The United Jewish Appeal drive in the Greater Washington area at the mid-point in 1959 has already raised more than was raised in all of 1958, Joseph Ottenstein, general chairman of the local UJA campaign, announced. So far this year a total of $1,570,000 has been collected. In 1958 the drive raised $1,530,000.
The willingness of well trained workers and a community understanding of the urgency of the cause have been major reasons for the success of the 1959 drive, Mr. Ottenstein said. He called on all workers who have not yet completed their duties to do so immediately. Since the drive to date is running about $150,000 ahead of last year on the Regular Campaign, he stated, with an intensification of effort last year’s Regular Campaign result can be substantially surpassed. Special Fund contributions are already $120,000 ahead of last year, he pointed out.
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