Publisher's Thoughts

JAN SOUTHERN Owner/Publisher Jan@JDelSURMarketing.com

TONYA PERRY Operations Manager Tonya@JDelSURMarketing.com

HEATHER WILLAMSON Sales Heather@JDelSURMarketing.com

PENNY REDMOND Distribution

TIFFANY YEARWOOD Intern

LAURA ZIELINSKI Design

Effingham Magazine is proudly produced by:

P.O. Box 2328 Rincon, GA 31326 (912) 295-5406 EffinghamMagazine.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Write to us and tell us what you think. Effingham Magazine welcomes all letters to the editor. Please send all letters via email to Jan Southern at Jan@JDelSURMarketing.com. Letters to the editor must have a phone number and name of contact. Phone numbers will not be published.

ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS Effingham Magazine welcomes story ideas from our readers. If you have a story idea or photo essay you would like to share, please submit ideas and material by emailing Jan Southern at Jan@JDelSURMarketing.com. Stories or ideas for stories must be submitted by email. Only feature stories and photo essays about people, places or things in Effingham County will be considered.

CIRCULATION: Effingham Magazine is published bi-monthly and distributed to more than 250 locations throughout the area, as well as mailed to thousands of homes. The full magazine is available online at EffinghamMagazine.com.

SHOP LOCAL ISSUE

As we head into the holidays, I am extremely grateful to be able to continue sharing the wonderful stories of the people and organizations in our local communities. At a time when good news is overshadowed by stories of strife and struggle, we can turn to many stories of triumph and joy within the pages of Your Community Magazine.

We are excited to bring you the Annual Shop Local issue. The Shop Local campaign is vital to our community. Keeping resources in our local neighborhoods benefits everyone. Shopping locally produces jobs and creates stabilit—not to mention that the sales taxes that are locally generated, help to improve all of Effingham County.

With the coronavirus pandemic affecting so many small businesses, it is now more important than ever to frequent the local restaurants, stores, and service businesses. Many of these businesses have pivoted to offer more online options as well. You can shop locally without even leaving your home!

If you would like to see what some of these businesses have to offer, see page 18 in this issue. We have highlighted some pretty great items from local shops.

So, as you go about your busy day buying necessities or thinking about the holidays being just around the corner, please consider choosing a local option or purchasing a local gift card. And please don’t forget the non profit organizations that could use a little extra aid in order to help those in need this season.

Jan Southern

Wishing you the happiest of holidays and a very Merry Christmas!

Owner/Publisher Effingham Magazine Jan@JDelSURMarketing.com

Go to EffinghamMagazine.com for the calendar of events, photos and more! WANT MORE?