If you go to the donation page and sign up, I imagine Jim Robinson will know if you do it.
This thread to remind people seems fine. I just see no need to involved Joe.
Not to put too fine a point on it ... but Joe's a big reason many folks became monthly donors in the first place. His tireless effort and lead-by-example attitude toward boosting the financial support of this place have been an outstanding boon to the site for many years.
It's to his credit -- and the site's -- that he uses this opportunity to make a final plug for monthlies to re-up.