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Charity fundraisers

We print a list of charity fundraisers on Sundays. To have your event included, you need to add it to our online calendar by Wednesday for inclusion in the following two Sunday's newspapers. Herald staff members are not able to enter your event information for you.

In the calendar, select "Community" and "Charity & Volunteer" for your event to be included in the fundraiser calendar. If your event is more than one day, be sure to include those times and dates in the "event description" field on the form.

You need to be a registered user of our Web site to post something to the calendar. Click here to register.

Once you register, an email will be sent to you at the address you registered with. You need to click on the link in that email to activate your account.

Once you're account is active, you go to the calendar, which is halfway down the main section of the home page.

When you get to the calendar, you click on the yellow plus sign that says "Add an Event." Once you fill out the form and submit it, we will approve the event -- usually within one business day. You'll get an email confirming that your event has been accepted. That email will also contain a direct link to your submission, should you want to change it.

Promoting your event

Calendars in Take Five and elsewhere are taken from our online calendar, where we encourage you to post your event. Herald staff members are not able to enter your event information for you.

You need to be a registered user of our Web site to post something to the calendar. Click here to register.

Once you register, an email will be sent to you at the address you registered with. You need to click on the link in that email to activate your account.

Once you're account is active, you go to the calendar, which is halfway down the main section of the home page.

When you get to the calendar, you click on the yellow plus sign that says "Add an Event." Once you fill out the form and submit it, we will approve the event -- usually within one business day. You'll get an email confirming that your event has been accepted. That email will also contain a direct link to your submission, should you want to change it.

Asking for coverage

Please send an e-mail to newsroom@bellinghamherald.com. It will be shared with the on-duty editor or most appropriate reporter.

Please include this information:

• Type of event
• Sponsoring organization
• Name and number of person readers should contact for information. This name and number will be published in the newspaper and posted online.
• Name and number of person to contact BEFORE the event
• Name and number of person to contact AT the event
• Day of event
• Date and time of event
• Location of event (please give exact address and directions if necessary)
• Estimated number of participants
• Why readers will be interested in this event
• Specifics of event

You need not write an article. We adhere to certain styles for each type of feature and will probably rewrite your information anyway. If you must write the information out, be sure to check to make sure all the information is included.

The more time you give us to plan, the happier you will be with the publicity and coverage. In general, we need information at least two weeks before you want an item to be printed. For your biggest event, please give us notice of six weeks. This will give us time to work together.