02.06.2016

Vital reading

Also vital to donate, says Robbie Rix

Well, we didn’t quite get there, but we came pretty close to reaching our fighting fund target for May.

In order to make the £1,750 we need each month, we were looking to raise an extra £515 in just five days. In fact, thanks to a number of comrades who rallied to the cause, we finished the month on £1,632, with £397 coming in between the previous issue of the Weekly Worker and May 31.

Among the comrades who were determined to see us home were LF from Canada, who donated a fantastic £75 via PayPal, and regular supporter RG, who sent in a cheque for exactly the same amount! Then there was PM’s standing order for £100, plus six others ranging from £5 to £35. Other PayPal donations were from JW and TT (£5 each) and ET (£10), who writes of our paper: “Vital weekly reading for me”. He was among 3,379 online readers last week.

Also among the cash received in May was £20 from BL, representing two £10 tickets in the Euro 2016 football sweepstake being organised by the CPGB for its forthcoming Summer Offensive - the proceeds for this will go to the Weekly Worker. To enter, please transfer £10 to our bank account (00744310: sort code 30-99-64), using the reference, ‘Euro sweepstake’. To be allocated a team for the Euro championship, your £10 must be received by Wednesday June 8 at 6pm.

Finally, let me report that 15 standing orders have come in to start June’s fund, totalling £214. But we could really do with a big boost to ensure we get the full £1,750 this month! 

Robbie Rix