It's the people's paper
A dime. That's all it costs to put an honest newspaper into the hands of a fellow Canadian.
Just ten cents prints another 12 page copy of Druthers to be given away by one of thousands of passionate volunteers in communities all over the country.
What your donation sponsors
Every dime becomes a newspaper and a potential seed for someone starting to see a bigger picture. Here is the simple arithmetic.
Every donated dollar goes to two companies.
This is the whole list.
Nothing has ever come out of donations for salaries, for overhead, or for anything else. Not once in seventy months. Every dollar donated goes to printing papers and shipping skids.
People ask how that is possible, and the answer is really quite simple. Druthers earns a handling fee on postal subscriptions, and that fee is what keeps the lights on and food on the table for the core crew. Everything a normal organization would take out of your donation, we cover with subscriptions, merch and a few community ads.
THAT'S WHY SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE IMPORTANT TOO.
GET YOURS HERE
So when you donate ten dollars, one hundred newspapers get printed. That's just ten cents per paper, printed and delivered! It's a beautiful example of the power of the people :)
Nearly every reader we have was handed their first copy by a volunteer. That is the entire machine, and it runs primarily on volunteers, subscribers and donors.
Seventy issues. Seventy months. Not one missed.
It started in December 2020 during lockdowns with 25,000 copies, no budget and no roadmap. Just some friends who figured out that if you want to reach people without being censored, you go old school and print it on paper.
CAN'T CENSOR WHAT'S PRINTED
The mainstream press had stopped reporting and started repeating. Big tech blatantly deleted anything that questioned the official line, and the fact-checkers turned out to be paid by the same people writing it. Most Canadians felt something was wrong and had nowhere to put that feeling. That's why Druthers has been so strongly embraced by many Canadians. It's about the only print media with honest, alternative voices on what's happening in our country, our cities and towns, and around the world.
Druthers is run mainly by volunteers who collect papers from hubs and carry them into their own towns all over this beautiful country. No government money. No corporate sponsors. No hidden agenda.
This is not a corporate entity. This is a project by Shawn Jason backed by tens of thousands of Canadians who care about the truth, care about the direction this country is headed, and who care enough to do something about it.
Other ways to give
Credit Card or PayPal on this page is easiest, and making your contribution a recurring monthly thing is so much more helpful than most people realize.
Send E-transfers to admin@druthers.net and we will add your donation to this fundraiser by hand. (E-transfers have no fees)
Cheque or cash by mail:
Make cheques payable to Shawn Jason Laplante and mail to:
Shawn Jason Laplante
P.O. Box 40531
Six Points Plaza
Toronto, Ontario
M9B 6K8
Precious metals or crypto are welcome too, just ask.
One dime cuts through a lot of noise.
With a single dime doing that much, how many will you pitch in?
We Are Making a Difference. Let's Keep it Going!
So many Canadians are waking up because someone (often someone just like you) put a Druthers newspaper in their hands or mailbox. This is working. It's growing. And it's sparking important conversations that truly matter.
Independent, people-powered media can thrive in Canada.
We've proven it.
Now let's grow it even bigger.
Thank you. I love you. Keep passing it on.
Shawn Jason
Creator of Druthers Newspaper
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