04.05.2011

Excellent start

Robbie Rix says thank you to one and all

Our May fighting fund has got off to an excellent start - which is just as well, because we were well down on our £1,250 target in April.

Despite a number of comrades doing their best to help us beat the May 1 deadline, we ended up with just £1,078. EL (£25) and JME (£20) made last-minute PayPal transfers, while BJ (£25), LP and DF (£20 each) phoned in IOUs. It all counts! Thanks also to PM, SB, DC and CC for their end-of-the-month standing orders.

After the bank holiday break, however, I found there were no fewer than 14 comrades whose standing orders had come through. Thanks to all of you, but I will pick out SD (£30), AD (£25), SM, BP and CG (£20 each) for special mention. Then there were PayPal gifts from AK and GP (two more £20 donations), as well as £10 cheques from PT and HC, not to mention the £5 handed over to a Weekly Worker seller at the London May Day march! Thank you, one and all. May’s fund already stands at £281 after just five days.

While I was pleased that over the last seven days an above-average four comrades contributed via our website, this obviously remains a tiny proportion, compared to the 12,335 who read us online last week. Anyone got any ideas how I can persuade the other 12,331 to join in?