Brazil Fund Raise Packet 2010 - Sample Letter 1

Sample Letter 1

(Date)

Dear ____________________ ,

I am writing to you because I have discovered a wonderful opportunity to bless the lives of others. I am requesting your support for a humanitarian aid project organized by Alliance for Youth Service (AYS).

I want to help for a number of reasons. Foremost, the service project AYS will be working on will be building a new house for young boys that have been abandoned by their parents or placed in foster care by the government. AYS volunteers will be working right alongside the people of this village in helping them better their lives. Currently, the school consists of only one room. This new schoolroom will be an addition to the existing one-room school library and will allow the school to qualify for a government program that will bring computers to the school for the first time.

The organization I have chosen to help, AYS, works to organize LDS oriented service expeditions for youth. You can visit the Alliance for Youth Service website at www.ays.org to find out more about the program, see pictures of the past expeditions to other countries and read what previous participants have said about the experience.

The cost to send one volunteer on the AYS 16-day program, which includes travel, food, lodging, transportation and building materials is $2,295.00. I am working hard to gather donations through a variety of projects. Since all volunteers are responsible for covering their own expenses, but AYS will reduce the cost of the trip for the volunteers that reach their fund raising goals. Any amount is appreciated and every donation makes a difference. If you chose to lend your support you'll be please to know that AYS is an IRS 501(c)(3) organization so your gift is tax deductible.

For your convenience, I've enclosed a pre-stamped addressed envelope. Checks should be made out to AYS and mailed to me. Should you have any questions this volunteer humanitarian program, please call me at (insert your phone number). Your support, as well as that of your friends who might be interested in making donations to AYS, would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to sharing this extraordinary experience with you when I return.

Thank you in advance for your support,

Yours Truly,

(Your Name)