When I started this site a little over a year ago, I hoped to provide a resource for Cambrians, a place to find and share information, mostly about the CCSD or related issues. Since the one year anniversary, I have worked on broadening the scope of information to other things “about Cambria” – life here is much more than the issues facing the District and the people it serves. I’ve recently added a “classified ad” page and am working on including menus from Cambria’s great restaurants (including the one advertised on the right.)
I’ve been fortunate to be able to spend a great deal of time reading and gathering information and writing over the past year. My business clients and the financial support from a few thoughtful Cambrians (and my husband) has made it possible for me to dedicate so much time to this endeavor possible. A heartfelt, sincere thank you to everyone who has supported me – financially or emotionally – and to everyone who has found this site useful, helpful or thought-provoking enough to visit on a regular basis. I intend to keep working on this project indefinitely(along with AboutCCSD.com) because I believe that an informed community is the foundation for an able and healthy community. I feel very strongly that the information should be easily accessible and free to anyone interested in learning. Maintaining this resource isn’t free, however. Over the last year I’ve added a growing assortment of ways you can help support AboutCambria.com.
The first way, my top preference, to support this site is by contributing to the information by writing a post. Twenty-four of you have written for this site and I’d love to see more – especially as we broaden the conversation beyond the water issue and the CSD. This is a place to share information, not get graded on your word choice or punctuation. I am RETIRED from teaching English, so you’re safe from the red pen and grammar corrections (most of the time.)
For those of you who want something for your donation, consider one of the stylish items available in the “About Cambria” shop. A portion of each sale goes toward the maintenance of the site. Get a journal with a 93428 CA license plate printed on the cover – or any number of other items, including shirts, caps and even a clock.
Another easy way to support the work here includes clicking the gold guy at the bottom of each post to donate an amount of your choosing through paypal. Your donation is processed securely and instantly by paypal.
I welcome advertisements from local businesses. Contact me for the latest visitor numbers and a rate card. You’ll be amazed at how reasonable the cost is.
The newest way to help out this broke web maven is the understated and easy to click “Subscribe” button on the right-hand side of each page. Subscribing to AboutCambria.com is one of the easiest ways to provide a small, recurring monthly donation for the continued well-being of this site. A subscription is only $9.27 a month for one year. (The $934.28 annual subscription is still under development.) 
Paypal handles the secure automatic payment process. You don’t have to have a paypal account and stopping the recurring payments is very straightforward, should you decide to withdraw support or (heaven forbid) AboutCambria.com ceases publication.
I’m acutely aware that the financial seas aren’t just rough and know a plea for financial support isn’t well-timed. But if it were better fiscal times, I probably wouldn’t be asking.
If you have any questions about anything in this post call or email me. Heck, call or email me anyway! I’d like to hear from more of you – about Cambria and Cambrians!
And thanks for continuing to visit and read AboutCambria.com.
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- Sunken Oil Tanker Off Cambria's Coastline Will Be Checked Again Soon
I wonder if “we” can request that the CCSD consider a contribution to the aboutcambria and aboutccsd.com web site because they are a community service. Just like the youth center is a community service and was gifted money by the CCSD.
Who can we talk to about that? Is there a process for requesting CCSD contributions to community service organizations?
Food for thought.
Wouldn’t that be asking CCSD to act outside the scope of their charter, something we have brought to their attention repeatedly in the past?