Your role as a subscriber...

You don't have to live in the Fourth Ward to be part of our neighborhood!  It's easy (and free!) to subscribe - simply send your name, address and e-mail to: mailinglist@bslfourthward.com.

Once on our mailing list, you'll receive ONE note from us each month, alerting you when a new monthly edition has been posted.  There's no charge, but we ask a few things of our "subscribers."

• Alert our e-mail chief if you change your address:  mailinglist@bslfourthward.com
• Make sure your junk mail filters are set to accept bulk mailings from this address: mailinglist@bslfourthward.com
• Questions about our newsletter/website?  contact:  info@bslfourthward.com

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Send Us Your News and Photos!!!

What we accept...

• Information about issues that affect Bay St. Louis and its neighborhoods.  Please write up the information as neutrally* as possible, including all details that would be helpful - like meeting time and dates. news@bslfourthward.com

• Events -  Neighborhood and citywide events that might be interesting to your neighbors.  events@bslfourthward.com
  
• News of awards and recognitions of 4th Ward residents or property owners.  news@bslfourthward.com
  
• Gardening Tips or Questions - gardening@bslfourthward.com
  

• Up to three pictures of neighborhood events or people celebrating an award or honor, 50th anniversary, etc.  Goofy pet pictures welcome too!  Please label clearly and include the caption you'd like to appear with the picture.  news@bslfourthward.com 

• Information about who needs help - a neighbor sick and needs casseroles?  A widow could use some yard work?  Someone at Dunbar Village would appreciate a visit?  No pleas for monetary donations.  CHECK WITH THE INDIVIDUAL FIRST TO MAKE SURE THEIR PRIVACY WON'T BE COMPROMISED.  Include their phone number with the item as we will call to confirm before "printing."  news@bslfourthward.com

What we don't accept...

• Rants
• Anything anonymous
• Donations

*A note on neutrality...

Remember when you ask us to post information about any given issue:  Some neighbors will be FOR whatever it is, some AGAINST it.  Our goal is simply to encourage citizen participation and friendly dialogue by providing the information readers need to find out more or give public input.  We reserve the right to "neutralize" any and all news items sent for posting on the Cleaver. ;-)

Who we are...

An informal group of Bay St. Louis residents (starting with those in the Fourth Ward neighborhood), interested in improving the quality of life in our neighborhood.  And that takes citizen participation in community life. Our goal is to make that participation easy and fun for residents - and our second-home owners who don't live here full-time.

At our own discretion, we reserve the right to reject news items or images that we feel don't fit our overall positive objective.  We also reserve the right to edit for content and space.

Mailings will be sent to a blind list - meaning other folks won't have access to your e-mail address.  And we promise faithfully to guard your e-mail address and never, ever, ever give it to anyone else. Just drop us a note if you'd like to "unsubscribe."

Why we don't accept advertising...

We LOVE getting your comments and received this one from a Clever Fan: 

 Super issue guys! Wow - love the videoes and links. It gets better each time. Hey, how about some classy classifieds? 

We've actually gotten several similar requests, all of which make us smile - and then we politely decline. 

So why don't we accept ads?  One word:  paperwork. This is a light-hearted project for all the volunteers involved and when we get together it's usually over food and adult beverages.  We don't want to keep minutes, elect officers, or have meetings with agendas.  That's business - this is fun!   Thanks for understanding.