Money raised helps YS leaders attend and participate in political events, travel around the country to work with chapters, and maintain a professional national office.

April 22 marks the halfway point of the drive, which ends June 1. Some chapters are off to a good start in raising funds with Detroit leading the way. The YS chapter in Birmingham reports raising more than half of its goal. They plan to use other money they collect to make political T-shirts to sell for future YS campaigns. The YS in Seattle has raised one-third of its goal.

The fund-raising work in Birmingham is an example for all chapters and Young Socialists members on the important task of raising funds for the YS nationally and how this work can help build the organization.

The YS has called for a national week of fund-raising April 16-22 to reach $3,500 by the halfway mark.

To help organize the drive, regional directors are working with all chapters to adopt goals and bring in the full $7,000 on time.

Olympia Newton is responsible for the Northeast, Willie Cotton for the West, Jay Paradiso for the Midwest, and Michael Martinez for the South. Jason Alessio heads up the team as the national fund drive director. Results of the chapters' work should be reported to regional directors so progress can be charted each week.  
 
 
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