TOUGH: THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.
A $10,000 Matching Fund
Alex New of NY, NY, an 80-20 Life Member, pledged that fund to
match dues of members joining from today on. If 200 of you will each
pay $50 to become family members, the sum is $10K, the full amount of the
matching fund. That means 400 additional members and $20,000
will be added to 80-20. That'll help keep 80-20 alive and fighting
for you. The red line below will shoot above the green line again!
Other Good News, Thanks to YOU(a) Burst of Support: In the 3 days since 80-20 reluctantly announced that
"80-20 Is Dying", we got 73 more members. In addition, Alex
New pledged the $10K matching fund.
(b) Record Membership: A lot of people assumed that 80-20 is dying
because it has member ship problem. Not quite! Yhe Asian Am.
community has shown the GREATEST support for 80-20
EVER.
Thanks to YOU, 80-20 has just broken its highest membership record
of 2150 set in 2005 in a 12 month effort. This year, in 7 months, 80-20
has broken that record.
However, 80-20 Is Still Dying
80-20's problems are
(1) Its aging leadership and its failure to find replacements for the
retiring leaders, and
(2) Its failure to overcome the stubborn POLITICAL APATHY of our
community.
Hence, 80-20's Board has decided on a "fish or cut bait" gamble to either
double its membership or admit defeat, fold shop and let whatever
consequence fall where it may. "80-20 Is Dying (2)" will describe our
agonizing choices. 80-20 will really need YOUR help to find new
qualified leaders. It'll appear in your inbox soon.
Take Advantage of the Matching Fund & Join!
Keep the ONLY organized national Asian Am. political clout arrive!
To join by credit card, go to 419 http://www.80-20initiative.net/
Or send your check to 80-20 PAC PO Box 603 Osprey, FL 34229.
Student membership: $15; Basic $35; Family $50, & Life Member $1,000.
Alex New has pledged a matching fund of $10,000 for dues of NEW
members.
Respectfully,
S. B. Woo, a volunteer
On behalf of the Board of Directors, 80-20 PAC, Inc.,
http://www.80-20initiative.net/
Acknowledgment:
S. B. Woo, Newark, DE: $1,500, fulfilling his pledged matching fund;
S. K. Ho of Boston, MA: $1,000
PS: Guy Somers, another 80-20 member who is a Caucasian, was the one
who said S. B. Woo was the Martin Luther King of Asian Ams. I erroneously
attributed the statement to Andrew McKingzie. My apologies to both. :-)