outreach
Encourage your friends and family to participate as well! We have set up a template e-mail for you to enlist the help of the people you know. Just copy and paste the template into your e-mail and pass it on. Thanks!
Dear Friends and Family,
I am participating in a fundraiser event called the Hungry Hokies Fast-a-thon at Virginia Tech. The Hungry Hokies campaign aims to raise awareness of hunger in the Blacksburg area and help alleviate that hunger by raising donations, which we will then contribute to the Blacksburg Interfaith Food Pantry, which serves 1,332 local Blacksburg residents each month. They receive about 5 new members every week!
On the day of the Fast-a-thon students and faculty will go without food or drink for twelve hours, from sunrise to sunset. Each participant will be asked to donate $5 or more to the cause, and local businesses will contribute amounts of their choosing. At the end of the day, the participants will gather for a dinner with speakers and entertainment. The dinner will be held in the Commonwealth Ballroom in Squires at 5pm. We hope to generate enough funds to make a real difference to the Food Pantry over the Thanksgiving holiday period, especially during these difficult economic times.
I kindly ask that you consider participating in the Fast-a-thon as well. If you would like to donate towards the cause, you can check out the Hungry Hokies website: www.hungryhokies.wordpress.com. This is an interactive site where you can pledge to fast, donate money, and share your thoughts on the blog. Encourage your own friends and family to contribute as well.
Together we can go hungry so someone else doesn’t have to.
__Your name____
