November __, 2006
Firm
Coordinator
Address
Washington, D.C. 20000
Dear
Firm Coordinator:
As
winter approaches, Gifts for the Homeless, Inc. is once again gearing up for
our annual campaign to collect used clothing – and raise money to purchase new
clothing – for homeless men, women, and children in DC. I am writing to thank you for volunteering
to serve as a coordinator for this year’s drive and to give you various
“turn-key” documents that should make your job much easier.
We
need your help in (1) collecting monetary contributions for the purchase of new
clothing, (2) collecting donations of used clothing, and (3) recruiting
volunteers willing to sort the used clothing and make deliveries to area
shelters. To assist you, I have enclosed:
·
A campaign summary that
you may edit and post on bulletin boards and/or send out;
·
An information sheet,
with key data on the 2006 campaign for firm coordinators;
·
A summary of the three
options for making monetary donations;
·
An initial solicitation
memorandum that you may edit and send to all employees;
·
A reminder memorandum
that you can circulate later in the drive;
·
A volunteer sign-up form
for those who want to help sort and distribute used clothing;
·
A credit card donation
form; and
·
A receipt for used
clothing donations.
You
can download electronic versions of these documents, other than the receipt for
used clothing, from our website at www.gfth.org.
Please note that all monetary donations should be sent to
our lockbox with PNC Bank to ensure security.
Please see the enclosure on donating for the lockbox address and other
information for making contributions.
We at GFTH deeply appreciate your willingness to coordinate your
organization’s fundraising and used clothing donation efforts this year. You
are key to the campaign’s success. If you have any questions, please contact me at (202) 383-0728
(e-mail: carol.weiser@sablaw.com) or Erin Monaghan at (202) 694-1624
(e-mail: emonaghan@mindspring.com).
Sincerely,
Carol A. Weiser
President and Chairman of the Board
Enclosures