When
@Curb_It and I started this protest fund we had in mind a target of around £5,000 - but didn't say so because it was felt to be a little over-ambitious and we would look a bit silly if it flopped. How wrong we were!
IncomeAs of this morning, the total amount donated or raised through various channels is £41,107.
This includes the fantastic sums of £5,500 from the sale of the protest shirts, £600 (so far) from the sale of the enamel badges, £1,000 programme sponsorship from Axis and £350 from the summer fund-raising gig . We are so grateful to everyone who contributed to these initiatives.
We are also humbled by and extremely grateful for the many individuals who continue to make regular monthly payments and those who make very generous one-off or occasional contributions.
ExpenditureExpenditure to date is £31,209.
Well, 3,000 little pink pigs don't come cheap you know! Apart from the spend on these, there has been significant expenditure on spoof programmes, placards, posters, helium for the giant inflatable and a host of other things.
Of course, we also have some interesting further protests planned, for which we have committed expenditure included in this total. As always, we keep these under wraps as much as possible, so as to maximise impact on the club and the media.
Balance on handThe conventional fund raising wisdom is that you don't ever say how much you've already got, just what you need.
We prefer to be totally open and transparent - after all, it's YOUR money that we are talking about here.
So, the uncommitted balance on hand is currently a healthy £9,898.
Sounds great, but that's just about 3 times what we spent on the Coventry shenanigans. So please do keep the contributions rolling in. We promise you that every £1 is appreciated and will be spent carefully and wisely in support of the protests until we rid our great club of the Duchatelet and Meire regime.
To donate by Paypal, please use protestfund@gmail.com
Or, bank details for donations are:
Protest Fund
Sort code 20-68-04
Account number 50661678
Thank you all so much.
Alan (Davo55) and Brenda (Curb_It)
Comments
And Roland's Charlton is losing a million quid a month.
It seems it's not just football that Roland has less competence in than the fans. It's business too.
Such a shame we can't use the word unique any more .... so, this is a very, very special club. Brilliant performance by CARD, and many thanks to the joint treasurers for a totally impressive job.
When you read about Coventry fans and how they are struggling to raise any money at all you realise how impressive this is. Despite having problems for longer they don't have the level of organisation or people willing to look after such amounts. I'm sure there are Cov fans willing to donate but no one is doing it as there is no structure.
A credit to everyone involved.
And for the 100th time Tony and Katrien, all that money could and most likely would have been yours. Spent on season tickets, programmes, shirt sponsorship, replica shirts etc etc etc.
But you didn't want our money, our fundraising ability, our networks or commitment.
We're just weird for thinking we has some sort of ownership of our club and no matter how many times you try to pretend that you now understand it you don't and you never will.
By the way even KM knows pigs don't go cheep.
Soon as they cough up, it's yours...
Excellent attention to detail too - the plastic pigs seemed much more aerodynamic than last season's projectiles, enabling my boy to achieve two magnificent landings at least 10 yards into the pitch from row L of the East Stand.
There's nothing like a funds update to open the purse strings. £860.00 received in yesterday alone, thank you to each and every one of you. We are not going away.
Brenda
Thanks as always, Davo & Curb_it.