About The Holiday Fund

With a focus on small successful non-profits in Silicon Valley, the Town Crier Holiday Fund has grown year by year since its launch in 2000.

During that time the fund has raised nearly $1.4 million to benefit local community organizations. With your help, we expect the Fund to continue to grow year by year.

 

About Our Sponsor - Los Altos Town Crier

The Los Altos Town Crier celebrates its 63rd birthday in 2009. Founded in 1947 by Dave MacKenzie, a Los Altos Hills resident, the hometown newsweekly had been owned by several out of town conglomerates, including the Chicago Tribune Company, until 1993 when long-time Los Altos residents, Paul and Liz Nyberg purchased it. Now with a staff of more than twenty, the paper has maintained stability in an era when many newspapers are losing circulation and revenues due to the Internet. The key is relevance. Local news, especially good news, is what residents desire about their community.

Town Crier Personnel Who Manage the Holiday Fund:

Paul & Liz Nyberg, Publishers

Howard Bischoff, Associate Publisher

Bruce Barton, Editor-in-chief

Leverne Cornelius, Administrator

Newsroom staff reports on agencies supported

Dave Snow, Website Design and Hosting

The Los Altos Town Crier has three functions of support:

Funds: The annual Holiday Fund drive has been providing cash support since 2000.

Publicity: Feature stories on each group gives positive public awareness for these organizations who do not have funds for advertising or extensive publicity.

Training: Early in 2007 a new program was launched by the newspaper to bring the development directors of these organizations and other nonprofits in the Valley together occasionally for networking, instruction and exposure to other sources of funds.