THE INNER HIVE DRIVE: FOR SAVE THE CHILDREN

Ruben Bolling

Apr 4, 2023

If you’ve ever thought about joining the INNER HIVE (or even if you haven’t), this would be the month to do it.

Inner Hive members get each weekly Tom the Dancing Bug comic strip at least a day before it’s published anywhere online, plus commentary, sneak peeks, process, pics, extra exclusive comics, jokes, palindromes, giveaways, additional comics, “content”, juicy gossip, weather forecasts, “other stuff,” cautionary tales, hot takes, etc., etc.

But for everyone who signs up for the INNER HIVE from today (4/4) through the end of April*, I will donate $25 to the Save the Children Emergency Fund, to help children living in areas of conflict, including Ukrainian children. $25 is more than double the amount of the base sign-up/initial membership dues on MailChimp.

That’s right. Join today and I’ll donate more than DOUBLE the amount of your sign-up/initial membership dues to Save the Children!

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You can join through any of these platforms; click for more information or to join:

PATREON (monthly billing) (Join right here on Patreon; it's currently the most popular way to join)
MAILCHIMP / CAMPAIGNZEE (billing every six months)
SUBSTACK (monthly or annual billing)

If you don’t want to join through one of these platforms, you can make a single PayPal payment directly to me for a prepaid two-year non-recurring membership, also triggering the $25 donation.

More info on Inner Hive membership can be found here.

So not only do you get early, exclusive access to stupid comics, exclusive access to stupid commentary on those stupid comics, and other stupid stuff, you help children living in crisis.

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Tom the Dancing Bug was designed as a newspaper comic strip, and with the collapse of the newspaper market, the Inner Hive has been absolutely critical in keeping it viable. Every Inner Hive member is helping to keep Tom the Dancing Bug in existence, every single week. I deeply appreciate all who join, and I do my ding-dong best to make sure members get value and are deliriously happy with their membership.

Please join the Tom the Dancing Bug team. Be the first on your block to get each week’s comic. AND MAKE ME DONATE!

Thank you indeed,

Ruben Bolling

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*MailChimp and annual-billing Substack memberships instantly trigger the donation on first payment. Patreon features monthly billing, so at the base level a membership must be maintained for four months to be eligible for this pledge. A monthly-billing Substack membership must be maintained for two months to be eligible for this pledge.

Not applicable to Gift Memberships.