We are getting close to the pledge drive target of $585,000, but we are still about $22k short. The Operations Council has put together a budget to propose to the Board, and that budget depends on meeting the target. Even if we meet the target, we have some tough choices to make to address a structural deficit. We can’t afford to come up short.

Happily, one FUUSN family has offered a challenge pledge: they will increase their pledge to $9000 if the rest of us give enough to get us to the target. Let’s not leave that money on the table!

For those of you who have not yet pledged: please get in touch with us (budgetdrive@fusn.org) or your steward ASAP. For those of you who have pledged: thank you! And we hope you’ll consider increasing your pledge to get us to the target. The target represents a 7 percent increase over last year, so think about raising your own pledge by 7 percent.

We need to finish up the pledge drive this week. Let’s show our fire of commitment to FUUSN and finish strong.                                                                                                                                   Saul Lookner, Julia Wolfe, and Brian Gill