There's no better way to put it, John. We’re in the “dog days” of summer.

In the summer months, campaigns notoriously see a slow-down in donations. And, to be honest with you, our campaign is no exception.

But with our first public reporting deadline fast approaching we can’t afford for our donations to keep slowing down. The race for Pennsylvania's Senate seat is heating up, and national Republicans have nearly $21 million on hand to keep this seat red and take back the Senate majority.

The good news is that despite the GOP’s cash, we have a real shot at flipping this toss-up seat blue and expanding our Senate majority with a strong candidate like Val — if we ramp up our fundraising. Every single donation ahead of this deadline can make a real difference.

Will you make a contribution to Val Arkoosh's campaign for U.S. Senate? We still have a long way to go to reach our $150,000 goal before our very first end-of-quarter fundraising deadline.

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Thanks for chipping in,

Team Val

P.S. The dog days of summer aren’t always a bad thing if they include actual dogs: Meet Bella, Val’s pup! You know what Bella loves as much as a good chin scratch? Making sure we hit our end-of-quarter goal. Pitch in here to help us get one step closer.