Alex Grass, national chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, reported that as of January 16, the 1985 Campaign has raised a total of $637 million compared to $585.9 million pledged by the same donors last year. This is a dollar gain of $51.1 million and a card-for-card increase of 8.7 percent. Grass said he anticipated that the 1985 Regular Campaign would conclude with $660 million.
"Adding the amounts raised by Operation Moses and Project Renewal," he continued, "will bring us to approximately $735 million. This will be a tremendous achievement and I am indebted to national and community leaders for their outstanding efforts."
Reporting on Project Renewal, Grass stated that $163. I has been raised through December 31, including $10 million pledged during the 1985 Campaign. He explained that a special operational plan was being developed by a task force headed by UJA National Project Renewal chairperson Jane Sherman to raise $65 million that would complete the current financial requirements needed for the inhabitants of Israel’s distressed neighborhoods.
Turning to the 1986 Campaign, Grass reported that eight major gifts events under UJA auspices have taken place which involved over 1,200 people from 60 communities. Pledges came to $51.8 million, a 22 percent increase and a gain of $9.3 million over the amounts pledged by the same donors in 1985.
Announcing national Super Sunday on February 2, Grass discussed the $40 million goal and said he was looking forward to an outstanding fund-raising event under the leadership of UJA national vice chairman Sanford Hollander.
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