Thank you for your interest in sharing the happy news of your child's birth with the community.
For fastest inclusion in our newspapers and website, click here, which will create a customizable template within an e-mail to the editor. A jpg attached in color or black and white is welcome, however, the photograph will run in the newspaper in black and white.
If you do not prefer to use the link provided, you may drop off hard copies of the announcement and photograph (they will not be returned) to our office located at 6300 Limestone Road. Or, mail them to:
Community News
P.O. Box 549
Hockessin, DE 19707
Please include your name, daytime telephone number, and the editions you would like the announcement to run (Greenville, Mill Creek, Hockessin, Brandywine West and/or Brandywine East)
Birth announcements generally follow the format shown below. You may use it, or write your own to suit. However, be advised that lengthy submissions may be shortened for space.
[PARENTS NAMES] of [TOWN] are pleased to announce the birth of [BABYS NAME], who was born [DATE] at [TIME] at [LOCATION]. [BABYS NAME] weighed [WEIGHT] and was [LENGTH] long at birth. Mother, father and [SIBLINGS NAMES] are all doing fine.
Thank you,
The Community News
Editorial Staff
