Dear Finn Lab Members of the Scripps Era,

Our beloved Laurie Smith has fallen on some hard financial times and could use a bit of help. She is trying mightily to get back on her feet, and I am confident that she will, but a pile of debt that she had to take on is making this difficult.

If you can spare anything from $100 on up, please consider contributing. It’s not tax deductible, but it’s good for the soul. Laurie helped us all get where we are, and it would really nice if we could help her in return.

Please feel free to make your donation anonymously if you prefer; I’m kicking this off with $2k, which is about 10% of the goal that would really make a huge difference.

[Note that the GoFundMe page says that your donation benefits me. It doesn't - everything goes to Laurie.]

Thanks very much,

M.G.