Here is a copy of our letter. Not much luck with it, all the companies say they either gave or don't give at all.
Dear Blend,
As the chairperson of fundraising for the Ira W. Travell Elementary School Home School Association I invite you to participate in the Ira W. Travell’s Annual Gala and Silent Auction.
The Fall Gala is the school’s principle fundraising event. The event will take place on November 4th 2006. The event is sponsored by the Travell Home and School Association (HSA) – a non profit organization of parents dedicated to enhancing the school’s academic and technology curriculum.
The Ira W. Travell Elementary School is located in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Ridgewood is a family-oriented community on the urban fringe of Manhattan. Our school represents over 300 families with school age children in grades K-5.
A quality education creates a lifetime of opportunity for the individual, which ultimately helps build a strong and competitive workforce. In our economy, the need for quality education has never been more urgent. In an era of global competition, school budgets have become restricted, with cuts to many departments.
Through the generosity of businesses like yours, the Gala has been able to fill budget gaps. Last year we were able to raise over $21,000 that directly impacted our children in a beneficial way. Donations from the Gala helped fund class trips and multi cultural experiences like a visit to a Japanese Restaurant and an authentic Chinese dance troupe, a science fair, drama and writing programs, math workshops for parents and the purchase of computers, to name just a few. With your support, we can do even more this year.
We welcome your participation in the form of a gift certificate from Blend that can be auctioned off or used as a winning raffle item. Your donation will be acknowledged to all gala guests, donors and corporate partners. In addition it will be acknowledged each month in our monthly newsletter. Your donation is qualified as a tax donation because Travell is a not-for-profit organization. For your tax purpose our tax ID# is
On behalf of those students who will benefit from your generosity, I thank you sincerely for your kind consideration of this request. If you should have any questions or require additional information please do not hesitate to contact me at
Sincerely,
Ingrid Santucci
westviewpta@yahoo.com
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17 years 3 months ago#134892by westviewpta@yahoo.com
We're in the process of putting together a Walk-a-thon for the fall. It would be great to have a copy of the donation letter & info to help get us started.
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