Last week I finished up our application for a 501(c)3 determination letter from the IRS and I got it in the mail.

I do not know how long it will take for that to be processed.  Various web sources say from 2 to 12 months.

This week I’m resting a bit.  I need to get back into our radio library system and continue with my editing and classification work.

And I need to finish up some documentation on our underwriting and put on my radio-time-salesman’s hat.  Also, I am going to put some biographical information on these pages regarding our Board of Directors.

Welcome, and Thank You to our newly added board members:

Thomas Harmon

April Harmon

James Hazard

Seth Oppenheimer

I plan to have a bit of bio information on all of the board members added to our website soon.

Today we were at the Columbus/Lowndes County Library in Columbus, Mississippi for their Artisan Day.  We had a table and we talked to people about Classic Book Radio. We also were able to convince Nikki, an aspiring radio announcer, to sit down and record our Station Identification.  I will add that to the pool of station id’s that will go out over the air.

Things have been a bit quieter since our frenetic finale to the crowdfunding project but we are still moving along.

We have located 4 other people to  bring on as board members of Classic Book Radio Corporation.  Three have consented and we will present our case to the 4th in about a week.

This is very good news!  It means we can move ahead with our 501(c)3 application for determination with the IRS.  And that will then open up various potential funding sources.  Also it will give us some very smart people to help ensure that things are done right.  A third benefit is:  it is nice to get some affirmation that our project is not just the output of our own imagination.

We have also moved forward with fulfillment of the “perks” that people selected during our funding drive.  To that end, we should be picking up our t-shirt order this week!  It’s nice to have something tangible.  We ordered 50 and we needed about ten  (I have a list).  So that leaves us with ~ 40 shirts to sell, use as incentives, or whatever other purpose we can put them to.  If I get it worked out, you may see our website sprout a “buy a T-shirt” link.