Sample Fundraising Letter / Email
Dear Friends and Family:
In March, I'm participating in the first annual Friends for Life Campaign, a fundraising event to benefit the Cancer Foundation for Life (CFFL) and the FitSTEPS for Life (FSFL) program. I have been involved with FSFL for a number of years and know firsthand how exceptional it is. Cancer survivors are helped there every day by loving, caring and supportive staff - and they deserve our gratitude. And they need our support.
I've made a personal commitment to raise $____ for CFFL and I hope you'll help me reach my personal goal. You can visit www.fitstepsforlife.org to learn more about the program, and watch the amazing video demonstrating their services.
You can make a gift using a credit card, or a check made out to CFFL. I have a pledge form you can fill out with all your pledge options or you can fill out the online pledge form. Be sure to put ____ where it asks "Applied to this campaigner's goal." Every dollar helps! And your gift is tax deductible. Thank you for supporting my cause. If you have any questions, please contact me at ___ or email ___.
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I’ve joined a campaign benefiting Cancer Foundation for Life. I have been in their program for __ years and know how great it is. Survivors are helped by loving and caring staff. They deserve our gratitude and need our support. Donate by going to www.fitstepsforlife.org and filling out the online pledge form. Put my name where it asks "Applied to this campaigner's goal." Thank you for supporting my cause.
By exercising three times a week you will change your life!
Statistics
- More than 10 million Americans have cancer.
- According to the American Cancer Society, the cost of cancer care annually exceeds 206 billion dollars.
- Research from the Dana Farber Cancer Center on colon cancer and the National Nurses Health Study on breast cancer, showed that moderate exercise improve survival rate by almost 50 percent.
Cancer Foundation for Life® needs your support in order to help more participants improve their quality of life by promoting the benefits of exercise and increasing community awareness.
