mean money in the pockets of deserving non-profits…
The first big event is for all of Portland. XRAY-FM is stepping forward to fill the abandoned shoes of local talk radio. It’s not a rumor anymore, they’ve blown away their Kickstarter goal of $40K and they’ll definitely be on the air, probably starting in mid-February. You’ll hear familiar voices like Thom Hartmann and Carl Wolfson, but you’ll also hear new shows from Jefferson Smith, Adam Klugman, and more. XRAY is planning to augment the talk radio with local music curated by an impressive array of DJs and musicians. It’s going to be something entirely new on the radio dial, a resource currently not found in Portland, and possibly the beginnings of something that could spread far beyond just our city. We hope you check it out at your first opportunity, and I promise to keep you informed on their progress (starting with this month’s article on it).
The second big event hits a little closer to home. One of our Feature articles this month describes our new Referral Reward Program, designed to reward your generous referrals with contributions to the non-profit groups of your choice. You’ll want to read the article for all the details, but basically we’ll donate up to $50 to a group you pick for every new client who comes in and gives your name as a referral. Not only that, but we’ll make an additional quarterly donation of up to $250 and a yearly donation of up to $500 in the name of the person with the most referrals! We’re sure this program will be a great boon to everyone involved.
Again, on behalf of all of us here at the shop, I’d like to extend our warmest wishes for a happy new year for you and your families. We appreciate your support through the years, and we’ll do our best to justify your continued support going forward. And we look forward to seeing you throughout 2014 and beyond!
Take Care and Make a Great Day!
