FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2014
Contact: Seth Bringman

Ready for Hillary Adds more than 22,000 New Donors in 3 Months, Raises over $1.7 Million

Grassroots Effort Surpasses 55,000 Donors, 80,000 Contributions, $5.75 Million Raised to Date

ARLINGTON, VA – Today, the national grassroots organization Ready for Hillary announced it added more than 22,000 new donors and raised more than $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2014.

The group received more than 32,000 contributions during the period. More than 9,500 of the contributions were for the exact symbolic amount of $20.16, and the average contribution was $53. Ninety-eight percent of contributions were $100 or less. Ready for Hillary received financial contributions from all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories, as well as financial support from Americans abroad and military service members across the world.

Since the group's April 2, 2013 official launch, Ready for Hillary has reached the following milestones:

2,000,000+ Hillary supporters identified

1,750,000+ Facebook supporters

700,000+ people who have signed a pledge to help Hillary win if she runs

300,000+ bumper stickers shipped

100 million+ reach of people online

$5.75 million+ raised

80,000+ contributions

55,000+ donors

25,000+ contributions of exactly $20.16

200+ events across the country

98 percent of contributions are $100 or less

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With more than two million supporters, Ready for Hillary is encouraging former Secretary of State Clinton to run for president in 2016. Ready for Hillary is assembling an army of grassroots supporters and sending a message that if she is ready to run for president, we are ready to support her. We believe Hillary Clinton is the best qualified person to be president in 2016 and that her historic election would build upon the progress of President Obama and continue to lead this country into the future.