Friends -

Our most important FEC deadline to date is less than a week away.

It’s our last end-of-quarter deadline before the primary, and when we report our numbers publicly, we need to make clear that our people-powered movement can compete with Joe Kennedy’s big money.

That’s why we’ve set our most ambitious goal of this campaign. We’re trying to hit 10,000 donations before the deadline. If we can do it, we will send a powerful message about our grassroots strength.

Will you make a contribution right now to help us reach this goal? Whatever you can afford will go a long way for our campaign.

I’ll be honest, hitting this goal is going to be a challenge. This is more donations that we’ve ever received in a single month.

But it’s important that we try because this is what it will take to ensure we have the resources we need to win this race.

And after all, our campaign is all about taking on difficult challenges and doing what pundits and political insiders say is impossible.

So let’s show them that our grassroots movement can compete with our opponent’s max-out machine.

Please make a donation — of any amount — to put us one step closer to hitting our goal and winning this race. Every dollar goes directly into our effort to make sure every voter in Massachusetts hears our message.

We’re heading into the final stretch of this race. Everything we do right now will have a big impact when the votes are counted on Election Day.

Thanks for being in this fight,

Ed Markey