Letters to the editor
February 16, 2010 by admin
Filed under Letters to the editor, Perspective
Thanks again for your wonderful magazine. I love the local focus, inspirational stories and beautiful writing.
— Sarah Nagel, of Boulder
In response to the November 2009 letter from the editor on “the little things” and pregnancy:
One time in high school I gave a speech titled “Little Things,” which was about being grateful for all the many little things we do have in life. I’m very happy for you. It’s a little-big joy!
— Ellen Mahoney, of Boulder
First, as the secretary of Share-A-Gift, I would like to thank you for including us in “The Gift of Giving” in the December edition of Women’s Magazine. I’m not sure you know just how close our philosophies are regarding recycling and reusing items!
Share-A-Gift not only accepts new toys and books (and cash, whether used or new!), we also accept gently used toys. In October and November, we conduct “bicycle round-ups” at local middle schools to collect out-grown bikes.
In December, after a local Girl Scout troop cleans the bikes, bicycle mechanics from nearly all the shops in Boulder spend an evening fixing them up. Then, at the annual Toy Shop, parents can shop for their children. For each child, they may choose a new toy or bicycle, as well as a used toy or piece of sporting equipment, a used game or puzzle, and stuffed animals. Not only do children have toys for the holidays, but financial stress is reduced in the family environment, hopefully curtailing domestic violence. Thanks for the coverage!
Second, I’d like to thank you for your well-written and witty column (“Boulder and the Beautiful”). I never imagined that I would actually seek out a fashion-oriented essay. Thanks for providing entertaining, but surprising insightful, articles that are also grammatically correct! And thank you again for urging your readers to support Share-A-gift!
— Trude Kleess, of Boulder
Correction:
Due to a math error, the “One in a million: How the little things add up big for one local photographer” story about Peggy Dyer in the November 2009 issue of Women’s Magazine contained an error. To reach her goal of shooting 1 million faces, Dyer would have to photograph 91 faces every day for 30 years or 2,740 faces every day for one year.
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