 Who
gets the gifts in 2009?
The Invitation Letter to Organizations/Agencies:
(mailed early in October) , 2009.
(See this letter in PDF file
format or in WORD format)
Dear Director or Assistance Coordinator,
In anticipation of the Christmas season, the parishioners of St. Francis
of Assisi Catholic Church would like to invite your organization to participate
in our Giving Tree gift program this year.
In these tumultuous economic times, we understand
the needs of your clients are probably greater than ever. The
people of St. Francis want to share what we have with our neighbors who
are less fortunate by collecting gifts that will help meet their basic
needs/”reasonable” wants at
Christmastime.
Your organization may be involved by following these steps:
1. CONTACT Susanna Brown (222-0057 or 904-3301) by Monday,
October 12, 2009, to determine the number of gift requests that
you will submit and to confirm the date to pick-up your agency’s gifts.
Please
designate one contact person from your organization who will work directly
with us.
2. GIFT LABELS Prepared & SUBMITTED by Wednesday,
November 9, 2009, by inserting your clients’ gift wishes
in the computer format in our WORD
file provided at this link: address-size-sticker
labels that can be sent via mail, email, fax,or
hand delivery to:
St. Francis Parish, Attention: Giving Tree, 2150 Frieze Ave., Ann Arbor,
MI 48104.
E-mail:
Please follow the
SAMPLE
GIFT LABEL format via computer.
You may submit them on standard 8 ½ x 11 white paper so that St.
Francis can photocopy them onto label paper or by email and we will print
them out to photocopy. Please use our
WORD
file or contact Susanna Brown if you have any questions.
3. PICK-UP the GIFTS on Tuesday, December 15,
& Monday Dec 21, 2009, from St. Francis Parish Office.
We are located in Ann Arbor on Stadium Blvd., between Washtenaw & Packard
across the street from Tappan Middle School. Drive around the block to
the back of the church to find our office at 2150 Frieze Avenue.
We look forward to working with you on behalf of your clients
who are in need of assistance. Listed below are items to remember
as you prepare your gift requests:
1) Only one gift idea per label! Please try to be creative and
personal with your clients' needs.
2) If your gift idea is a gift certificate, DO NOT suggest
a
dollar amount.
3) We ask that gift ideas be focused more on your clients’ “needs”
and/or “reasonable wants” or the requests may be returned unfulfilled.
4) If your labels do not fit the above description, we may need to
send them back to you to do over. We thank you, in advance,
for your help.
5) Our volunteers enjoy gift-wrapping the presents. Please contact
us if you have any concerns regarding gift-wrapping your presents.
If you’d like to learn more about our Giving Tree Program, go
to our website at: www.stfrancisa2.com/socialministry/givingtree.htm
or contact us with any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Susanna Brown (222-0057, 904-3301)
.
Scott Wright, Parish Social Ministry Director
.
P.S. - This invitation letter is sent to many organizations/agencies
like some of these:
Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw
County; Child Care Network; Community Action
Network (includs both, Hikone Community & Green Baxter Court);
Community
Support & Treatment Services; Father Pat Jackson House;
HIV
AIDs Resource Center (H.A.R.C.); Hope Clinic, Inc.;
Interfaith
Hospitality Network; Michigan Ability Partners-Wish Project;
Perry
Nursery School; Problem Pregnancy Help;
Project
Transition; Safe House;
St. Louis Center.
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