They also raised $65,000 for the fund in a game last Saturday against a collection of stars from El Salvador.

The town expects to raise about $135,000 for the fund for its 1998 budget.

The annual campaign to raise money for the fund ends on Feb. 29.

The firm said that since April it had raised $683 million for the fund from leading pension funds, international banks, university endowments, insurance companies and individuals.

The land that was planned for the expansion was then sold to the airport to help to raise further cash for the fund.

In just a few months, Mr. Scholes and others raised $1 billion for the fund.

Last year, they raised a total of $201,286 for the fund.

Ultimately $23 million was raised for the fund.

During her presidency the committee raised $113 million for the fund.

Now co-chairman, he spends less time raising money for the fund, which is for the most part closed to new investors.