Special thanks

I AM writing on behalf of the members of the Mount Evelyn RSL in response to Noel Buchanan’s offensive statement regarding the Mail ‘profiteering’ by putting out a 14-page Anzac Day special edition.
As far as we are concerned we hope they did make some sort of profit, because they deserved to. Their 14-page Anzac edition was an extraordinary historical document – which none of us paid a cent to read.
On top of that we would also like to point out that the support this paper gives to local RSL clubs and to commemorative events to do with our military heritage is, in a word, phenomenal.
The editors, reporters, and photographers have always done their best to assist the RSL with a community cause or promote an interesting story.
Their work is always of high quality and has always benefited the club and its members greatly.
In fact the Mount Evelyn RSL would go as far as to say we wouldn’t be as great a club as we are today if it wasn’t for the support we have gotten from both of our local newspapers and the staff that works for them.
And they have never asked for one cent for doing it.
If they made some sort of profit from that special edition then that is great as far as we are concerned, it will help them to continue to produce a professional and informative newspaper that we all get to benefit and learn from.
Keep up the great work, The Mail.
Anthony McAleer,
Secretary,
Mt Evelyn RSL.