BY SIMONE BERG

NEWARK, New Jersey - Supporters of the Socialist Workers 1996 presidential campaign have sent in $9,000 in contributions toward the $90,000 national fund drive as of May 7. With the June 15 deadline fast approaching, backers of this campaign need to act now: to adopt a goal and implement a plan to collect the money -

getting pledges from co-workers, political activists, and other new and longtime socialist campaign supporters, and sending in the funds. At press time, only a minority of local campaign centers had announced their goals. The money collected has already been used for initial campaign expenses, including campaign brochures in English and Spanish.

With their eyes set on reaching out broadly for new support, Socialist Workers campaigners in San Francisco have taken a goal of $10,000.

In Minnesota, a student at Mankato State University clipped the coupon from the Militant, sent in $50, and invited one of the candidates to speak at his campus.

Meanwhile, supporters here in Newark have gotten a warm response every time they "shake the can" and appeal for donations from people signing petitions to help put the presidential and vice-presidential candidates on the ballot in New Jersey.

In preparation for Harris's tour of this area and to help collect 1,600 signatures by May 19, campaigners in New Jersey will be fielding a team to meet farm workers in the southern part of the state. Campaigners in Philadelphia enthusiastically volunteered to be part of that team and sent an initial $2,430 in contributions for the national fund.

Funds are needed to get the spring presidential campaign tours off with a bang.

Contributions, made out to the Socialist Workers 1996 National Campaign, should be sent to the national campaign headquarters: P.O. Box 2652, New York, NY, 10009. Telephone or fax: (212) 388- 1659.  
 
 
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