This month begins with festive salutes to American Freedom through 4th of July celebrations recalling the birth of our nation. We, living in the Land of the Free, have much to be grateful for. This July also brings us closer to the beginning of our fourth year (in October) of publishing Newtown Edgmont Friends & Neighbors in print and online at TheNEMag.com. It is hard for me to believe you’re holding our 34th issue in your hands!
Can you recall the first time Newtown Edgmont’s hometown magazine arrived in your mail? Did you wonder how it could come to you for free? Over the past three years, have you come to look forward to each new issue? Most importantly, have you come to understand our magazine’s motto: Bringing People Together? While preparing for our first issue in October 2022, I never imagined how well our magazine would serve to be Bringing People Together for these three amazing years! And yet, I know it’s true because I am often thanked for our publication’s feel-good features, which circulate what we have in common: our hometown pride of living in Newtown, Edgmont or Willistown. That’s how we bring people together, through this social-media-in-print, which is our hometown magazine, made possible by our advertising Sponsors of Newtown Edgmont.
Regular readers know I always give all the credit for the success of our magazine to the advertising Sponsors seen on these pages. But I’ve never shared that sentiment with this freedom: Our Newtown Edgmont Sponsors had the freedom to say no. They had the freedom to advertise their business in many other ways. But they chose us! They chose to use a portion of their limited marketing budget to sponsor the residents of Newtown, Edgmont and Willistown Townships. And by using that portion of their limited marketing budget, they not only make our free hometown magazine possible, they’re also showing us how important our community is to the success of their local business.
Our Sponsors had the freedom to say no but they said YES for our benefit. This month, as we outwardly celebrate our American freedom, let’s vote with our wallets by the choices we make in making our purchases. Make your vote count for local business. And whenever possible, choose to do
business first with your hometown Sponsors who have said “yes” to Bringing People Together through your hometown magazine made possible by the yes our advertising Sponsors give every month to the benefit of Newtown, Edgmont and Willistown residents.
Bob Blaisse
Publisher, Newtown Edgmont Friends & Neighbors