Our Vision is in Our Name
If you don’t have a vision for where you are going, you are sure to never get there.
When Chris Baird, owner and publisher of this publication, took a leap of faith 10 years ago and started the community newspaper called Serve Daily, he put his vision right in the nameplate: Serve Daily.
Give back through service, in whatever form it might take. It doesn’t have to be herculean in nature, sometimes a simple smile, kind word, or nod of a head can make someone’s day.
That was his vision and why Serve Daily exists. That is this newspaper’s vision statement in two simple words. Our mission statement is to meet that vision by informing the communities we serve, from Springville to Nephi, and everyplace in-between.
While everything you want to know is available with a few taps of your fingers, we endeavor to provide the information that may just brighten you day and give inspiration for tomorrow. We are unabashedly a Good News Newspaper. If you are interested in bad news, it is available and at your fingertips.
We want to celebrate the good news of South Utah County, whatever it might be.
We are Old School Social Media, and not ashamed in the least.
We want to share your stories with the communities where you live. Your triumphs and your heartaches, your goals and your challenges. It is all news to us, and we want to help you share every story. Send us your stories at servedaily.com/forms and we’ll spread the word.
To do so, and in keeping with the newspaper founder’s vision to Serve Daily, beginning with this issue we have formatted the newspaper into more concrete sections.
The first is Focus, and that is where we will focus on the vision of service. People or organizations giving back, big or small or anywhere in between. In this section you will also find news of upcoming events or past events that you may not find anywhere else.
The second section is Life!, because we all want one. Inside of this section you will find a multitude of other sections, including Health & Fitness, Animal Health, Financial Tips, Book and Movie Reviews, Recipes, Outdoor Life, Local School News, etc.
The third section will be Home, Garden & Garage, and will feature everything from gardening tips, doit-yourself-projects, lawn care, and restoration tips.
The fourth section is Local Business. We will focus on features and news articles on what new services are coming to your community, give tips on opening your own business, and give you a hint on what might be coming to your community.
The fifth section is Tributes. This section is devoted to a sampling of those we have lost in the community in the preceding month. A condensed version of their official obituary.
But within the Tributes section there is a possibility of a subsection called Reflections.
Reflections would not be reflections on the recently passed, but reflections on those who impacted you most. I will start off the Reflections section with one of my own. But I would much rather share yours than mine.
The last section is Viewpoint, and will include editorials, letters to the editor, and opinion or humor columns.
If you have a Good News story you want to share, we would love to help you share it as your Old School Social Media Source.
The vision of Serve Daily may never be completed, because there will always be a need for service. But the destination is not nearly as important in the end as the journey.