Dear Friend,

Contribute by December 31 to double your impact >>

We just received a $25 donation from Patricia in Lakewood, our campaign's 5,000th donor.

Reaching 5,000 donors is a testament to the breadth and depth of our grassroots support across Colorado. It shows we have what it takes to give a well-connected, deep-pocketed Washington lobbyist and his backers a run for their money in 2010.

Now, with just a few short days before we close the books on 2009, it's more important than ever that we end this fundraising quarter -- and the year -- on a mile-high note.

Please donate $5 or more today -- and help us reach a true campaign milestone: 5,280 campaign donors before our December 31 reporting deadline.

It's critical that we show our opponents that we will rise to any challenge, and beat back any attempt to unravel our progress here in Colorado.

Our donors include everyone from a teacher in Arvada to a retiree in Trinidad -- and thousands of other Coloradans from every corner of the state. They share my vision for building a sustainable economy of the future, for improving our education system, and for creating a smarter, leaner, and more efficient state government.

If you share this vision, too, I need you to be among the 5,280 donors helping us end the year on a mile-high note. Donate $5 or more today.

I need your help so we can keep making Colorado's New Energy Economy a national model and keep creating thousands of clean-energy jobs by attracting new companies and spurring new innovation.
 
I need your help so we can continue making Colorado a national leader in education reform from pre-school to grad school, and continue giving students the skills and knowledge they need to become tomorrow's scientists and engineers.
 
I need your help so we can continue adapting state government to our new economic reality, to keep the state budget balanced, while protecting the safety net.

Please donate $5 or more today -- and help us reach 5,280 campaign donors before our December 31 reporting deadline.
 
I cannot thank you enough for supporting my campaign and investing in the future of our state by becoming a donor today.

Happy Holidays!

Sincerely,

Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor

P.S. If you make a donation online between now and December 31, a member of our finance committee will match it dollar for dollar. So, donate today to double your impact!