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The delay in public matching funds leaves us $2 million short of where we thought we'd be at this point in the campaign. Meanwhile, some of our other opponents have already gotten their payments from the City. [Maya](#) Following up on Maya's note -- The delay in public matching funds leaves us $2 million short of where we thought we'd be at this point in the campaign. Meanwhile, some of our other opponents have already gotten their payments from the City. I didn't think we'd find ourselves in this situation, but the good news is we have a game plan. We're at $10,201 of our $30,000 fundraising goal to keep us on track, and need to close the gap by the end of the month to be at our strongest heading into March. [February's end-of-month deadline is critical. Rush a donation of whatever you can afford now.]( -- Maya R. [DONATE]( ----------Begin Forwarded Message---------- From: Maya Wiley Subject: Grit Look, I’ve been climbing uphill my entire life. I’ve been told to wait my turn -- that my time to take charge will come. No more. I am unequivocally ready to lead our City during this crisis. Running an inclusive, people-powered campaign takes grit and compassion. It also takes a robust budget to be able to spread our message far and wide. As you heard from my team earlier this week, our campaign hit a road bump: due to some technicalities, we didn't receive any matching funds from the City. They’re withholding $2 million in matching funds because of technicalities. And until this gets resolved, we are left with an unexpected gap in our budget. Two other Mayoral candidates have already received their matching funds, and other folks have the political machine or corporate PACs to pour money into their campaigns. I don't have that, but I do have you. I won't let this derail our grassroots movement -- I believe we are still as strong as the day we launched our campaign. I talked to the team and we’ve set a goal to raise $30,000 by our end-of-month deadline to keep us going full steam ahead. [I can't do this without you, friend. So please, chip in $5 or more to help us reach our end-of-month goal >>]( [RUSH A DONATION]( With our match delayed and the March filing deadline right around the corner, I need you to have my back more than ever. I'm counting on this grassroots team to help us hit our end-of-month goal and overcome this setback so we can emerge stronger than before. [If you can right now, donate to help us hit our $30,000 end-of-month goal and get back on track.]( If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: [$5 →]( [$10 →]( [$25 →]( [$50 →]( [$100 →]( [Other →]( Thank you, Maya We're building a movement by and for the people of NYC. Thanks to New York City's matching funds program, contributions up to $250 from NYC residents are generally matched 8-1 by the City. That means a $5 contribution becomes $40 or $50 becomes $400. No amount is too small. Rush a donation today. [DONATE]( Paid for by Maya for Mayor, Inc Maya Wiley 1155 6th Ave, Floor 22 New York, NY 10036 United States We'd hate to see you go, but if you need to do so, [unsubscribe]( here. State law prohibits making a contribution in someone else’s name, reimbursing someone for a contribution made in your name, being reimbursed for a contribution made in your name, or claiming to have made a contribution when a loan is made.