Hello,

Rest easy on your little emailing fingers – I’m not writing to ask you to do something, I just want to take a wee minute to look at the extraordinary things you’ve already achieved.
Since Make Poverty History was launched just 111 days ago , an amazing amount has happened thanks to you…
More than 80,000 people have emailed Tony Blair and told him to take advantage of the golden opportunity that 2005 represents to beat poverty once and for all.

Another 21,000 emails have gone to the Chancellor and a quite extraordinary 23,000 have been fired off to MPs.

Last Friday over 25,000 people lit up Whitehall as they called for Trade Justice during what was a glorious and record breaking all-night vigil.

22,000 people gathered in Trafalgar Square to hear Nelson Mandela tell them that this year they have the chance to change the world.

Our film ‘Click’ made TV history by being shown at the same time on 15 TV stations
(see it on our site if you haven’t already. )

The number of people, like you, who have registered on http://www.makepovertyhistory.org has stormed past the 100,000 mark.

There are a million white bands being worn as we speak – with a million more being ordered.
Quite simply it’s been an astonishing three months in which the scandal of extreme poverty has been exposed like never before – and that is a real tribute to what you’ve been doing. You’re making a huge difference and I love each and every one of you.
Please, don’t forget that in the coming 75 days before the all-important G8 summit in July, you really can make poverty history.
Well done, stay with it and thank you.
Stephen Fry