2 GROUNDCOVER NEWS GROUNDCOVER community EVENTS DEPOT TOWN TREE LIGHTING CELEBRATION Sunday, December 1, 5:30 p.m. Ypsilanti Depot Town, 100 Market Place The tree, near various shops and restauarants, will light up for the holiday season. This year, meet Santa in the Ypsilanti Freighthouse, and visit with Santa's Reindeer. Plus, write letters to Santa and enjoy cookies. Unicorn rides, a petting farm, and more family fun starting at 5 p.m. ANN ARBOR 200 FILM SERIES Mondays in December, 6 p.m. AADL-Downtown Meet local filmmakers and view short films that are all about Ann Arbor! As part of Ann Arbor 200 (the library’s celebration of the city’s bicentennial year), AADL commissioned 20+ short documentary films that explore topics from Ann Arbor's history. Locations will vary within the building. MIDNIGHT MARKET Friday, December 6, 5 p.m. - 12 a.m. Downtown Ann Arbor A2's beloved downtown holiday shopping event is bigger and better than ever, with festivities in State Street, Kerrytown and Main Street. YPSIWRITES: WRITING as a GIFT Saturday, December 7, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Join for a hands-on virtual writing session to learn about and create different types of writing gifts for loved ones. Register at: www.ypsiwrites.com/events A2 ART CENTER AUTHOR SERIES: OUR LOVE WILL CHANGE the WORLD Thursday, December 5, 7 - 8:30 p.m. A2AC Gallery 117 W Liberty, Ann Arbor Author reading featuring Cal Freeman, Scott Beal, Brittany Rogers, Rebecca Biber, Kelly Hoppenjans and Monica Rico. Inspired by Doug Coombe's photo exhibit. PULL OVER PREVENTION and MUTUAL AID FAIR Saturday, December 14, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Masjid Ibrahim, 315 S Ford Blvd, Ypsilanti Free car repair, food, vaccines, pet supplies and more! A200 BICENTENNIAL CLOSING CEREMONY Sunday, December 14, 5:30 p.m. Skyline High School, 2552 N Maple Rd Read more details on page 5 NOVEMBER 29, 2024 Cartoon by Izzy Hedin- Urrutia PROVIDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-DETERMINED INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY POVERTY, PRODUCING A STREET NEWSPAPER THAT GIVES A PLATFORM TO UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES IN WASHTENAW COUNTY, PROMOTING AN ACTION TO BUILD A JUST, CARING AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY. Groundcover News, a 501(c)(3) organization, was founded in April 2010 as a means to empower lowincome persons to make the transitions from homeless to housed, and from jobless to employed. Vendors purchase each copy of our regular editions of Groundcover News at our office for 50 cents. This money goes towards production costs. Vendors work selling the paper on the street for $2, keeping all income and tips from each sale. Street papers like Groundcover News exist in cities all over the United States, as well as in more than 40 other countries, in an effort to raise awareness of the plight of homeless people and combat the increase in poverty. Our paper is a proud member of the International Network of Street Papers. STAFF Lindsay Calka — publisher Cynthia Price — editor Michelle Lardie-Guzek — intern ISSUE CONTRIBUTORS Elizabeth Bauman Beverly Boss Jim Clark Cindy Gere Alexandra Granberg Mike Jones Dan Meisler Ken Parks Cynthia Price Scoop Stevens Wayne Sparks Shawn Swoffer Felicia Wilbert GROUNDCOVER NEWS ADVERTISING RATES Size 1/8 1/6 1/4 1/2 full page Black/White $110.00 $145.00 $200.00 $375.00 $650.00 Color $150.00 $200.00 $265.00 $500.00 $900.00 Dimensions (W x H in inches) 5 X 3 or 2.5 X 6.5 5 X 4 5 X 6.25 5 X 13 or 10.25 X 6.5 10.25 X 13 CONTACT US PROOFREADERS Susan Beckett Elliot Cubit Steve Ross Anabel Sicko VOLUNTEERS Jessi Averill Sim Bose Zachary Dortzbach Luiza Duarte Caetano Jacob Fallman Glenn Gates Johnathan Glass Alexandra Granberg Emily Mills Robert Klingler Anthony McCormick Mary Wisgerhof Max Wisgerhof Melanie Wenzel Story and photo submissions: submissions@groundcovernews.com Advertising and partnerships: contact@groundcovernews.com Office: 423 S. 4th Ave., Ann Arbor Mon-Sat, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Phone: 734-263-2098 @groundcover @groundcovernews DONATE, LISTEN TO OLD ISSUES + LEARN MORE www.groundcovernews.org PACKAGE PRICING Three Months/Six Issues: 15% off Six Months/Twelve Issues: 25% off Full Year/Twenty-four Issues: 35% off Only run for two weeks/one issue: 40% off Additional 20% discount for money saving coupons
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