Fundraising: Letter Writing Campaign (Closed)

December 2007

Worried about those Band Trip payments?  Help is on the way!

A letter writing campaign is a proven method of raising funds with little effort.  Just as on Tag Day we reach out to the Westfield community here at home, letter campaigns are meant to reach out to connections outside of our school boundaries – friends, relatives, business associates.

We experimented with this campaign last year, and those who participated were very successful in raising donations. There was a clear connection between the number of letters a student sent out and the donations returned in that student’s name. This year, the incentive is even higher, due to the “no fuss fundraising fee”. 100% of contributions go directly into student accounts.

Simple Student Directions

1. Pick up one copy of these instructions, and as many envelopes as you intend to address to your contacts. Download the sample letter that will be sent out to your contacts.
2. Address the envelopes to friends, family, etc. Write your own address in the upper left-hand corner as the return address for these envelopes. Hand-written envelopes in pen, not typed, are best. You may provide postage to save the Band Boosters some money, but this is not required. Do NOT seal the envelopes.
3. Return your addressed envelopes to the Black Box in the Band Room NO LATER THAN December 14, 2007.

That’s all you have to do!

A Band Booster Volunteer will pick up the addressed envelopes, stuff and mail them. Each envelope will contain a letter (download pdf sample [doc]) and a stamped envelope addressed to the Band Boosters at the school address. The sooner you return your envelopes, the sooner your letters will be mailed

As your contacts return the bottom form on the letter with their donations, your student account will be credited with their donation. All donors will receive a thank you letter from the boosters, and students will be notified about donations made in their names. It would be very nice for the student to send a personal thank you to these people as well, but that will be up to you.

Questions?  Call or email Mrs. Polson.

Email: jerilynpolson@msn.com