Sample letters
- U.S. Senators
- U.S. Representatives
- Texas State Senators
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas Governor
- Texas Commissioner of Health
- Texas Commissioner of Education
- Fundraising
(The senators from Texas are Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Senator John Cornyn)
Date
Senator (Name)United States Senate
283 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D. C. 20510
Dear Senator (Name),
(This is the body of your letter. It is imperative that you express your personal story or your personal concerns. Keep the letter as short as possible and as simple as possible. Make sure you include important data, dates, people spoken with, the problem and the response given. Include your contact information both at home, work, cell and email. If you do not receive a response in two to three weeks either write or call to make sure the letter was received.)
Sincerely,
Date
Representative Chet EdwardsCongress of the United States
House of Representatives
2459 Rayburn Building
Washington, D. C. 20515-4311
Dear Representative Edwards,
(This is the body of your letter. It is imperative that you express your personal story or your personal concerns. Keep the letter as short as possible and as simple as possible. Make sure you include important data, dates, people spoken with, the problem and the response given. Include your contact information both at home, work, cell and email. If you do not receive a response in two to three weeks either write or call to make sure the letter was received. )
Sincerely,
Date
Representative Chet EdwardsCongress of the United States
House of Representatives
2459 Rayburn Building
Washington, D. C. 20515-4311
Dear Representative Edwards,
(This is the body of your letter. It is imperative that you express your personal story or your personal concerns. Keep the letter as short as possible and as simple as possible. Make sure you include important data, dates, people spoken with, the problem and the response given. Include your contact information both at home, work, cell and email. If you do not receive a response in two to three weeks either write or call to make sure the letter was received.)
Sincerely,
Texas House of Representatives
Date
Representative (Name)State of Texas
House of Representatives
P.O. Box
Austin, Texas
Dear Representative (Name),
(This is the body of your individual letter.) If you are writing as a parent disgusted with the lack of insurance coverage, the lack of treatment options and resources in Texas, say so. If you are a supporter of Lifelines Foundation for Eating Disorders and want to see our work recognized and endorsed by the Governor's office, say so. If you are a professional and want to discuss the lack of coordinated networking and resources across the state of Texas, say so. If you are an eating disorder victim and feel that your health is not treated with the same parity as any other illness, say so. If you are a parent with school age children and fear the lack of educational resources, awareness programs and prevention measures in our public schools say so. When you write, make sure that you include your home address and phone number. Remember that every elected public official is accountable in their representation of you and your family. State your point with respect, but with the expectation of a response.
Sincerely,
Date
Governor Rick PerryState of Texas
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711
Dear Governor Perry,
(This is the body of your letter. It is imperative that you express your personal story or your personal concerns. Keep the letter as short as possible and as simple as possible. Make sure you include important data, dates, people spoken with, the problem and the response given. Include your contact information both at home, work, cell and email. If you do not receive a response in two to three weeks either write or call to make sure the letter was received. )
Sincerely,
Date
Eduardo Sanchez, M.D.Commissioner
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756-3199
Dear Commissioner Sanchez,
(This is the body of your letter. It is imperative that you express your personal story or your personal concerns. Keep the letter as short as possible and as simple as possible. Make sure you include important data, dates, people spoken with, the problem and the response given. Include your contact information both at home, work, cell and email. If you do not receive a response in two to three weeks either write or call to make sure the letter was received.)
Sincerely,
Texas Commissioner of Education
Date
Commissioner Felipe AlanisTexas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Ave.
Austin, Texas 78701
Dear Commissioner Alanis,
(This is the body of your letter. It is imperative that you express your personal story or your personal concerns. Keep the letter as short as possible and as simple as possible. Make sure you include important data, dates, people spoken with, the problem and the response given. Include your contact information both at home, work, cell and email. If you do not receive a response in two to three weeks either write or call to make sure the letter was received.)
Sincerely,
Date
NameAddress
City, State, Zip
Dear Mr. or Mrs. (Name),
(This is the body of your individual letter) I wish that I could tell you the best way to ask for a donation from an individual that you have either never met or even know well. For some of us it is extremely difficult to ask for money, but we all know that the work that Lifelines Foundation for Eating Disorders is doing is making a difference in people's lives every day. When you write, remember that a postage stamp is more than what we had before you wrote to that person asking for help. It is imperative that when you write for a donation that you believe in your heart that you are working to help ease the suffering of someone suffering from this horrible disease. It is easy for me to stand and talk before 500 people at a workshop or conference but to ask someone to write a check is the most difficult thing I could do. So, if writing for donations or helping with fund raising is not something that you can do with ease, then help Lifelines Foundation in another way.
If writing for a donation or gift is something that you feel you can do, then go for it. There is not set sample for your own self expression. I do encourage that you include copies of our proclamations, which can be copied off the computer, letters of endorsements that can be obtained from Lifelines Foundation Headquarters or samples of the publicity articles that have been published about our work.
One last thought, Lifelines Foundation has an excellent reputation for our work and our ethics. Build on that reputation and the dedication of the foundation to service, support and encouragement.
