Vision Team Membership Levels & Benefits

Examiner Unlimited – Benefits

Name listed in The Dallas Examiner
Lunch once a year with Mollie and an Examiner writer, editor, and/or staffer – Examiner
Unlimited member and plus one.
Invitation to “Members Only” Community Conversations once a quarter with The Dallas
Examiner and an influencer in the community.
a) VIP Reception – two tickets
b) The Dallas Examiner Community Conversations
 Briefing on current community issues
 Opportunity to voice your opinion on current community issues
Receive The Dallas Examiner Newsletters Monday – Friday
             Monday          Your Money Matters
             Tuesday          Local News and Invents
             Wednesday   Voices from the Community
             Thursday         Healthy Balance
             Friday               Headline News

Examiner Visionary – benefits

Name listed in The Dallas Examiner
Examiner Sustainer Merch (mug, sweatshirt, etc.)
Invitation to “Members Only” meeting once a quarter with The Dallas Examiner publisher and an
influencer in the community
The Dallas Examiner Community Conversation
 Briefing on current community issues
 Opportunity to voice your opinion on current community issues
Receive The Dallas Examiner Newsletters Monday – Friday
             Monday          Your Money Matters
             Tuesday          Local News and Invents
             Wednesday   Voices from the Community
             Thursday         Healthy Balance
             Friday               Headline News

Examiner Sustainer

Name listed in The Dallas Examiner
Examiner Sustainer Merch (mug, sweatshirt, etc)
Receive The Dallas Examiner Newsletters Monday – Friday
             Monday          Your Money Matters
             Tuesday          Local News and Invents
             Wednesday   Voices from the Community
             Thursday         Healthy Balance
             Friday               Headline News

“A labor of love,” was how congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson described my dedication to The Dallas Examiner^™ and the Dallas community. The Dallas Examiner, was established in 1986 by my father, Fred J. Finch, Esq., to meet the need for “hard news for the [Black] community.” And we have not wavered from our mission since 1986.

My parents, Fred J. Finch, Esq. and Mildred Newton Finch, started The Dallas Examiner with their own money, and for three generations we have continued, as a family, to pour our personal resources into the paper. My maternal grandfather, a Methodist Minister, was a model for service and generosity.

As an only child, inheriting The Dallas Examiner, was more than an opportunity to carry on my father’s desire for “hard news” for our community, but also an opportunity to help the community, and for me that has kept me going.

In 1989, my husband and I saw the need for a formal vehicle for The Dallas Examiner to give back. As a result, Vision Team, the non-profit arm of The Dallas Examiner was established. It allowed us to launch the program “Future Speak – tomorrow’s voices today” with a $50,000 donation from AT&T which provided stipends to students in the program learning the newspaper and journalism business.

My children, son James, currently The Dallas Examiner Vice Present of Advertising, and my daughter, Dr. Melanie Belt, a physician in Austin, TX, both worked at the paper in many roles in their youth. Today they continue to contribute their time, talent, and treasure by serving on the board of Vision Team.

Several years ago , we began to have problems with the ceiling and roof over the archival space in our offices at 4510 S. Malcolm X Blvd. Dallas, TX. The City of Dallas has awarded The Dallas Examiner a $82,000 matching grant to fix the roof and other structural repairs. This grant will expire September 30, 2025.

I’m asking the public to help us reach this goal. The Dallas Examiner will celebrate 40 years next year. We invite you to join us in investing in our community.

All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law. Donations made to Vision Team Unlimited, https://dallasexaminer.com/vision-team/

Matching Gift Campaign

By Vision Team

Matching Gift Campaign

An Appeal from the Publisher

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