Sample Letter Email To Request A Donation Or Pledge

Sample  

Letter/Email   t o  

request   a  

donation   o r  

pledge  

 

The   F ISH,   1 3404   B irch   B ark   C t.,   F airfax,   V A   2 2033  

 

Dear   X xxxxxx……..  

 

Remember   w hen   I   m entioned   t hat   I   h ad   s tarted   s wimming   f or   a   l ocal   s wim   c lub?   W ell,   I   j oined   t he   F ISH   S wim   T eam  

which   i s   a   U SA   S wimming   B ronze   l evel   r ecognized   s wim   t eam   l ocated   i n   t he   N orthern   V irginia   P otomac   V alley   r egion  

a   p remiere   U SA   S wimming   t eam   h ere   i n   t he   N orthern   V irginia   P otomac   V alley   r egion,   a nd   i t’s   g oing   r eally   w ell.   I  

have   a   l ot   o f   f un   s wimming   a nd   l earning   a bout   h ow   t o   s et   g oals,   d iscipline   a nd   t eam   s pirit.  

 

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I   c ontinue   t o   s wim   o n   t he   F ISH   S wim   T eam   w hich   i s   a   U SA   S wimming   B ronze   l evel   r ecognized   s wim   t eam   l ocated   i n  

the   N orthern   V irginia   P otomac   V alley   r egion.   S wimming   h as   b ecome   a   v ery   i mportant   p art   o f   m y   l ife.   I   l ove  

swimming   a nd   c ompeting!     I t   c hallenges   m e   p hysically   a nd   m entally   a nd   i t   h elps   m e   t o   l earn   a bout   g oal   s etting,  

discipline,   w orking   h ard,   b eing   o rganized   a nd   i t   t eaches   m e   w hat   t eam   s pirit   i s   a ll   a bout.     A ll   t he   “ tools”   I   l earn   i n  

swimming   a re   a pplicable   t o   o ther   a reas   i n   m y   l ife,   e specially   w hen   i t   c omes   t o   a cademics!  

 

Then   i nclude….  

 

I   a m   w riting   t o   y ou   t oday   b ecause   m y   t eam   j ust   l aunched   i ts   a nnual   f undraiser   a nd   I   c ould   r eally   u se   y our   h elp.  

We’re   h osting   a   S wim-­‐A-­‐Thon®   a t   t he   e nd   o f   M arch   f or   w hich   e veryone   o n   t he   t eam   g oes   o ut   a nd   c ollects   d onations  

or   p ledges   f or   e ach   l ap   t hey   s wim.   M y   g oal   i s   t o   s wim   a t   l east   1 00   l aps,   b ut   n o   m ore   t han   2 00.  

 

I   h ope   y ou   w ill   c onsider   s ponsoring   m e   b y   e ither   m aking   a   d onation   o r   b y   p ledging   a   s pecific   m onetary   a mount   f or  

each   l ap   I   a m   a ble   t o   s wim.   M y   g oal   i s   t o   b e   t he   t op   f und   r aiser   i n   o ur   c lub,   s o   I   a m   w orking   v ery   h ard   t o   c ollect   a s  

many   d onations   a nd   p ledges   a s   I   c an   t o   r each   m y   g oal.    

 

The   m oney   w e   r aise   f rom   t his   e vent   w ill   b e   u sed   t o   f oster   a nd   g row   o ur   t eam   t o   t he   b est   o f   i ts   a bility.   O ne   o f   t he  

many   a dvantages   o f   h aving   a   S wim-­‐A-­‐Thon®   i s   t hat   9 5%   o f   t he   m oney   m y   t eam   r aises   g oes   d irectly   t o   o ur   c lub   a nd  

5%   g oes   t o   U SA   S wimming   t o   h elp   w ith   a ll   t he   p rograms   r un   t hroughout   t he   c ountry.   I ’m   n ot   o nly   h elping   m yself  

and   m y   c lub,   b ut   s wimmers   a ll   o ver   t he   c ountry.    

 

By   h elping   m y   t eam   r aise   m oney,   I   a m   s upporting   o ur   t eam   t o   c reate   s pecial   o pportunities   f or   t he   a thletes   t hat  

otherwise   w ould   n ot   b e   p ossible.   F unds   a llow   t he   F ISH   t o   i nvite   O lympians   l ike   I an   C rocker   a nd   T ara   K irk   t o   p rovide  

a   v aluable   a nd   m emorable   e xperience   f or   a ll   s wimmers   o n   t he   t eam.   O ur   c oaches’   t ravel   e xpenses   a re   c overed  

through   f undraising   m oneys   s o   t hat   t hese   e xpenses   a re   n ot   r olled   o ver   t o   t he   s wimmers   w ho   a re   t raveling.     F unds  

also   a llow   t he   F ISH   t eam   t o   h elp   m ake   a ll   s wimmers   f eel   s pecial   a nd   r ecognize   t heir   d edication   b y   p roviding   u nique  

tokens   s uch   a s   s pecial   s wim   c aps   a nd   m emorable   U SA   S wimming   p atches.   M ost   i mportantly,   f unds   r aised,   p rovide  

scholarship   m oney   t o   p otentially   g reat   s wimmers   i n   o ur   c ommunity   w ho   c ould   n ot   o therwise   a fford   s uch   a   g reat  

opportunity.   T o   t he   m any   c hildren   w ho   r eceive   a ssistance,   t his   c hance   t o   b e   p art   o f   o ur   t ea,   i s   p recious.    

 

Please   c onsider   h elping   m e   r each   m y   S wim-­‐A-­‐Thon®   g oal   b y   m aking   a   d onation   o r   p ledge   o n   m y   b ehalf.   I f   y ou  

choose   t o   s end   a   d onation,   p lease   p rint   o ut   t his   e mail   a nd   c omplete   t he   c orresponding   f orm   b elow.   T hen   p lace   t he  

completed   f orm   i n   a n   e nvelope   a ddressed   t o   m e   a long   w ith   y our   c heck   m ade   p ayable   t o   t he   F ISH,   a nd   r eturn   i t   t o  

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  s o   t hat   I   m ay   p articipate   i n   t his   g reat   e vent.