Rep. Mazie Hirono is calling on grassroots supporters to donate $25,000 to her U.S. Senate campaign by Friday at midnight.

That deadline is critical because it marks the close-of-books for the next Federal Election Commission campaign finance deadline. In an email sent to supporters on Tuesday, Hirono asked for gifts starting at $5. 

“This is your campaign,” the Hirono campaign wrote. “And I can’t do this without your support.”

Hirono also wrote that she is on track to win the race with the support of Hawaii residents rather than “special interests or political insiders.”

That grassroots message is clearly aimed at the kind of contributors Hirono is seeking, but it’s important to point out that Hirono pulled in $99,000 from special interest groups in the last quarterly filing period. 

Read more about which political action committees doled out the dough for Hirono last time around.