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Summer Offensive 
Carry on giving
This year’s Summer Offensive is breaking
records. First, we have never had as many pledges. A very large
percentage of supporters and sympathisers of the party have promised
to raise money for the organisation during our annual two months
of intensive fund-raising.
Second, with over £20,000 pledged right
at the beginning of our drive, we can expect not only to reach
our target of £25,000, but to bust right through it by the time
we hit the finishing line on August 2.
Third, we are only three weeks into the
SO, but six comrades have already fulfilled their initial pledges.
“I noticed pretty quickly that I will be able to raise quite a
bit more money than I first thought,” a comrade from Swansea told
me. “There are a lot of political meetings happening in south
Wales and I have been selling a healthy number of Weekly Workers,
CPGB books and political badges.” These comrades can now set an
excellent example for the rest of the organisation by giving themselves
new additional targets to fight for.
One comrade, who has been around the organisation
for many years, has just handed in a cheque for £2,000. This is
one of the biggest lump-sum donations we have ever received -
although we have received higher individual totals in the
past, usually they have been raised after eight long, hard weeks.
Around the country, other comrades are
also doing very well. A student comrade from Scotland is asking
friends, family and colleagues to sponsor her on a walk from Perth
to Dundee: “Strangely, they are all quite happy to pay money to
see me suffer,” she confided, slightly bemused.
Meanwhile, in Abergavenny, preparations
for the ‘ComFest’ (communist bash) are well under way. Two student
comrades are hoping to get up to 200 people to their party, which
they hope will raise about £500. Good luck, comrades.
This week, we have received cheques, cash
and postal orders for £3,462, which brings our total to a fantastic
£5,709. But you don’t have to send us a cheque - you can now also
donate securely via our website - www.cpgb.org.uk. No matter how
you do it, keep the money coming. This is also the time to show
your appreciation for the Weekly Worker and the team that
produces it.
Tina Becker
Send cheques, payable to CPGB, BCM
Box 928, London WC1N 3XX or donate online:
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