Sample Fundraising Appeal Letter Template

Sample   F undraising   A ppeal   L etter  

 

Date  

 

 

Name  

Address  

City,   S tate,   Z ip  

 

Dear   U ncle   D ick   a nd   A unt   J ane,  

 

In   A ugust   I   w ill   b e   g oing   o n   a   m ission   t rip   w here   w e   w ill   j oin   A MOR   P rojects  

(Ambassadors   M edical   O utreach   &   R elief)   i n   t he   A mazon   b asin   o f   n ortheastern  

Peru.   T hey   a re   a   m ultifaceted   p rogram   t hat   i ncludes   m edical,   s urgical,   a nd   d ental  

care;   c hildren’s   p rogramming;   h ealth   a nd   v ocational   e ducation;   a nd   s piritual  

outreach.   T here   a re   m any   v olunteers   p lanning   t o   p articipate   o n   t his   p roject   a nd   I  

need   y our   h elp   s o   I   c an   b e   o ne   o f   t hem.  

 

Sometimes   w e   g et   u sed   t o   o ur   c omfortable   s tandard   o f   l iving   a nd   f orget   t hat   t he  

majority   o f   p eople   i n   t he   w orld   h ave   s uch   b asic   n eeds   s till   u nmet.   I ’m   s ure   t hat  

participating   o n   t his   m ission   p roject   w ill   h ave   a   p ositive   l ong-­‐term   e ffect   o n   m e.  

 

I’m   s ending   y ou   t his   l etter   a s   a   r equest   f or   y our   s upport   i n   t wo   a reas.   F irst   o f   a ll,   I ’m  

asking   f or   y ou   t o   p ray   f or   m e   -­‐   t hat   m y   a ttitude   a nd   s ervice   w ill   b e   p leasing   t o   G od  

and   s ensitive   t o   t he   p eople   a nd   t he   c ulture   o f   P eru.   S econdly,   I   a m   a sking   f or   y our  

financial   s upport   a s   a   s ponsor.   I   a m   r esponsible   f or   r aising   $ XXXX   t o   p ay   f or   m y  

food,   i nsurance,   h ousing   a nd   t ransportation.   A ny   d onation   w ill   b e   g reatly  

appreciated.  

 

Please   m ake   o ut   y our   c heck   t o   “ My   C hurch   O r   S chool”   a nd   m ail   i t   i n   t he   e nclosed  

envelope   ( do   n ot   w rite   m y   n ame   o n   t he   c heck   o r   i t   c annot   b e   t ax   d eductable).   Y ou  

can   m ail   y our   d onation   t o:  

 

My   C hurch   O r   S chool    

P.O.   B ox   1 2345  

AnyTown,   M yState   1 2345  

 

Please   c ontinue   t o   p ray   f or   m e   d uring   t his   t rip   a nd   u pon   m y   r eturn.   O f   c ourse   I   w ill  

be   e ager   t o   s hare   w ith   y ou   t he   e vents   f rom   t he   t rip   a nd   h ow   m y   l ife   h as   b een  

affected.  

 

Thanks   f or   b eing   p art   o f   m y   m issionary   t eam!  

 

With   g ratitude,