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[EarlG]

19. If you make a one-time Star Membership purchase, that's effectively a separate donation

Whenever you make a Star Membership purchase, it's like starting fresh -- you get a 12 month membership from the time you made the purchase. So people who have a recurring monthly Star Membership are essentially just restarting their membership each month. If they stop the recurring monthly payment, they still get a full year's Star Membership from the time of the last payment.

So if you like to make your payment in February, whether it's automatic or manual, making a one-time purchase now doesn't affect your Star Membership. Essentially you'll just be adding a "bonus donation" -- your Star Membership will continue, and when you make your next contribution in February, your Star Membership begins again for another year at that time.

I hope that makes sense -- the bottom line is that if you follow the link in the OP to the donation page, you can make a one-time contribution and it won't affect your February contribution.

Thanks!