News-Letter Guidelines
Guidelines can be found in each issue of the News-Letter.
Please review carefully.
Questions? Please contact -
Mary M. Collins, Editor
33370 Woodlands Drive
Lillian, AL 36549
(251) 961-1089 ltorbb@gulftel.com
(small case only)
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--Stories & reports may be sent by email. Place "1812 News-Letter" in subject line. Please include chapter/state also. Send to ltorbb@gulftel.com (small case only).
--When naming your document, please include office and/or state. DO NOT just put: Associate Council Report.
--If revisions are sent to reports/articles please DATE and indicate this is the "second" or "final" edition.
--Do not send editor newspaper articles for publication. Newspaper articles are copyrighted and cannot be reprinted without permission.
--Please do NOT send text documents as clipart! Pleaes do NOT place pictures, or scanned documents saved as pictures in Word documents. Please do NOT send pictures and/or articles as pdf's.
--When "snail" mailing articles, do NOT use "fancy" fonts. They do not scan well, have to be retyped, and lead to mistakes.
--Articles on history, or pertaining to the interests of the membership, are encouraged. No charge for pictures in this section.
--BE SURE TO IDENTIFY persons in picture. Do NOT write on the back of pictures - either use "Post-its" or lightly tape information to back of picture. Do NOT cut pictures; pictures are cropped electronically.
--Permission must be sought from President National to place an advertisement. Sale products must pertain to 1812 and profits used toward 1812 goals. Ads now cost $15.00 for half page; $25.00 for a full page. Check information same as for pictures.
--Charges are for pictures in the "News from" section ONLY. No pictures are used in reports; No charge for pictures in "front" portion of news-letter.
Small......................................................................$25.00
Half-page..............................................................$50.00
Check made out to:..........Treasurer National U. S. D. 1812
Checks MAILED to:...........................Editor (address above)
Check must accompany photos or they will not be published. If photo is submitted by email, please notify editor that the "check is in the mail" and mail immediately after submission.
If not a chapter check, please indicate state/chapter on the "For" line.
Photos are NOT returned unless SASE is included. (Be sure to send large enough envelopes!) Photos are cropped digitally. (Please do NOT crop/trim pictures). No harm comes to photos.
Reports, not sent directly to the editor per instructions, will no longer be published. Please meet all deadlines.