Sample Fundraising Letter Template

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Sample Fundraising Letter
Please make a list of all checks collected from your letter-writing
campaign, together with donors' names and addresses, then send the
list and the checks to The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation, PO
Box 273, Suffern , NY 10901. A donor's check will be his receipt for
tax deductibility purposes, except where a donation is $250 or more,
in which case DTRF will send a receipt directly to the donor at the
address you provide. Thank you! If you have questions, write
.
Sample letter:
Dear family and friends:
As most of you are aware, _________ was recently diagnosed with
a desmoid tumor. This is a rare disease which has had little research
attention and for which there are few existing treatments that are only
sporadically effective. Instead of just sitting back and accepting this
situation, I have decided to try to make a difference.
I am working to raise money for The Desmoid Tumor Research
Foundation* which is currently funding groundbreaking desmoid tumor
research at top cancer research institutions. For details, see
These studies promise to provide critical information relating to the
causes and treatment of desmoid tumors. We are now raising funds to
keep these and other important research projects moving
forward. Discoveries made through desmoid tumor research can also
potentially be applied to other cancers such as breast, colon, ovarian
and other sarcoma cancers.
The diagnosis of desmoid tumor is traumatic as you realize that it can
be life-threatening, but because it is so rare and under-researched,
there is little known about its causes or treatments. We are thrilled that

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