August - it is a very kind and thoughtful idea. We are always struggling to make it from month to month, and December is when we hope that "good will towards men" means donations to organizations that try to do good with it (and not spend it all on more fundraising). Even if someone gives some OCF note cards to someone, it adds a few dollars to the pot that makes sure that we can carry on. It this difficult economy we anticipate that it will be even more difficult this season for people to support worthy causes - and harder for those that provide services and help to do so. That doesn't mean we will ever charge for a newsletter, or the board access, or the continued access to the information that the site provides. There will always be a way. We will just have to put off some of the bigger idea projects. $5.00 makes a difference. Even a small token amount when multiplied by thousands of people makes many things possible. Thank you for bringing the subject up. I often feel guilty being the one to always be asking, when those here are already having such a tough time of things.

Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.