Measure A supporters raise $100,000 for campaign

Danette Goulet

NEWPORT-MESA -- Their goal is not money, it’s winning. But history tells

us that it takes money to win.

In its latest financial statement on May 25, the school bond campaign

committee Citizens to Rebuild our Schools reported more than $100,000 in

cash donations while spending about the same, said Jim Scott, committee

treasurer.

“It wasn’t as much as we anticipated, but we’re in good shape,” Scott

said. “We have a budget, and we pay off those items on the budget.”

Thus far, the group has paid $40,000 to the Tramutola Co. for the

services of bond advisor Ariane Lehew. Lehew has helped run the campaign.

She is still owed $5,000 for her services.

The rest of the $100,000 went to printing, mailing and other office

costs, Scott said.

The committee’s second filing was more than six times the amount of its

first, $16,000 on March 22.

After the June 6 election, the political action committee will make one

final filing on July 31. Any money remaining after all the bills are paid

will go either to another political action committee or a nonprofit

organization, Scott said.

One of the campaign’s major contributors was none other than the Irvine

Co., which donated about $50,000 to the effort, Scott said.

C.J. Segerstrom also donated $50,000 in postage.

Making smaller yet still impressive donations were Ware Disposal and

Pacific Life, which gave in the neighborhood of $10,000 each.

As long as they got their message out, they have raised enough, members

said.

“We had a goal to raise enough money to get out the mailers and support

phoning activities, and we’ve been able to do that,” said Mark

Schultheis, co-chair of the committee.