RE: auction letters

["Cartwright, Scott C" <Scott.Cartwright@PSS.Boeing.com>]

That looks good Heather.  Just run a spell/grammar checker on it and you should 
be good to go.

Scott C. Cartwright
Electromagnetic Effects and Antennas Group
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
PO Box 3707  MS 05-AP
Seattle, WA  98124-2207
(425) 717-1806 (phone)
(425) 717-1323 (fax)
scott.c.cartwright@boeing.com

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> From:         heathen Candelaria[SMTP:fishgirl@oz.net]
> Sent:         Friday, March 26, 1999 11:09 AM
> To:   'gsas-board@gsas.org'; 'savenell@keenersinc.com'
> Subject:      RE: auction letters
> 
> This is draft 1... get your feed back in quick because I'm going to try to 
> have these in tomorrows mail.
> 
> Steve, is there a bulk postage rate/trick I can use? how about accompanying 
> these letters with a copy of last months newsletter so they have something 
> worth looking at and not just throwing away?
> 
> ciao,
> --h
> ____________________
> 
> Greetings!
> 
> I am contacting you on behalf of the Greater Seattle Aquarium Society in 
> regard to our up comming annual fund-raising event.
> 
> Every year at the April general meeting, we host an auction where both  
> members and non members are able to bid on an purchase assorted aquarium fish 
> related items. Live fish and plants, as well as equipment, magazine 
> subscriptions, medicine, tanks and books are among the items which are sold.
> 
> This auction is the primary funding for our club. Members will sometimes 
> donate used items, manufacturers also make contributions, and we also ask 
> that the local stores participate.
> 
> If you choose to make a donations to our annual auction, not only will you be 
> helping in our goal to promote the hobby, your store will also recieve 
> promotion at our auction (please label all donated items as comming from your 
> store). We will also be giving your store written thanks in future issues of 
> our newsletter 'NorthWest Aquaria', and listing you as an annual auction 
> supporter on our web site; WWW.GSAS.org 
> 
> The money which comes in from our annual auction helps fund our club 
> activities including our philanthropy projects, our library, and arranging to 
> have famous speakers from across the country giving presentations here in 
> Seattle including; Karen Randall on aquatic plants (last October), Wayne 
> Yamashita talking about Rainbowfish (scheduled for May this year), and a 
> presentation by Wayne Leibel on South American Cichlids (scheduled in June).
>  
> While the Greater Seattle Aquarium Society is a non-profit organization, it 
> is classified as a social organization and you should therefore check with an 
> accountant to see if your donations can effect your annual taxes.
> 
> Early next week, a member of the club will be stopping by your store to see 
> if you will be able to support us, in supporting the aquarium hobby. 
> 
> Thank-you for your time and consideration,
> Most Sincerely,
> 
> 
> 
> Heather Candelaria
> (GSAS President 98-99)
> 
> Auction schedule:
> Send letters to supporting stores     by 3-27
> follow up letters with a visit        by 4-3
> collect donations     betweeen 4-3 and 4-13
>