January 2011 - Allegheny West Magazine

PUBLISHER’S
Note
WE ARE YOUR LOCAL, NEIGHBORHOOD, HOMETOWN RESOURCE ALWAYS!
You are my
neighbors. I
invest my time
and talents in
you because
you mean
something to
me, because
this is
OUR TOWN.
Remember those days when you would buy your produce from the local farmer, pick up your meat cuts at the corner
butcher store, or stop at the hardware store down the street to find that special nut or bolt or some gadget you needed (and
they always seemed to have it, after climbing a ladder and combing through boxes of gadgets while you waited) Those
were the people I remember growing up as a child who were familiar faces, always looking out for their neighbors, helping a
family in need who was in between paychecks but needed to put food on their table before payday.
Oftentimes, today, many of us do what it the easiest or most convenient way to get a task done so we can check it off our
constantly growing “to-do” list.
Not to wax nostalgic, but this is one of the reasons why I was inspired to launch my own business. I remember those role
models from my childhood. They made an impact on me, much more so than the chain restaurant or the big box department
store. I didn’t know those people. They wanted to ring up a sale, wait on you quickly, and move on. They didn’t care
to stop and chat, to ask you how the family was doing, to see what you were REALLY looking for, to offer you a special
deal.
You see, building those relationships in these neighborhoods that I have called home since 1975 is what makes publishing
our magazines so enjoyable and fulfilling for me. I want to know that, at the end of each issue of the magazine, I have
helped local organizations by getting their word out, helping that small business that just opened to get a good start on its
marketing with options that I share with them when I meet with them (and yes, it is me most of the time meeting them,
not a “sales force” or a huge staff, because we don’t have that!).
You -- the readers, the advertisers, the agencies, the local governments, the area schools -- are my neighbors. I invest my
time and talents in you because you mean something to me, because this is OUR TOWN, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, and
we are all in this together.
So, the next time you are looking for something in our neighborhood, large or small, important or not, give me a call.
We’ve been called for a lot of things, even when they haven’t had anything to do with the magazine. And each time we try
to help by finding an answer, directing someone to the right resource, or whatever the request may be. Allegheny West
Magazine is more than a magazine -- it is a true hometown resource.
We may not be the local farmer, butcher, or hardware store, but we are your local, hometown communicator, and, as 35-
year residents of our neighborhood, we will ALWAYS be committed to you.
Thank you for the opportunity to serve you. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Pat Jennette, Publisher & Editor
feedback. . .
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