How do I Write a Holiday Newsletter When it Has Been a Bad Year?
Holiday newsletters are a way to communicate with friends and family by sharing news and events that happened throughout the year. Thanks to computers, email and digital printers, these newsletters often replace traditional holiday cards, as the sender can be creative and personal with the content. Newsletters should focus on the positive aspects of the year, even when things have been difficult.
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Things You'll Need
- Digital camera
- Digital photo files
- Word processing software
- Email addresses of recipients
- Postal addresses of recipients
Instructions
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Make a list of everyone who will receive a newsletter. Make one list of people who will receive the newsletter by email and another list of people who will receive the newsletter by standard mail. Address legal-sized envelopes in advance for those who will be mailed a newsletter. Make an email folder, and enter or copy in the email addresses of everyone who will be receiving the newsletter via email.
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Find five to eight photographs to use in the newsletter. Pick photos that show happy events and good times throughout the year. If someone in your family died during the year, it is appropriate to include a last photo of him as a remembrance. Provide captions for all photos, explaining who is in the photo and both when and where the photo was taken.
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Write your newsletter using a word processing or newsletter template. Write about positive aspects of the year such as anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, new houses and new jobs. Do not focus on the negative events that occurred, though you can mention at the beginning of the newsletter that the year was difficult. For example, you could say: "Happy holidays to all of our friends and family. As most of you know, we have faced some difficulties during the past year, but as a family, we are sticking together and looking forward to moving on to the New Year."
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Compile the written text along with the photos selected, and get a final version of your newsletter ready. Have your spouse or another family member read through the newsletter to make sure that the tone is upbeat. Make changes as necessary.
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Send out your holiday newsletter, and respond to everyone who gets in touch as a result.
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References
- Photo Credit holiday image by Ewe Degiampietro from Fotolia.com
