Dec 30, 2020
Dec 30, 2020
With the hours ticking down until the new year, this is the time when the appeals and solicitations from arts organizations, museums and charitable nonprofits roll into the email inbox and that mailbox hanging outside the front door.
Every appeal this year is more urgent than ever, as we've all seen the devastation in the arts, education, charities and the overall economy wrought by the pandemic.
If you can donate, that's a blessing and surely appreciated by the recipients. But this year there will be many people across the state under the gun in ways they never imagined a year ago. Back then, being gainfully employed was almost a given. Most people were earning a living that kept the bills paid, filled the grocery cart and helped spur the economy along. That was during "the before" -- before the pandemic eliminated jobs, forced the permanent closing of thousands of businesses, restaurants and arts and culture attractions in the state.Â