SAMPLE BENEFACTOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER

January 10, 1999

Mrs. Emilie M. Foster1236 Comstock LaneIrvine, CA 93293

Dear Mrs. Foster:

Thank you very much for your year-end gift of stock for the Emilie M. Foster Endowed Chair at the University of Washington Libraries. We are extremely delighted to have this fund in honor of your many contributions to the field of children’s literature, and we are grateful to you and your family for supporting the chair so generously.

The timing of your donation could not be more appropriate, as the newly named Information School of the University of Washington recently celebrated the dramatic expansion of its programs and resources. The Emilie M. Foster Chair provides significant support to our vision for a new School, where one of our top priorities is enhancing education and research in children’s studies. Your gift will enable us to recruit a distinguished faculty member of the highest caliber and, through his or her leadership, build an outstanding children’s program that also acknowledges the achievements of an author and UW alumna of whom we are very proud. We are confident this program will be an overwhelming success.

It is a pleasure to tell you that your gift qualifies you for recognition as a University of Washington Benefactor. This is a distinction that we reserve for the University’s most generous friends and alumni, and we are delighted to add your name to this roster of honored individuals. You will hear more from John Driscolli about your Benefactor status.

In the meantime, please accept my best wishes for the new year, along with my thanks for your splendid support for the Emilie M. Foster Endowed Chair.

Sincerely yours,

Mark A. EmmertPresident