The post below comes from BookClubGirl. The contest she’s referring to at the end is on her site (not mine), so make sure you drop by her site and read even more about the books and the re-issue.
From her site:
These tough economic times have hit the society hard and they’re unable to proceed on their work to maintain the mortgage on and update Betsy’s and Tacy’s real-life homes, which, amazingly, they were able to purchase so that fans can visit Deep Valley and enjoy the entire BT experience. If they can’t pay the mortgage, Betsy’s house won’t be there to visit! There are three ways that you can help:
1) Join the BT Society. Membership in the Society (an annual membership starts at $15) gets you a subscription to the Deep Valley Sun newsletter. A lifetime membership gets you a hardcover copy of the out-print book Winona’s Pony Cart.
2) Purchase a commemorative paver to go outside of Betsy’s house which you can have engraved with your own message for $80. Stones purchased now will be laid before the convention so you can see it in place!
3) Help to Burn the Mortgage on Betsy’s House. The house was saved from demolition when the Society bought it in 2001, and now they need help to pay it off to eliminate a huge monthly cost. You can help for as little as $100 (though there’s no limit!) and as a donor, your name will be included on a plaque. Donations are also tax deductible!
And to help encourage you, if you do either of the above three things, you’ll be entered to win a set of the younger Betsy-Tacy books (Betsy-Tacy, Betsy-Tacy and Tib, Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill, Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown) now and a set of the older books in the series (chronicling Betsy’s high school years, her trip around Europe and her marriage) when they are reissued in 3 volumes in Fall 2009. If you do one of the above three things AND you spread the word on your own blog, you’ll get two entries into the drawing!
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