Fund Raising Packet 2010 - Sample Letter 3

Sample Letter 3

DATE

Dear Friends and Family,

Please take the following quiz to learn what is happening with me this summer.

1. This summer I will :
   a. Go to Hawaii to sell suntan lotion
   b. Go to a village in [insert your trip name here] with Alliance for Youth Service to serve others
   c. Get Married
   d. Do nothing
   Answer: B (Why didn't any of you pick C?)
2.  While in [insert trip name], I will:
   a. Pick flowers and feed them to monkeys
   b. Work to improve the lives of impoverished people
   c. Labor on construction projects to improve education
   d. b and c
   Answer: D
3. The cost of my trip is:
   a. $1,995
   b. $5,000
   c. $25
   Answer: A
4. Would you consider:
   a. Helping me do laundry before I go
   b. Remembering me in your prayers
   c. Contributing to this cause
   d. Calling my mom and telling her it is OK for me to fly on any airplane
   e. All of the above
   Answer: E (But especially B and C.)
5. To make a financial contribution:
   a. Make checks payable to Alliance for Youth Service
   b. Mail them to me
   c. Please respond by [insert a date here]
   d. All of the above
   Answer: D (envelope provide for your convenience)

Thank you for your participation in this survey and for your support of AYS. I look forward to sharing the results of my experience with you when I return. You can visit the Alliance for Youth Service website at www.ays.org to find out more about the program, see pictures of past expeditions to other countries and read what previous participants have said about the experience.

Sincerely,

[insert your name here]