GiveBIG 2026

The 2026 GiveBIG campaign will begin on April 28 and will end on May 5. It is the most important fundraiser of the year for the PSARA Education Fund. GiveBIG contributions finance the Education Fund’s educational work, which includes the production and mailing of The Retiree Advocate and additional educational presentations and publications. Like past years, the Executive Boards of PSARA(c4) and the PSARA Education Fund(c3) have challenged our members to collectively match the Executive Boards’ contributions. For the 2026 GiveBIG challenge, our Boards have very generously pledged $27,160.

PSARA’s reputation has grown regionally and nationally. We have been invited to share our expertise about Medicare, Social Security, climate and social justice issues, and state legislative issues by a growing number of organizations and individuals. For example, in April, Representative Adam Smith held a roundtable on the privatization of Original Medicare, specifically, the WISeR pilot project. PSARA was the primary resource for information about WISeR, the problems with the program, and efforts that are being made to defund the program. Please see Robby Stern’s article in the April edition of the Advocate for a comprehensive discussion of our work.

We hope you can contribute to the PSARA Education Fund this year. Donations can be made on the GiveBIG website from April 28th to May 5th. https://www. wagives.org/donate/PSARA-Education-Fund

You can also make a GiveBIG donation through PSARA’s website, www.psara.org, anytime between now and May 5th. Or, you can send a check to PSARA at 321 16th Ave South, Seattle, WA 98144. The Education Fund will receive the full amount of your donation by this method. Just write GiveBIG in the memo line. Thank you for being PSARA members and for your support.