Re: Sponsors for Donations - Solicitation List and Email Template
This one is modified for REEF ed. Please use this one.
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Hello,
My name is _________ and I am a Board Member for the
Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado (MASC). I am also part of our club’s Sponsorship Committee and we would like to get in contact with whom it may concern regarding your companies' sponsorship of our local reef club.
MASC is the largest group of saltwater hobbyists in the state of Colorado with 2,100+ members, and we continue to grow every day. Our goal as a club is to increase awareness among members and the public of the importance and value of marine ecosystems and their preservation through captive propagation and responsible collection of organisms. We are dedicated to the endorsement, education, and fellowship of marine aquarium hobbyists. We act on these goals at monthly club meetings, and at bi-annual frag swaps. Our events typically draw hobbyists from all throughout Colorado and even some from surrounding states.
As a club we look to our sponsors to provide support via raffle items, literature, product knowledge support and even the opportunity for representation at our events. We offer many different levels of sponsorship to make it affordable to anyone who is interested. In return, depending on the level of sponsorship, we offer perks like website banner advertisement, exposure to one of the largest group of reef hobbyists in the state and even the opportunity to have our own forum where members can post questions and get answers directly from you. I have a sponsorship policy/agreement that I can send to you that gives more detail about the different perks/guidelines for each level. The details can also be found on our website at
www.marinecolorado.org or sponsorship info at
http://www.marinecolorado.org/forums/faq.php?faq=masc_faq_list#faq_masc_faq_sponsor.
Anything that you can give will be gladly received and put to use throughout our fiscal year to generate revenue for our club so that we can continue to grow the hobbyist community in Colorado and work to create a knowledge base that is welcoming for anyone. I would also like to give you some insight into our upcoming event on June 22, which is our annual Reef Ed event. It is both an educational seminar event with speakers such as Scott Fellman and Jake Adams from Reebuilders.com; but it is also a coral swap and sale. This will be our biggest fundraising event for the year, with the bulk of the funds coming from raffled donated items. With that being said anything you might donate will be gladly accepted and will help generate funds that allow the club and hobbyist community in Colorado to grow and help our club work to create a knowledge base that is welcoming for anyone.
I appreciate your time, and consideration for your potential sponsorship and or donations towards our upcoming event. We hope you will certainly consider sponsoring our club and we look forward to developing a long lasting/great relationship with you in the future! Lastly, if there are any questions or thoughts I can answer for you, please do not hesitate to email and or call.
Respectfully,
___________________
MASC Board of Director