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 to an end our seventh year of publishing Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors in print and online at NewtownSquareMag.com. It is hard for me to believe you’re holding our 84th issue in your hands!
Can you recall the first time Newtown Square’s hometown magazine arrived in your mail? Did you wonder how it could come to you for free? Over the past seven 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 August 2018, I never imagined how well our magazine would serve to be Bringing People Together now for nearly eight 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 Square. 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 Square residents.
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 Square Sponsors had the freedom to say no. They had the freedom to advertise their business in many other ways. But they chose us! The chose to use a portion of their limited marketing budget to sponsor the residents of Newtown Square. And in doing so, they make it possible for our hometown magazine to be mailed to your home for free each month, and to be available for free download
online at NewtownSquareMag.com.
Our advertising Sponsors had the freedom to say no but they said YES. And we also have a similar freedom to say yes to the businesses that clearly demonstrate how important Newtown Square residents are to the success of their business.
This month, as we outwardly celebrate our American freedom, remember we have the freedom to vote with our wallets by choices we make through our purchases. Make your vote count by choosing a local business. And whenever possible, choose to business first with your hometown Sponsors who have said “yes” to Bringing People Together through your hometown magazine, which is made possible by their advertising sponsorship of Newtown Square residents.