31.03.2010

Taken for granted

Robbie Rix is disappointed to have fallen a bit short this month

We fell just short of our £1,250 target for March, despite a sterling effort from a number of comrades.

I received a couple of very handy cheques in the post from comrades PJ (£50) and KD (£25) - brilliant! Then there were the end-of-the-month standing order gifts from JT (£50), PM (£30), SB (£15) and RL (£10). Finally I got one online donation for £10 from a US comrade, BS, who writes: “Could think of worse ways to spend 15 bucks.”

Comrade BS was actually the only reader - anywhere in the world - who contributed to our fund online last week. And one out of 15,039 is quite a small proportion.

Here is one area where we could do with upping our performance - or rather our readers’ performance! Like comrade BS there are hundreds who value our work, but, it seems, most take us for granted. Admittedly it is very easy to do that - the Weekly Worker appears week after week, come what may.

But that is the result of two interrelated factors: first, the dedicated work of a small team of comrades; second - and here is my point - the generosity of our supporters whose cash actually facilitates that work. That’s why it’s pretty disappointing to have fallen a bit short this month, even though it was not by very much.

Nevertheless, thanks to all those who contributed to our March fighting fund, helping us to raise £1,149.