[MJY1288]

"Have you noticed the slowdowns in FR's fundraising? I think there's a reason. And I think Bush looks like a one-termer."

Jim, is there a slowdon in FR fundraising?

[Sabertooth]

is there a slowdon in FR fundraising?

It's seemed like it. It stalled at 34% for the better part of a day, since mid-day yesterday. It's up to 38% now.

Still, a week in and under 50% seems slow, but I haven't usually followed these things, so maybe a last minute rush is normal.

[Jim Robinson]

Not really. This afternoon was the end of the seventh full day of this fundraiser and we are now approaching 40%. If you take into consideration the $18,000 plus in monthlies that will be posted later, we're really approaching 70%. Also, we normally receive about $9,000 to $10,000 in checks and most of them will be received and posted during the second or third week of the fundraiser (just posted the first batch today). By the end of this week we should be well over 90% and the fundraiser could be finished by the end of the week-end or perhaps on Monday. This means it will have taken two full weeks to complete, which is right in line with most of our previous fundraisers. There were very few fundraisers in the past that took much less than two weeks to reach the target.

[Howlin]

Jim, is there a slowdon in FR fundraising?

No, there is NOT. It's wishful thinking.