Persuasive+letters+to+local+organizations

Persuasive letters to local organizations. Requesting Funds for Playgrounds ** When requesting funding for the playground equipment, whether through a grant proposal or a capital campaign request, focus on the needs of the students and/or community. Yes, you need the money to replace old, broken, dangerous equipment - but what benefits accrue to the students by the replacement?

In other words, replacing or adding playground equipment may: Creating a safe, healthy environment is especially important in today's world and is directly related to children's ability to understand and learn. Physically-fit students are more likely to do well in their studies than those who are lethargic and out-of-shape.
 * create a safe and healthy environment for the students,
 * assure physical fitness, and/or
 * provide the community with a safe place to play and gather as an alternative to constructing a city park.

Creating a safe haven for the community expands your boundaries beyond the students in your school. More children and families will reap the benefits of the updated and safe playground than just your students.

Each letter needs to include the following: an anecdote, question, statistic, or other attention grabbing sentence position statement a brief explanation of project substantiate need include specific details such as percentage of disabilities in school, etc. specific help you are requesting cost of project call to action reiterate request
 * introduction
 * body
 * ** conclusion **

Lowes requesting funds to purchase materials for ramp and equipment Walmart requesting funds and volunteers to help construct ramp Norwich Tech requesting labor to build a ramp, a wooden wheelchair swing, and a wheelchair accessible sandbox Board of Education convince BOE of the need for a ramp and/or wheelchair accessible equipment PTO convince PTO of need for wheelchair accessible ramp and equipment

Some ideas for the kind of equipment that would be nice for our wheelchair accessible playscape. The equipment below can be found at []