BIG CUTBACKS now threaten Socialist Challenge after a large shortfall in our quarterly Fund Drive.
With only another £165.29 in over the last three weeks, final total was a mere £1,401.96 compared with our target of £2,500 This doesn't mean that we have to close down right now. Income from bankers and pledges came This figure is slightly up on the last quarter, and probably accounts Drive, as some supporters have turnca casual aullaHons ILO d regula, conle this m. help to tide us over, it was not budgeted for under the Fund Name.
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this loss. the quality of the paper. appeal to our orders over the to just over is not to be threatened.
for a portion of the CUTBACKS while this money can cutbacks 2 pm Please supply Drive (nor was it in the previous when we raised more £2,500 on top of this So cutbacks of various kinds will have to be made to cover This will almost patchy. inevitably mean a reduction in In the we can do now is to group readers and supporters to help us stop the range from rot. This quarter we must get in parties an absolute minimum of £2,500 if the whole future of the paper thingAnd we hope to be able to raise more than that in order to restore at least some of the we'll be forced to those make in the coming weeks.
A major role in this effort THE ALTERNATIVE IN WESTERN EUROPE One-day school on Eurocommunisin and revolutionary strategy in the West Introduced by ERNEST MANDEL and followed by discussion 10am Economic Policies of Eurocommunism and the Socialist Alternative The State and Revolutionary Strategy Saturday 13 January, 10am-5pm Holborn Assembly Rooms, London (2 minutes from Holborn tube) Tickets £1.50 at the door or in advance from Socialist Challenge, PO Box 50, London N1 2XP. .... tickets at £1.50 will have to be played by local Socialist Challenge supporters groups. In the past, while some groups nave been consistenty good fund-raisers, the overall response has been coming quarter we would like every supporters organise two fund-raising events. These can jumble sales to film SnOWS obviously the scale of the event will depend on your size And you can be sure of one we will provide any information or other assistance you need to help to get these off Ine grouna. Just write to us o. ring Dodie on 01-359 8371.
Meanwhile, who did contribute during the final weeks of 1978. A happy New Year to them we just hope there'll be one for US LOO Ed Mahood E10 Alloa supporter Lom Koche Robin Blackburn AnOI Anon Anon L. Hodges Oxford SC group £36 R. Ford £9.14 J. Ma Middlesbrough reader C. Hapanovich S. Smith £10 Chris Bertram £10 A. Tortorella James Carroll £1.25 J. Strauther E10 Khamis Cambridge supporters £10 southampton EVIC TOTAL £165.29 Lottery winners Just before Xmas we held the draw in our bumper lottery. The winning tickets were as OLOWS First prize (a portable 12-inch black and white TV): 1707(H Sheret, Stirling)
Second prize (a case of French wine): 42X4 (Tessa van Gelderen, London)
Third copy of fine (an autographed The Second Slump by (M 2054 Simmonds, Manchester). fourth prize a record token 0685 (Robert Jones, Cardiff). Filth prize (subs to socialisi Challenge, International, and DOCISHESE Woman) (Richard, London).