Good stuff Rupert. I'm in for £25 per month. That's £540 between us over the year ... that's 3% of the required £18,000 sorted!

... another £20 per month here ...

I'll send a tenner a month from down here....

Excellent Wanderer and Brighton dons fan ...

Hopefully the club will keep us posted on pledges. It'd be great if everyone could post their pledges on here. If we can get some momentum going, it might help persuade anyone who is undecided to join in.

It'd be great to hear from everyone.

Should we start a separate thread for pledges?

my wife who has no interest in rugby pledge £12 per month me and my lad will do the same so here is another £36 per month C O Y D

Wow! Make sure you buy the good lady a nice Christmas present Olddon ... and tell her that her contribution is very much appreciated! Fantastic news!!

Perhaps we should, but it should be made clear this is not a competition, small amounts have as much weight as larger amounts.
Also that people should not be made to feel awkward if they can't afford such as £20/£25 per month.

I think donations are a private thing, I think it's up to the club to tell us how near we are in total.
If they do that we have got a handle on the size of the work left to do.
In other words, I can't see everyone posting on here what they have donated and so we will not be any the wiser. It's up to the club early next week to give us the lowdown on the first batch of donations, which after all will be the bulk unless something else is done.

I myself took my pledge form away from the meeting to save time, others might have done the same. I haven't decided what to give yet. Our lass says she would sooner give it to charity. She will be disappointed then.

I will give the form to Ray Green on Saturday. He will be selling Christmas Draw tickets on Donny market from about 10:30 for about three hours. I will get some of those as well.

If anyone is in Donny on Saturday go and buy some off him or Richard Tuby at one of his Newsagents.

I agree with S-O get the mandate forms into the club asap
Mine will be in the post tomorrow 1st class

Of course it's not a competition. Every single contribution regardless of size is a step nearer to achieving our goal. No one should feel bad if they can't contribute either as our pockets ultimately determine what we can and can't do.

If we do post our pledges the "not sure" group can see that there are a significant number of us who are trying to do something positive. It might help others to see that the target is achievable and a small donation from them could really make a difference.

Is it Paul Cooke

Yes

I also agree with Donny Plumber, lets not forget that this next year China has been given a testimonial for his long service to the Dons. Can we not let the Paul Cooke saga overshadow China's time. He has only been given 3 months which i think starts in Jan/Feb 2012.

I'm sure I can chuck a few pounds a month out of the Replacement Camera fund (nothings wrong with the current one, its just coming up to 'upgrade' time), I'll nip and have a word with Ray on Saturday.

How do people who weren't at the meeting go about sending their pledges?

I have E Mailed the club, so watch this space .