Dear fellow Hanoverians:
Just in time for the new school year, Hanover’s Around Town on the Web
(ATOTW) is back! Please accept my apologies to all of you who sent me your
e-blast requests this summer that did not go out due to my medical leave.
The good news is that I am recovering, albeit more slowly than I
anticipated or would prefer – ha! I hope to be able to handle all of your
upcoming requests going forward.
As a reminder, here are some answers to some frequently asked questions
about ATOTW:
What will you send “Around Town on the Web”?
Please know that I am a volunteer who is simply joyfully providing a
service to my community. I send information regarding:
Non-profit events in Hanover
Events sponsored by Hanover non-profit organizations
The Town of Hanover’s municipal government
Contested town elections (candidate information must be brief and unbiased)
For-profit organizations which are providing a free community service to
Hanover residents – occasionally. I do ask that for-profits use traditional
paid-for advertising.
Individual Hanover residents in need (but not lost and found animals –
please post them on Facebook)
Significant Hanover happenings and milestones
Community safety issues
If something I send is not of interest to you, just hit delete! I make
connections, provide a resource, and bring people together. I shout good
news from the rooftops! I hope that I encourage you to get involved, stay
involved, and help to make Hanover the tremendous, affectionate, and united
small town that it already is and will certainly continue to be with your
devoted participation.
How do I submit something to “Around Town on the Web”?
Please write your information in a press-release format – include who,
what, where, how, when, and why, and send it so that I can simply cut and
paste and send it along.
Please include a contact name AND e-mail address in the information slated
to go out in case recipients have further questions. Phone numbers are also
helpful, but not a “must”. E-mail addresses are a “must”.
Please only send Word documents or information embedded in an e-mail. Most
everything else does not cut and paste well and therefore does not read
well once it goes out.
We have the capability to send .pdf’s as attachments. Please also submit
some text to go in the e-mail that accompanies the attached .pdf.
Send everything to cathyhb at atotw.com.
We reserve the right to edit anything we send out, and also the right to
refuse to send something out entirely.
Your information will usually go out within a week of my receipt unless you
request a delay. Please plan your promotional campaigns accordingly.
We also have the capability to schedule the date and time that an e-mail
will go out. So, for instance, if your e-mail is complementing a
long-running Facebook post, you may wish for the ATOTW e-mail to serve as a
reminder a few days or a week before the event.
We don’t send reminders or slightly revised updates. We clog up people’s
in-boxes enough as it is! All ATOTW postings are also available in the
archives for later reference by the residents of Hanover.
I look forward to getting back in the swing of things and connecting all of
us to each other via ATOTW. Enjoy what is left of the summer in the
meantime!
For “Around Town on the Web”,
Cathy H-B
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