The Militant spoke with local fund directors in some of the cities that are on target to find out how they have been accomplishing this.

"At the very beginning of the drive we asked supporters of the paper to pay as much of their pledge as they can. We always emphasize that the Militant needs the money now," said Anne Morrow, the fund director in San Francisco.

"Last week we got a contribution from an airline worker who has been a longtime reader of the paper," Morrow said. "He gave the money to a team that regularly sells the paper at the shift change along a road where airport workers go by as they come and go to work."

Consistent calling and follow-up with contributors and potential contributors is also key, these fund directors told us.

"It's really nothing flashy," Barbara Bowman, the Atlanta fund director, told us when asked how they've stayed ahead.

"We got an early start. We've done a couple rounds of calls to past contributors," she said. "When we meet with a subscriber about renewing their subscription, we've done a pretty good job of also telling them about the fund. Each week at the Militant Labor Forum we collect a little more."

By following these examples of steady work, we can collect $15,000 each week in the remaining four weeks of the campaign.

If you have pledged already, please pay as early and as frequently as you can. If you have not yet made a contribution, you can mail your donation directly to the Militant at 306 W. 37th St, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10018, or contact your nearest distributor listed in the directory. Please make checks payable to the Militant.

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