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To quote that famous poet-philosopher Will Smith, here's the situation. We need at least $500 to get this year's International Village broadcast on the air.

I'd like to have more --- any extra money goes toward funding operation of the website. As you may know, I am paying contributors about $25 per story. When I don't have donations, that comes out of my pocket.

(We're clearly not investing in luxury items --- at left, that's our broadcasting setup, with volunteer announcer Doug Goffus.)

So far, I've only got $100 committed this year, and one of my major advertisers from the last two years has just told me they're backing out.

I've just reserved the wireless access. It's $121.80 this year, so I'm already $21.80 in the hole.



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I don't ask for donations very often (maybe I should), but please: If you think it's worthwhile to share International Village --- one of the positive things in the McKeesport area --- with the rest of the world, use ChipIn to donate securely using PayPal or a credit card.

In addition, we'd like to find a few sponsors to underwrite the broadcast. This is a great, low-cost opportunity to promote your church festival, volunteer fire department, labor union or other worthy cause. C'mon --- $100 for an announcement every hour for three days, plus a sign inside our booth? You can't beat that.

Thanks! (Please, don't make me beg. It's not pretty.)

For the past three years, Tube City Online has provided the only live coverage of International Village. (Although there are two radio stations licensed to McKeesport, neither broadcasts from the Village any more.)

No one takes a salary from this event, and the executive director (me) winds up subsidizing any over-runs from my own pocket. (If anyone wants to see the bills from last year, email me privately. It costs us between $700 and $1,000 to pull off this event.)

We plan to provide the same service again this year ... but we can't lose money on it.

So ... we're once again appealing to you for help. If you can donate a few dollars, we will very gladly and graciously accept your money. Use ChipIn to donate securely using PayPal or a credit card.

In addition, we'd like to find a few sponsors to underwrite the broadcast. This is a great, low-cost opportunity to promote your church festival, volunteer fire department, labor union or other worthy cause.

If you want to advertise, please email me at tubecitytiger@gmail.com, or call me at (412) 614-9659:

• A $50 donation will entitle you to one 15-second announcement per hour throughout the broadcast, along with links to your group or business at Tube City Almanac for 30 days.


• A $100 donation will entitle you to one 30-second announcement per hour, along with banner ads at Tube City Almanac for 30 days.


• Besides airing your commercials during the broadcast, we will display the name of your business or organization in our booth throughout the event.

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