October 2009
Dear
We are members of the Way Home Christian School (WHCS) Government Club. We are writing today to ask for your support for our important upcoming events.
Each year our club sends teams to the statewide Youth Judicial (Mock Trial) competition in Montgomery, Alabama, which is hosted by the YMCA Youth in Government program. The YMCA Youth Judicial program allows high school students (Grades 9 -12) the opportunity to learn about law though preparation and presentation of a mock case. Students are on teams of 6, with 3 youth lawyers and 3 youth witnesses. Teams prepare either the defense side of the case or plaintiff/prosecution. Other students in Alabama’s program go down as a judge, sheriff, or deputy sheriff. (No other states offer these other choices for participation or have youth as the scoring judges.) All participants receive a fictional case which has a case summary, evidence and affidavits for the plaintiff/prosecution and the defense.
In the last 12 years, the Club has taken 21 teams to Montgomery. Every year at least one team has placed in the top 10, and 8 of the years we had 1st place teams. (We take our Mock Trial seriously and yet still have fun as we prepare our cases.) Additionally, 15 of our students have participated in national Mock Trial competitions over the years. Several of those students went on to do College Mock Trial and one is starting his final year at NYU Law School.
Altogether our Club needs to raise $5000 for this event in order to cover program fees, transportation, lodging and food expenses for the teams and advisors. Additionally, we have several students who are planning to attend the Harvard Mock Trial Training weekend in October, many who would like to go to Youth Legislature in February, and numerous more who hope to attend our Government Club Field Trip to Philadelphia in March.
Any size donation would be greatly appreciated and your entire donation is tax deductible as well.
Please send your contribution in the form of check or money order made payable to the Way Home Christian School (WHCS) to the following address:
WHCS Govt Club Fundraiser
8006 Old Madison Pike, Ste 11-a
Madison, AL 35758
If you would like to learn more about our group or have any questions regarding this letter, please feel free to contact me at (insert phone number). Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
Best regards,
Insert Names Here
WHCS Government Club
cmmjaime@alum.mit.edu
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