The contract is in the mail and the bills are almost paid for Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore's visit to Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center on Oct. 22.

"Everything looks good," said Megan Green, president of the College Democrats. "He [Moore] is pleased at how everything has turned out and is looking forward to being here on the 22nd. Between UPAC and fund raising, we've been able to cover the cost of it all."

University Park Allocation Committee (UPAC) chairman Tom Truong said the College Democrats were allocated about $23,000 for Moore's visit to Penn State, $15,000 of which will go toward Moore's speaking fee.

Green said the total cost of Moore's visit was about $30,000, and added that about $4,000 has been raised through private donations and about $1,000 has come from Kerry-Edwards item donations.

"Half of the donations from the booths go to covering costs and the other half goes to covering Moore," Green said.

"We have checks that are continuing to pour in," Green said. "By the end of the week, we expect to stop accepting donations for the event."

Green said Centre County Democrats have kept an envelope in their office asking for donations for the event.

"People see the envelope and give money," Green said.

Truong said that when UPAC allocates funding for speakers, the committee determines whether the speaker can benefit the university and provide a valuable out-of-class experience, but added that they will not fund speakers who are running political campaigns.

"Because they had put in a lot of fund raising, the committee felt that due to what they were able to raise and how it would enhance out-of-class experience, that was what was appropriate," Truong said.

Originally, Moore was scheduled to speak at Eisenhower Auditorium, but Moore and the College Democrats decided the center would be a better venue because it could accommodate more people, Green said.

UPAC allocation includes funding for lodging, meals, Moore's speaking fee, security and the venue.

Truong said the allocation process went as smoothly as it could have gone with such a large budget.

"To their credit, they did an excellent job to get program together," Truong said. "The committee noticed that and that's why the result was like that."

College Republicans chairman Andy Banducci said the College Republicans would have a presence at Moore's speech.

"We'll be handing out literature about the president and letting people know not to believe everything Michael Moore says," Banducci said.

Banducci said the College Republicans are on the road to getting Republican speakers to come to Penn State.

"With the proliferation of left-wing speakers, it's something we have to look in to," he said.

Moore's speech will start at 9:30 p.m.

Green said she would know if the event would require tickets after meeting with officials from the BJC.

"I'd like to see at least 5,000 people," Green said.