$50,000 FUND DRIVE

$50,000 FUND DRIVE
Nearing the finish line

(The following article is from the July 1-31, 2009, issue of People's Voice, Canada's leading communist newspaper. Articles can be reprinted free if the source is credited. Subscription rates in Canada: $25/year, or $12 low income rate; for U.S. readers - $25 US per year; other overseas readers - $25 US or $35 CDN per year. Send to: People's Voice, c/o PV Business Manager, 133 Herkimer St., Unit 502, Hamilton, ON, L8P 2H3.)

We are happy to report more good progress towards completing the 2009 PV Fund Drive. Since the previous issue, we have raised another $3787 towards our $50,000 target. This brings us to $40,112, or 80.2% of our goal. The biggest single fundraiser on our annual calendar, the annual PV Walk-A-Thon in Surrey, is coming up on August 9. We urge Lower Mainland readers to mark this event on your calendars; see the ad on this page for details.

Ontario is still in the lead this time, with $20,390 turned in, or 92.7% of their $22,000 provincial target. Alberta remains in second place at 85.5%, or $2053 out of $2400 raised, just ahead of Saskatchewan’s 82.5% ($660 on their $800 target), followed by Manitoba at 67.2% ($1615 out of $2400). British Columbia is back in the race after putting the drive on hold during the recent provincial election; our B.C. supporters are now at 66.2%, with $13,628 turned in towards their $20,600 target. Our Quebec supporters have sent in $115 out of their $500 target, and we have received $205 from the Maritimes. Another $1445 has been raised by friends overseas and other supporters.

Thanks go out to all the volunteers who helped organize our 17th Annual Victory Banquet on June 20 at the Russian Hall in Vancouver. The food was fantastic, YCL comrades performed a powerful radio play (“Seven Jewish Children”), and the crowd heard from our own Hugo Rojas as well as several talented young local musicians. It was a great night for the working class press!

On a sadder note, we regret to inform our readers that Nat Sherlock, who was instrumental in organizing the mailing of People’s Voice for several years after our launch in 1993, died peacefully on June 18. The obituary on page 11 of this issue gives some idea of Nat’s role in the working class movement over a period of some 65 years. He will be deeply missed by many comrades and friends. Donations in his memory will be reported in our August issue.

As you know, we are once again offering something in return for your generous solidarity. This year’s “PV Shopping Bag” includes the following:

a 12-month complimentary PV sub (keep it or give it to a friend);

People’s Voice 2009 Calendar;

People’s Voice “Karl Marx” Tshirt (tell us what size);

a surprise music CD - pick classical, oldies, or folk.

Here’s how it works. For a $100 donation, you will receive your choice of one of these items. For each additional $100, you can choose another item from our Shopping Bag. For a donation of $1000 or more, take the entire Shopping Bag, and we will also give a lifetime subscription to you or a friend.

Remember - People’s Voice is your newspaper, your voice in the information wars. Your contribution helps us build it bigger and better!

Here's my contribution to the PV Fund Drive!

Enclosed please find my donation of $_____
to the 2009 People's Voice Press Fund Drive.

Name __________________________________

Address ________________________________

City/town ______________________________

Prov. ________ Postal Code _______________

Send to: People's Voice, 133 Herkimer St.,Unit 502, Hamilton, ON, L8P 2H3