Mail fundraising letters to family and friends
Use the sample letter, personalize it or create your own. To increase your response rate, include a self addressed, stamped return envelope.

Email your request to get the word out fast
Be sure you let people know how to contribute - in person, mailed to your address or, if you have a personal Web page, include the address in your email.

Have friends and family ask people they know for contributions
Be sure you give them a copy of the link to your website or your pledge form.

Collecting and submitting donations
Use this pledge form to collect donations from your friends and families.

One week prior to the event, please mail all checks, with your collection form, to:

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Make Cures Happen Campaign [EVENT NAME]
PO Box 4423; Pittsfield, MA 01202-9901

Please make sure all checks are payable to: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Set your fundraising goal
Choose a goal that inspires you, a goal that would be a satisfying achievement. The more funds you can raise, the more lifesaving cancer research The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society can fund.

Ask early, Ask often
Always carry a couple of pledge forms or be ready to talk about your participation in Make Cures Happen. Everyone you encounter should be considered a potential donor. Don't be afraid to ask for support.

Matching Gift Programs
Corporate matching gifts are an easy way for people to increase the impact of their personal contributions to LLS. By taking advantage of a company's matching gift program, a donor can generate an additional gift that may automatically double or triple his or her own contribution.

Click on this link www.matchinggifts.com/lls to see if a company has a matching gifts program.

Here's how to make a matching gift:

• Check with your company's human resources department to find out about its matching-gift policy.
• Many employers will provide a form for you to fill out and send to us with your basic donation.
• We will verify your gift and return the form to your company, which will then issue a matching gift contribution to LLS.

Please send all gifts and forms to:

Betsy Flowers | ph. 800.574.9066 | fx. 513.583.8143

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Midwestern Regional Office
9435 Waterstone Blvd
Suite 190
Cincinnati, Ohio 45249

(The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Tax Identification Number is 13-5644916.)

Make a personal donation
Get a jump-start to your fundraising by making a personal donation towards your fundraising efforts.

Thank your donors
Keep track of your donors. As donations are received, follow up with a note, email or call to acknowledge and thank the individual or group for the donation.