Hey there JP Forum members,

We are closing up shop for the summer, in order to take stock of our last season and plan another great one for the fall of 2009!

For now, you can sign up for our email announcements so that you can be the first to know of our fall line-up of events.

See you in a few months,
Sarah, Chuck and Liz

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But right now we’re hoping we can convince you to make a donation to our work. Our donations “at the door” average only $1 per person - we need your financial support. Click “Donate to the JP Forum” at the right.

Ten reasons to support the Jamaica Plain Forum

1. This is the first email in our entire history asking for money. So you know we’re not the pestering types!

2. Best Cheap Date in JP: Free films, speakers, entertainment and childcare! No parking hassles or babysitter fees. If you go to the Cineplex, you pay big bucks and are forced to watch 20 minutes of commercials.

3. In economically stressful times, we need to come together. The J.P Forum will be your home base for face-to-face discussions about the economy -as well as practical workshops on building urban self-sufficiency.

4. In our first year of existence, we were voted Best Neighborhood Organization in the 2008 Reader’s Poll of the Jamaica Plain Gazette.

5. We are a thrifty, low cost operation that produced over 25 events in 2008. Consider what our programming means to you, and contribute accordingly!

6. There is no dress code, nor do we require a two-drink minimum!

7. You can bring your kids, and for five dollars they get to hang out with teenagers, eat popcorn and watch those Disney movies you probably don’t allow at home. As of yet the Forum has no pet-sitting service, but you never know…

8. Where else can you go to enjoy a delicious potluck with over 50 options?! And, you don’t even have to do the dishes!

9. Upgrading the equiptment means a better experience for you! It’s the difference between watching a film on an ipod vs. a flatscreen!

10. By honoring JP’s “local heroes” we are able to celebrate those who have worked for decades to build, strengthen, and support this community.

Your donations will:

• Help us pay for our new sound system and shade curtains -so we can show movies in the summer!
• Pay for winter heat.
• Buy a new LCD projector

You can donate online via PayPal or send a check made out to “Jamaica Plain Forum” to our office at:

The Jamaica Plain Forum
30 Germania St.
Bld. L
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130