“It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His mercy, to implore His protection and favor… That great and beneficent author of all good that was, that is, or ever shall be, that we may then unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people.” –George Washington

In this, the week of our national Thanksgiving observance, please know that we are most grateful to count you among the growing ranks of our Patriot readers. By virtue of your patronage, we know that you are already standing on many frontlines in honor and defense of our nation’s proud heritage of justice and liberty.

You are Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen standing in harm’s way around the world. You are moms, dads and other family members nurturing the next generation of young patriots. You are grassroots leaders and local, state and national officeholders. You are students and professors at colleges and universities, often standing alone for what is good and right. You are employees and employers and professionals. You are in ministry at home and missionaries abroad. You are American Patriots from all walks of life that “hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Throughout history the burden of keeping the flame of liberty bright has fallen on the shoulders of a few men and women. As our Founding Patriots understood at the dawn of our nation, an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men, will prevail. That describes YOU!

The Patriot’s Annual Fund is completely donor supported so we can offer our publication without charge to countless thousands of our uniformed Patriots, students and those in ministry or other professions with limited financial means. But publishing, like freedom, is not free. We employ the services of 25 feature and content editors, a formidable research and analysis team, and management and technical staff. Internet publishing requires a lot of technical hardware, custom software, installations and offices, etc. We also have substantial legal, accounting and insurance costs. (You can view our expense allocations here.)

That having been said, we publish The Patriot for less than one dollar per reader per year.

However, the actual cost per reader is much less because our readers forward our publications to hundreds of thousands of others, and repost our content on blogs, social networking sites and personal Web sites. High school, college and university professors use our content to teach their students, and state political and cultural organizations reprint our content in their publications.

The Patriot Post is one of the nation’s most effective advocates for individual liberty, the restoration of constitutional limits on government and the judiciary, and the promotion of free enterprise, national defense and traditional American values.

As you know, we are not sustained by any political, special interest or parent organization. We accept no online or e-mail advertising. Our operations and mission are funded by – and depend entirely upon – the voluntary financial support of American Patriots like YOU!

Our nation is at a critical juncture – we face significant political threats to liberty within our borders and menacing enemies abroad. If you are able, and have not already done so, I ask that you please take a minute to support our mission and operations budget with a contribution to The Patriot’s 2009 Annual Fund – however large or small. (If you prefer to support us by mail, please use our printable donor form or print the donor guide below.)

As with other mission-based, donor-supported organizations, we raise most of our budget in the last two months of each year. At latest accounting, we still must raise $266,724 before year’s end.

I thank you for the honor and privilege of serving you as editor and publisher of The Patriot Post. On behalf of your Patriot staff and National Advisory Committee, thank you and may God bless you and your family.

Semper Vigilo, Fortis, Paratus, et Fidelis!

Mark Alexander
Publisher

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.

Once your donation has been recorded, your e-mail address is removed from our appeal and update lists. However, when the year-end campaign is complete, we will send you a report.