Patriot Fund Update #4

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Since our first year in circulation in 1996, Patriots like you have always ensured that The Patriot ended each year in the black. We are getting close this year. As of this morning, we have raised nearly 70 percent of our 2009 Annual Fund budget, but there are only 23 days left to meet our budget commitments and we still must raise $203,921 before year's end.

Every week, The Patriot delivers the timeless message of liberty, limited government and free enterprise, and its advocacy for national defense and traditional American values, to a wide forum of readers from grassroots Americans to all levels of government and the media. But more important, your generous support provides Patriot subscriptions for thousands of American military personnel, students and those in ministry and other professions with limited financial means.

"I am a senior in high school in New York and I would like to take this time to thank all of you at The Patriot Post. A few months ago, I was utterly devoid of hope. Every night on the news, there was another mad idea set forth by the Obama administration, and it seemed like the whole world had turned into a three-ring circus. I felt the America of my childhood was falling into decay -- an America of freedom, economic liberty and traditional values. Then my mother e-mailed me an article from The Patriot. At first, I thought her actions to encourage me were futile, but as I read, I felt that, at last, I was in good company. The Patriot proved to me something my mother has often told me: 'No matter what evil befalls this world, Mary, there are always people who find a way to do the good thing, the right thing.' So, I decided to join that good thing and I subscribed. Thank you for showing me that I am not alone, that though much of America's youth may be swayed, there is still a place for a teenager to find the truth. God bless you." --Mary, New York

If you have not already done so, please take a moment to support The Patriot's 2009 Annual Fund today with a secure online donation -- however large or small. If you prefer to support The Patriot by mail, please use our printable donor form or print the donor guide below.

On behalf of your Patriot staff and National Advisory Committee, thank you for your support!

With gratitude,

Christy Chesterton
Director of Advancement

(Note: The Patriot is not sustained by any political, special interest or parent organization, nor do we accept any online or e-mail advertising. Our mission and operations budgets are funded by -- and depend entirely upon -- the voluntary financial support of American Patriots like YOU! (You can view our expense allocations here.)

"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it." --Thomas Paine

Donor Guide:

Recommended Operation Support Levels:
Family Defender: $26 (50¢/week)
Frontline Patriot: $39 (75¢/week)
Company Command: $52 ($1/week)

Recommended Mission Support Levels:
Battalion Command: $100
Regiment Command: $250
Division Command: $500
Corps Command: $1,000

Send your contribution to:
The Patriot Annual Fund
PO Box 507
Chattanooga, TN 37401-0507

Please make your check payable to "The Patriot Annual Fund" and please note your e-mail address on the memo line so we can credit your subscriber account, and so our publisher can thank you.