Dear Friend,

Saturday is the final day of our 2022 year-end fundraising campaign, and we are so close to reaching our matching goal. 

Thanks to a $5,000 donation from Harvard Pilgrim, we are now within $2,500 of qualifying for an additional $16,000 in matching funds.

Two generous donors have agreed to match any gift between now and midnight on Saturday, up to $16,000. Will you help us secure these critical funds that power our independent newsroom?

Thanks to this last-minute match, your $10 gift becomes $20. $50 becomes $100, and so on.

The financial pressures local newspapers have faced over the last 15 years are well known, but however imperiled they may be, newspapers remain a superb way to connect communities through a common understanding of the world around us. When we share the same facts, we can solve all sorts of challenges. One fact I know BDN readers appreciate is that we’re an independent newspaper, rare in this business by now, fighting to maintain the resources needed to serve Maine readers with the reporting they deserve.

With your help, we can hit our goal by Saturday night's deadline and qualify for every available dollar of matching funds.

Sincerely,

Todd Benoit

President and COO