Sample Emails and Letters

Customize any of the examples below and send to friends, family, colleagues, and your network.
All donations are tax deductible and each donor will receive a thank-you with furher info. 

Don't forget to include a link to your team's fundraising page!
To find, sign into your account by clicking the "Login" button on the top right side of the page.
Once you are signed in, go to your team's "Homepage" and copy and paste the URL into your email and/or letter. 

Donation Request for Family & Friends

Hi _____! 

I am proud to be a part of the 2019 Junior Achievement Bowl-a-Thon in support of kids here in South Dakota. Your donation towards my Bowl-a-Thon team will give kids the opportunity to succeed by providing lessons on money, careers, leadership, and work readiness through a local community volunteer. My team's goal is to fundraise a minimum of $600 in order to provide (1) classroom with the JA experience. 

Please consider giving to this great cause! I've made it easy to donate by including my team's online fundraising link: (URL HERE)

Thank you! 

(Your name here)

Donation Request for Colleagues & Acquaintances

Dear _______,

I am reaching out because I know you value the importance of kids here in South Dakota. The 2019 Junior Achievement Bowl-a-Thon is the largest fundraising event for JA in South Dakota and my team needs your help in reaching our goal of $600 in order to provide (1) classroom with the JA experience. Your donation towards my Bowl-a-Thon team will give kids the opportunity to succeed by providing lessons on money, careers, leadership, and work readiness through a local community volunteer. 

Please consider giving to this great cause! I've made it easy to donate by including my team's online fundraising link: (URL HERE)

Thank you! 

(Your name here)

Donation Request for Vendors

Dear ________,

This year, (YOUR COMPANY NAME) is supporting Junior Achievement of South Dakota by participating in the 25th Annual Bowl-a-Thon on (YOUR BOWL DATE). My team has a goal of fundraising a minimum of $600.00 in support of (1) local JA classroom for the upcoming 2020-21 school year.

Junior Achievement provides kids the opportunity to succeed by providing lessons on money, careers, leadership, and work readiness through a local community volunteer. The program teaches our youth the importance of staying in school and gives them hands-on work experiences. With your donation towards our team, you will be helping to provide JA programming to over 35,000 Sioux Empire students in grades K-12.

All donations are tax deductible and go to support our local communities. Feel free to donate online here: (YOUR URL).
If you prefer an invoice, please contact Rachel at rachel.petersen@ja.org.

Thank you for your consideration and support!

Sincerely, 

(YOUR NAME HERE)