Finding Cures. Providing Support. Saving Lives…
One Dancer at a Time.
Dear ______ ,
Every year thousands of families are impacted in some way by cancer.
Whether it is a child, cousin, friend, or parent, someone will be affected by cancer at
some point in his or her life. 13,5000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year
in the United States, proving even more that we are in dire need for a cure. We need
something that allows every kid to live a normal life and do the thing that most of us
take for granted: dance. That is our goal at raiseRED Dance Marathon at the
University of Louisville. As an organization, we have a year worth of fundraising
events to lead up to our key event, the dance marathon, which is an 18 hour, no
sitting, no sleeping, no whining event. Over 700 students participate, and we raise
thousands of dollars each year- last year being our biggest year of $226,000 raised.
But we couldn’t do it without the help of amazing people like you. This year our goal
is to have 850 dancers and $300,000 raised by February 27th.
All of the money we raise benefits Doctor Ken Lucas, who works for the
University of Louisville Department of Pediatrics. Doctor Lucas is spearheading a lot
of groundbreaking research in the field of Pediatric Oncology. Last year we were
able to hire a Social Worker with the money that we raised and now the clinic is in
desperate need of another social worker to help guide more families through the
ever-confusing stages of insurance, medical costs, and lifestyle changes that come
with having a child diagnosed with cancer. This year, we hope to fund the hiring of
another social worker, as well as giving funds to Doctor Lucas to be used for
programming, research, and the fight against Pediatric Cancer.
My personal goal is to raise ________ by the end of dance marathon. If you'd
like to donate to the cause and me, I wouldn't be able to thank you enough. All of the
money will go to help 1) your past, present and future students, as we're the largest
student organization at UofL, 2) help UofL in it's research efforts, and 3) put an end
to the disease that has caused many people pain and loathing. At the end, the goal is
to eradicate pediatric cancer, and we hope to do that one student dancer at a time.
To contribute to our cause, please send either cash or check in the envelope
included to the address I have provided. We've raised over $800,000 in the past
seven years, and we're excited to raise even more for the University of Louisville
Pediatrics.
Thank you for your donations, and I hope you have a Happy New Year!
Gratefully,
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