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Writing Application 5.2

As an assistant in the Community Involvement Program of your corporation, you have been given an unusual task. Your boss wants to expand the company’s philanthropic and community relations mission, especially employee volunteerism. She heard about The Seeing Eye, a program in which volunteers raise puppies for 14 to 18 months for guide dog training. She thinks this would be an excellent outreach program for the company’s employees. They could give back to the community in their role as puppy raisers.

To pursue the idea, she asks you to request information about the program and ask whether a company could sponsor a program encouraging employees to act as volunteers. She hasn’t thought it through very carefully and relies on you to raise logical questions, especially about costs for volunteers. Your letter should have about six questions. Remember to include an end date and reason. Write a direct request letter to Susanna Odell, The Seeing Eye, P.O. Box 375, Morristown, NJ 07963-0375. Include an end date and a reason.

Tip: The Seeing Eye is a real nonprofit organization. Do some research to help you write the letter to Susanna Odell. (date and top address; 3 paragraphs minimum required: Introduction, body, and closing paragraph; signature area)