RE: auction letters

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

Looks good! (Yes, we're back now.  Sorry I forgot to dig out the letters
in all the chaos the few days before we left.  We were up very late
prepping tanks and cleaning house, as well as going to Portland the
weekend before).

  - Erik

On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, heathen Candelaria wrote:

> 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
> 

-- 
Erik Olson
erik at thekrib dot com