A NATIONAL kick-off fundraising campaign for Jeff H. Coleman will be presented by the Endowment for Strategic Leadership for Asian Americans Inc. (ESL-AAI), a diverse group of Asian community leaders, both locally and nationally. The ESL-AAI's overall goal is to empower Asian Americans and act as an instrument for effective advocacy.

Representative Coleman, 27, named as a Rising Star by the Harrisburg Patriot News, and recognized as one of the "Top 30 Most Influential Asians in America, Under the Age of 30," defeated an 11-year incumbent to represent the 60th District of Apollo, Pennsylvania. He is the youngest and first Filipino American to serve in the State House of Representatives. Coleman won his reelection on Nov. 4 as an unopposed candidate.

For more information, please contact Brad Baldia at tel. no. +215 715-3046 or e-mail baldiab1@aol.com or call Ernesto Gange at +215 752-8982, Edgar Raymundo at +213 448-5081, Nellie Birog-Naoe at +610 924-0124 and VFW Commander Tony Rivera at +215 225-2801.