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We l ook f orward t o s eeing y ou o n _ __(date)____ t o l earn m ore a bout D ining f or W omen a nd h ow w e

together c an m ake a n i mpact. I f y ou h ave a ny q uestions i n t he m eantime, d on't h esitate t o c ontact o ne

of u s!

Sample T hank y ou F ollow-‐up N ote

Dear F riends,

Thank y ou a ll f or j oining u s l ast T uesday f or a w onderful d inner a nd p rogram. A s pecial t hanks a gain t o

___________ f or h osting u s a nd t o _ __________ f or p resenting a f abulous p rogram o n T he E quilibrium

Fund ( program/organization o f t he m onth)!

It w as a nother e xtraordinary e vening w ith a bsolutely d elicious d ishes a long w ith l earning a bout t he

Equilibrium F und a nd t he i mpact o ur c ontributions w ill m ake i n a reas o f p overty, m alnourishment a nd

the e nvironment i n G uatemala.

Together w e r aised $ 845 i n d onations f or t he E quilibrium F und t o s upport G uatemalan

women’s c ooperatives p roducing M aya N ut P roducts!

We h eard f rom m any o f y ou h ow i mpressive t he o rganization i s i n c ultivating a n ative f ruit t ree,

preserving t he r ainforest a nd p roviding f ood d uring t imes o f s poradic n eed a nd h unger.

Specifically o ur c ontributions t o E quilibrium F und w ill f und:

Healthy K ids, H ealthy F orests—a r ural s chool l unch p rogram. T he i mmediate g oal o f t his p rogram i s

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to s erve M aya N ut l unches i n t he p oorest G uatemalan s chools a s a r eplacement f or t he u nhealthy

corn a nd s oy-‐based s nacks c urrently p rovided i n t hese s chools.

Establish M aya N ut t ree n urseries i n e ach p articipating s chool w ith t he g oal o f r eforesting 3 ,000

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trees f or e ach s chool.

·∙All M aya N ut S chool L unch p roducts w ill b e p roduced b y G uatemalan w omen’s c ooperatives,

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thereby p roviding d ignified j obs a nd s teady i ncome f or r ural w omen, a s w ell a s o pportunities t o

learn v aluable s kills s uch a s a ccounting, p lanning, o rganization, a nd n utrition a nd b usiness

management.

B y c ollectively g iving w ith o ther c hapters n ationwide w e w ill d irectly e nable w omen i n G uatemala t o

become s elf-‐sufficient a nd s upport a n i nternational e nvironment i nitiative!

Our n ext m eeting i s o n _ _________, t he p rogram i s _ _______ a t _ ________ h ome a nd _ _________ w ill

present o ur p rogram. A n e vite w ill f ollow w ith m ore i nformation a bout t he e vening. T hank y ou, _ ___ &

_____!

Chapter U pdates: ( list c hapter a nnouncements, h ighlight D FW i nformation, e vents)

T hank y ou a gain f or j oining u s i n t his e ffort t o i mprove t he l ives o f s o m any w omen a round t he w orld.

Our g atherings a re i nspiring a nd m otivating -‐ -‐ b ringing u s t o a b etter u nderstanding o f t he c hallenges

faced b y s o m any w omen a round t he w orld a nd k nowing t hat w e c an m ake a n i mpact . ... o ne m eal a t a

time!

Until w e g ather a gain t o s hare f ood a nd f riendship . ...our b est,

4/19/12

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