Continue the Print Newsletter?

Convert to an E-mail only newsletter?

The VSC is now debating whether to continue, or discontinue, the print version of this newsletter!  Here are some of the things being discussed.

E-mail newsletter only:

1. Young people don't get their information from printed matter any more.  They get it through e-mail or the internet.  All organizations will eventually operate with e-mail only newsletters eventually anyway.

2. By having an e-mail newsletter only, we would save money on the printing and postage, which is a major expense for the VSC.

3. An e-mail only newsletter saves trees by eliminating the need for paper.  Most newsletter articles are already posted on the VSC's web site, so this would not be a big change in our way of operating.

Keep print newsletter:

1.  The September / October newsletter cost about $300 to print and mail for 450 newsletters.  If we pay the newsletter editor $150, we still make a profit of $11 on each $20 membership we get.  The VSC is doing well financially.

2. Many of our members will quit if they don't get a print newsletter.  Only about 1/3 of our members have given us an e-mail address.  We can have both a print newsletter and an e-mail newsletter for people who don't want a print newsletter.

3. The biggest local vegetarian groups all have a print newsletter.  The Vegetarian Society of Hawaii, the Vegetarian Society of Toronto, and the Vegetarian Society of D. C., all with about 1000 (or more!) members, have regular printed newsletters.