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How to Post on Patch

Bookmark this page when you're wondering how to post an event, announcement or blog to Tarrytown-Sleepy Patch.

 

Would you like to post events, announcements and blogs to Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Patch? Keep this article handy each time there is something you'd like to share with our community.

 

TO POST EVENTS to the site for free: navigate to the Events page and click “Add an Event” on the right side of the page. Tell us all the details about your upcoming event, then click “post my event” at the bottom of the page.

That puts the event directly on our calendar. The end result is the same as if a Patch staffer had posted it for you.

The only difference is, when you post it, it goes up right away. If you send it to me, you might have to wait until I'm done reporting on the Board of Education meeting, photographing an event, meeting with community members, or something else that I'm always doing.

 

TO POST ANNOUNCEMENTS to the site for free: simply click the Announcement option under the news tab on the homepage. On the right side of the screen you’ll see the button “Add an Announcement.” Once there, get your brag on and tell the community all about your child's sports league win or your civic club’s new members. When you’re ready, click “publish my announcement” and it will go live to the site immediately.

With just a few clicks, you can tell the town when you get married, have a baby, graduate or make the honor roll.

You can also write a public thank-you, provide details about your group's upcoming event, or ask for volunteers. (We have a whole bunch of categories you can choose for your announcement; you'll see for yourself when you submit one.)

For extra visibility, add a photo.

Then, if you email me the link (krista.madsen@patch.com), I can help give you even more exposure. 

 

TO BLOG: Simply click the "start a blog" button on the homepage, click "post on Patch," and fill out the required fields. When done, hit "save and preview" and then submit it. At the chance you receive an error message, ("oops!" is one we see from time to time), just email the editor at krista.madsen@patch.com to see if I can see the blog on my end. More likely than not, I'll see it in the queue and will be able to click "approve."

 

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Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
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Krista Madsen (Editor) May 22, 2013 at 08:19 am
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Krista Madsen (Editor) May 21, 2013 at 10:37 pm
Quirk of our new system: for anyone posting just press hard returns twice to make paragraph breaks.Read More Thanks for posting this Mike! Great video!!
Stephanie Segarra May 20, 2013 at 04:56 pm
it happens all over..even whole food! check every date!!!!!!!
Krista Madsen (Editor) May 20, 2013 at 10:42 am
Has this happened to others? black juice...ewww! Thanks for writing.
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Krista Madsen (Editor) May 20, 2013 at 10:44 am
Thanks Blanca for posting. Again contact: medibeads@gmail.com if you want to hear more about gettingRead More a beading party hosted by Blanca Medina. Here's more on her on Patch: http://tarrytown.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/would-you-like-to-learn-how-to-do-this
Krista Madsen (Editor) May 18, 2013 at 02:50 pm
sounds like great stuff, thanks for posting!
Peter Neidell May 18, 2013 at 08:48 am
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE TO ABOVE: Sale is Sunday only- 10 am-3 pm thanks!
Heron May 20, 2013 at 06:28 pm
A big part of the problem is that the teachers' expectations about what supplies are necessary haveRead More become so extreme. When my kids were in school in Tarrytown, we would get a list at the beginning of every school year of the supplies we needed to buy. The parents were asked to buy a separate looseleaf binder for every single class our kids were taking and, for some classes, they asked for a looseleaf AND a spiral notebook. When I was in school, each kid had ONE looseleaf and we separated classes with dividers. Having SIX or seven loose leafs adds to backpack weight and costs a lot of money. My kids supply bills were often close to $100 apiece. The teachers have bought into this idea that all of these supplies are necessary and they are not. I'm not surprised that Staples is offering "rewards programs." Their advertising and marketing efforts have convinced the teachers that you must have a package of 12 red correcting pens, per child.