A Wayland Post Holiday Appeal

As the year winds down and December fills with concerts, menorah lightings, tree sales, and last-minute Amazon returns, The Wayland Post is pausing to recognize the most important constant in local journalism: YOU, the readers, who make this work possible.

In 2025, your generosity powered hundreds of local stories—stories about government, schools, sports, development debates, environmental challenges, and the everyday life of a small town that always has something quietly important happening. Your support kept reporters in meeting rooms long after the chairs grew uncomfortable, helped us expand the Public Safety Log (yes, you really do read it), and allowed us to publish a print edition that lands in every household.

But a nonprofit newsroom depends on predictable, community-based funding. This December, we’re asking readers to make a year-end contribution – whether $20 a month, $240 a year, or a one-time gift of any amount to help stabilize and grow Wayland’s only independent, nonpartisan news source.

And in the spirit of the season, we offer you a newsroom-themed carol celebrating exactly what your donations make possible.

The 12th Day of Christmas — Wayland Post Edition
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
Wayland Post received from thee…
Twelve months of donors,
Eleven photos cropping,
Ten stories needing headlines,
Nine ads renewing,
|Eight committees meeting,
Seven résumés pending,
Six sources calling,
FIVE LARGE GIFTS!
Four more reporters,
Three challenge matches,
Two monthly givers,
AND ONE PUBLIC SAFETY LOG SPREE!

Dudley Pond Sustaining Member
At the highest level, named for the beloved Dudley Pond, Sustaining Members provide steady, life-giving support that allows the Post to thrive.

Fidelity Charitable
Bonnie Gossels
Martin Henderson
David Hill
Leroy Parker
Catherine Radmer
Mary Upton
Joy Viola
Dave Watkins
Susan Westerling

Heard Pond Supporting Member
Heard Pond symbolizes reflection and connection. Supporting Members receive personal thanks and invitations to private gatherings.

Anonymous
Stuart Edelman, M.D.
David Fitzpatrick
John Flaherty
Robert Goldsmith
Vanessa Krempa
Marilyn & Mary Kucharski
Wade & Judy Larson
Clifford & Anette Lewis
Jane Rogers
Kathy Trogolo
Evelyn Wolfson

Pine Brook Advocate
Drawing from the Pine Brook wetlands, this level honors those who sustain and protect community knowledge.

DAFGiving 360
John & Mary Beard
David & Kathe Bernstein
Amanda Ciaccio
Mainstone Condo Assoc.
Sandra & Stephen Coy
Mark & Ellen Crovella
John Donovan
Lynn Dowd
Sara Garrity-Gentile
Aida Gennis
Katie Gingras
Nancy Gossels
David Kunen
Ling Yi & Leslie Liu
Linda & Jerry Levin
Tricia Marshall
Carol & George Martin
Evelyn Neumeyer
Camille Payne
Harvey & Linda Segal
Robert Snyder
The Wayland Depot
Maureen Tillett
June Valliere
Robert Vondohlen
Henry & Jacqueline Watkins

Great Meadows Community Member
Inspired by the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, this tier reflects the richness of community life and shared conversation.