Fundraising Letter for Community Food Bank of
May 3, 2007
Dear Mrs. Smith,
Recently you made a very important contribution to Community Food Bank of
Your gift provided a great boost to our community. It enabled us to provide nutritious food to 105 charities feeding nearly 60,000 people right here in
Today we face a huge challenge.
Today the hungry person is the child down the street, seniors on a fixed income, and families whose parents are working for minimum wage.
Seniors often must make a choice between medications or food. That minimum wage paycheck falls short in covering expenses such as rent, electricity, childcare, and enough good food to put on the table.
Combating hunger requires a daily vigilance. The Community Food Bank of
I am writing to good friends like you trusting you will help us again. My promise to you Mrs. Smith is the Community Food Bank will continue to carry out its job diligently just as it has since 1976.
Because of our partnerships with surplus food donors in the county, we are able to stretch every dollar you donate. For example, a gift of $15 secures $134 worth of food, $30 provides $267, and $90 provides $950 worth of food.
Your gift allows Community Food Bank to purchase and distribute food to the 105 charities here in
The summer months are upon us. The sweltering heat here in
That is why I am writing to you today Mrs. Smith. We need your support to help us get through this long hot summer. Going hungry is not necessary when concerned people like you lend their support to the Community Food Bank.
With good friends like you, we wouldn’t be so successful. Your generous support is a source of encouragement. Yet, it is so much more to the person who is hungry. For the senior citizen or that hungry child having a meal in front of them tonight is a sign of hope.
This is hope that you and other caring individuals like you provide. Your gift today will help us fill our warehouse with quality food. It is food that we will distribute to those 105 charities that that insures the hungry get feed.
I urge you to be as generous as you can, not for me, but for that little boy or girl who lives down the street or that senior citizen around the corner. Show them there is hope because of concerned and caring Nevadans like you.
Because your past support has made such a difference, I’m asking you today if you could find it in your heart to send a gift of $30.00.
Enclosed is a reply card for your gift. You may use a check, money order, or credit card. Place it in the return envelope and drop it in the mailbox today.
Sincerely yours,
Bessie Braggs
Executive Director
P.S. Please help us combat hunger here in
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