Dear Electronic Fan of Eat the State!,

ETS! started in 1996 as a print publication, distributed free in the Seattle (USA) area each week. Once a year, we've sent out a fund appeal insert with the paper, but we've never sent an equivalent to our e-mail and Web readers because, well, y'all don't cost printing and postage (our two biggest expenses). But now, we need your help.

We rely primarily on donations, large and small, to keep ETS! going. It's always been financially precarious. But in the last two months, for some reason, the money has almost completely dried up. The result is that we're just about broke. And if the print ETS! cuts back or disappears, chances are pretty good we'll do the same thing with the electronic version.

It's always astonished us that ETS! has such an extensive readership not just on the Net, but so far beyond Seattle. With so many choices of information and entertainment out here, to wade through all our crap each week is quite flattering. If you value what we do, please consider helping us out with a donation, large or small. That's the pitch. We'd really like to keep going. Thanks for whatever help you can give.

Send to: Eat the State! / PO Box 85541 / Seattle WA 98145 (USA)