Recently 鶹ý received a letter from a subscriber. "Dear GLW," it read. "Have some money." Enclosed was a cheque for $50.
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This is why letters of the kind mentioned are so important. Letters like that keep the presses turning and the issues alive.
Not everyone who reads 鶹ý Weekly has the resources to give $50. Yet increasingly we receive an extra $10 or $20 on top of a subscription, or a small cheque will come in the mail â the little extra that helps us find our way through the monthly bills.
Whatever you can give, whatever you can do, your contribution to the 鶹ý project will make a difference. Send donations or inquiries to 鶹ý Weekly, PO Box 394, Broadway, NSW 2007. 鶹ý Weekly â it's your newspaper.