ASK A VENDOR THIS COLUMN IS A PLACE FOR DENVER VOICE VENDORS TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FROM OUR READERS AND STAFF. THIS MONTH’S QUESTION WAS SUGGESTED BY DENVER VOICE VENDOR RAELENE JOHNSON. Q A How is your 2024 going so far? What is something you’re hoping for between now and the end of the year? LANDO ALLEN The beginning of the year has been a nightmare for me. My camper got towed. I tried to get a painting sold but didn’t. I wanted to get some fliers done on my paintings, and I failed at that. I was doing too much. I was working for a friend who cheated me out of money, and the sad thing about it is he knew about all of the stuff I was going through. People! I don’t want to play the victim. My main goal is to get things on track, like doing my music, getting more and better paintings done, and moving out of state. I already did one thing. I bought a camper, and this time, I’m going to pay for parking and not make the same mistake [I did with my old camper]. I will need to finish the rest of the goals I set for this year. RAELENE JOHNSON The first half of the year is going to be dealing with surgery and cancer. In the second half of the year, I hope to have nothing but happiness and good health! JERRY ROSEN 2024 is going very well for me, as I’m accomplishing some of my goals. I have received some miracles so far with finances and a few other things. I hope for better health and better things for the coming year. HOW TO HELP The money we take in from vendors helps us cover a portion of our printing costs, but we depend largely on donations from individuals, businesses, and foundations to help us pay our rent and keep the lights on. 1 4 GET THE WORD OUT We rely on grassroots marketing to get the word out about what we do. Talk to people about our organization and share us with your network. Support us on DONATE Donations to the Denver VOICE are tax-deductible. Go to denvervoice.org to give a one-time or recurring donation. You can also mail a check to: Denver VOICE | P.O. Box 1931 | Denver, CO 80201 3 VOLUNTEER We need volunteers to help with everything from newspaper distribution to event planning and management. Contact program@denvervoice.org for volunteering information. 5 SUBSCRIBE If you are unable to regularly purchase a newspaper from our vendors, please consider a subscription. We ask subscribers to support our program with a 12-month pledge to give $10 a month, or a one-time donation of $120. Subscriptions help us cover our costs AND provide an amazing opportunity to those who need it most. Go to denvervoice.org/subscriptions for more information. @denverVOICE 2 ADVERTISE Our readership is loyal, well-educated, and socially concerned. Readers view purchasing the paper as a way to immediately help a person who is poor or homeless while supporting long-term solutions to end poverty. If you are interested in placing an ad or sponsoring a section of the paper, please contact us about rates at ads@denvervoice.org. March 2024 DENVER VOICE 3
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