ONE-DAY URGENT PLEA – DONATE TODAY SO YOU CAN KEEP READING THIS TOMORROW (AND THE NEXT DAY…)

We imported this notorious polar-region fundraiser/collector (at no expense or commission) just for this urgent occasion.

Start your weekend right with a small good deed that will be a huge positive during these crazy and downer COVID-19 days.

(Shortcut: GoFundMe / website / Vipps at 4151 4638)

Icepeople is again facing one of its “critical shortage” situations due to some extra madness the past month (not the least of which was a forced server “upgrade” that was costly both financially and in time spent recovering material that didn’t get transferred to the new site). While some form of COVID-19 “normality” should return in August, it’s urgent to cover certain essential costs (like rent, fees to actually start printing issues after a lull and fuel to deliver them) until then.

And as we near the three-year celebration of the GoFundMe started by Svalbard superfan Rishi Gokhale, now 13, a donation before July 31 that becomes part of the monthly allocation that is available as of Aug. 1, is of course great timing to be part of a “money bomb” (OK, more likely a firecracker, but in any event…).

Anything – $1, $10, $1,000 (!!!) – is absolutely invaluable in too many ways to describe. A $20 donation this past week, for example, to help pay Icepeople’s new monthly hosting fees kept the site from being taken offline until the bill was settled.

So if you appreciate Icepeople for its unique stories about Svalbard and/or critical news during these critical times (today’s breaking story about a COVID-19 outbreak aboard a cruise ship that just spent a couple of weeks here being one of countless examples, please consider buying us a virtual cup of coffee, tank of gas or a bit of mind-assuring work/sleep space to spread good cheer/karma instead of the other stuff that’s sadly spreading faster and wider than any of us want.

Donations can be made at:

• Icepeople’s GoFundMe (image above)

• Icepeople’s direct website donation link (image below)

• Vipps at 4151 4638

Thanks as always to everyone who makes The Coolest Newspaper On Earth possible!