我因为给 80-20 捐过款，有时候就会收到他们的邮件。每次收到邮件，都有点感觉他们在孤军奋战。几个月前在大家为 SCA 5 的事义愤填膺的时候，看到那么多人参与，我想 80-20 的状况应该会改善。可是今天收到了他们的一个邮件，说他们已经快坚持不下去了，心里感觉很不好。也许很多人不知道他们的情况，我想把他们的邮件放在文学城，希望更多的人能够帮助他们，其实也就是帮助咱们自己吧。
下面是从收到的邮件里取出的有关部分：
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Sad News From 80-20 - too poor to last !
The annual budget of AIPAC, the fabled Jewish-Am political org., is $17 million. 80-20, by far the largest AsAm political organ., is an all volunteer plus one staff org., with an annual budget of $100,000. It is 1/1700 that of AIPAC. Is 6146 it because our community is poor? NO. Is it because our population is smaller? NO. We are 2.65 that of the Jewish population.
SELF: Self Empowerment Long-term Fund SELF aims to raise, within 2 years, at least $1 million/yr. for 5 years.
Why? To help make 80-20 a lasting professional organization!
I'll explain: My title may be the president. In reality, I am also the janitor - I do whatever things that are left undone. :-) I am 76 year old having served 80-20 for 15 years, & donated about $100K to 80-20 (Note: there are Board Members who have given more!) I have begged at least 10 AsAms, since 2001, to be 80-20's president. NO TAKERS! I'm fading & WILL retire at the end of 2016 presidential campaign to avoid damaging YOU and 80-20. Who will take over and do our community justice? As you know, politics need to be learned like everything else. I need 2 years to recruit, train a good staff and pass on my political experience, knowledge & lessons learned from my mistakes. A reasonably financially secure foundation for 80-20 is necessary to recruit good people. That is why we must have $1 million/yr for FIVE years. For SELF to succeed, it must raise $250,000/yr for 5 year every 6 months!
The first 6 months ends in 3 day! SELF is $14,027/year for 5 years SHORT. If we can't even meet the goal at the first time-mark, what is the chance that it'll meet the target later? YOU be the judge!
If you think 80-20 is worth saving, PLEASE DONATE, 【文学城好像不让加链接，我就去掉了，有心的朋友自己在网上搜一下好了】
If 140 AsAm families will generously commit to donating $100/yr for 5 years soon, we'll catch up. If 14 families will each donate $1,000/yr for 5 years, we'll catch up . If you donate $100 as a lump sum we'll need 750 such families to reach the same goal, since a donation of $100 as a lump sum is ONLY the equivalent of $20/yr for 5 years. :-(
S. B. Woo, a volunteer
President, 80-20 National Asian Am. Educational Foundation, Inc.
