Dear Readers, 

Our first week-long fund drive has concluded, and I am grateful to each and every one of you who donated to our mission to provide hyper-local and accountability journalism to the Roanoke community.

We had more than 100 readers become supporting members, achieving 40 percent of our revenue target. While this fell short of our ambitious goal, the outcome will allow us to continue publishing for the time being.

The campaign has also shown us that, despite our 6,400 newsletter subscribers, we still need to reach more community members.

As a Rambler reader, you are one such resident who cares about Roanoke and what happens here. So before our third birthday on Sept. 1, please tell 5 friends, family members or neighbors about The Rambler and encourage them to support local journalism that keeps us all better informed and connected.

Thank you,

Henri Gendreau

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
The Roanoke Rambler
Local | Investigative | Literary
editor@roanokerambler.com