New or increased contributions made the third week of February include $1,900 from Toronto, Canada; $1,000 from Raleigh, North Carolina; $500 each from contributors in Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, and New York City; plus several donations of $100-$250 from supporters in Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio; Houston; New York City; and Newark, New Jersey.

In numerous cities across the United States, supporters of the Appeal are now finalizing plans to come to New York for the February 28-29 weekend. They will participate there in the Grand Opening of the new international headquarters for the communist movement—the construction of which has been funded by the Appeal from beginning to end. All Militant readers are urged to join in celebrating this special occasion by taking part in the February 29 public meeting, in particular. (See ad.)

Events that weekend will include a day of putting the final touches to the construction and setting up of the Socialist Workers Party National Office, the Militant/Perspectiva Mundial newsroom, and a new Pathfinder Bookstore—to be accomplished Saturday, February 28.

In addition to working on plans for transportation and accommodation in New York, Appeal organizers in every area are putting top priority on collecting the final outstanding pledges.

Construction on this new facility began January 2. Generous and timely contributions to the fund from across the United States and internationally has meant that the work has stayed on schedule and that construction materials, furniture, and fixtures could be purchased when they were needed.

In fact, this issue of the Militant is the first to be produced by the staff out of the paper’s new newsroom. With the relocation of the socialist periodicals under its belt, the crew that concentrates on moving tasks is now in the process of helping move and set up the SWP National Office and Pathfinder bookstore in the new premises.

The final push by the volunteer work crew to complete the construction in time for the Grand Opening was reinforced the past few days by new volunteers from Vancouver, British Columbia; London; Gothenburg, Sweden; and Auckland, New Zealand. New volunteers also came from Chicago; Pittsburgh; northeast Pennsylvania; and Tampa, Florida. The crews are now finishing cabinetwork, plumbing for the kitchen and bathrooms, ducting for the air conditioning system, and painting.

In the final days of the effort, serious attention is needed to collect more than $29,000 in outstanding pledges. All local Appeal organizers are urged to get these final payments gathered and sent in now—or, if need be, they can be hand-delivered in New York during the February 28-29 Grand Opening weekend. Checks or money orders should be made out to the 2004 Headquarters Building Appeal and sent c/o SWP National Office, 306 W. 37th St., 10th floor, New York, NY 10018.

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