Sample Letter #1 Dear friends and family, I recently accepted the challenge to raise $250.00 to support the 2014 Susan G. Komen Upper Cumberland Race for the Cure ®. Please join me in the fight against breast cancer by pledging your support in the Race. Your taxdeductible contribution will fund screening, treatment, and education programs in the Upper Cumberland. Up to twenty-five percent of your contribution will support national cutting-edge breast cancer research. Please visit my personal fundraising page and consider making a tax-deductible donation to support my participation! [include link to your participant center personal fundraising web page here] I truly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress. Thank you for your generosity. Imagine Life Without Breast Cancer. Sincerely, Your Name Sample Letter #2 This year, I’ll be participating in an incredible event called the Susan G. Komen Upper Cumberland Race for the Cure®. Up to 75 percent of the Komen Upper Cumberland Race’s net income stays in our community to fund local screening, treatment, and education programs. The remaining dollars support the Global Promise Fund, a program of Susan G. Komen, which is dedicated to support national cutting edge breast cancer research. I’ve set my person goal at $250. So I need your help. You can donate online by visiting my personal fundraising page at [include link to your participant center personal fundraising web page here]. [Insert your personal connection with the cause] Without a cure, an estimated 25 million men and women around the world will be diagnosed with breast cancerand 10 million could die over the next 25 years. That’s why I’m joining the fight. I hope that you’ll support me. Thank you in advance for your generosity! Sincerely, Your Name P.S. Ask your employer if they will double your donation through a matching gift program! Sample Letter #3 st More than 2,000 people will gather at Tennessee Technological University on September 21 to take a stand in the global movement to end breast cancer. Up to 75 percent of the Komen Upper Cumberland Race’s net income stays in our community to fund local screening, treatment, and education programs. The remaining dollars support the Global Promise Fund, a program of Susan G. Komen, which is dedicated to support national cutting edge breast cancer research. I have formed a team in memory/support of [describe your personal connection to the cause]. [list team members] are going to join me on the Race. Together, we hope to raise at least [$ amount] for the cause. I know you understand why this is so important to me and understand why I’m asking for your financial support. [Walking/Running] a 5k is easy. Asking for money is not. But if we are ever going to find the cures to incredibly difficult problems like breast cancer, I know I have to ask. Please take a moment to follow the link below to visit my personal fundraising webpage at [include link to your participant center personal fundraising web page here] and make a donation. Donating online is safe, secure, and quick! Thank you for your concern and thank you for supporting my continuing journey. Sincerely, Your Name P.S. Don’t forget to ask your employer if they provide matching gifts for your donation. Sample Letter #4 To a Business/Organization st More than 2,000 people will gather at Tennessee Technological University on September 21 to take a stand in the global movement to end breast cancer. Up to 75 percent of the Komen Upper Cumberland Race’s net income stays in our community to fund local screening, treatment, and education programs. The remaining dollars support the Global Promise Fund, a program of Susan G. Komen, which is dedicated to support national cutting edge breast cancer research. In order to reach my fundraising goal, I am asking for your support in the form of monetary donation. I am a frequent customer of [company name], and would appreciate any support that you would be able to provide. Unfortunately, breast cancer has become an all too common occurrence among women and men throughout the world. Now is the time to take action to help end this disease. The more funds that I raise, the sooner we can end this fight. More information about Komen Upper Cumberland Race for the Cure can be found at http://www.komenuppercumberland.org. I can be reached at [phone number]. By supporting me and the Komen Upper Cumberland Race for the Cure, [company name] will ultimately help put an end to breast cancer. Thank you for your support and consideration. Sincerely, Your Name