Bowl-A-Thon 2008

Who: You,our valued volunteer
What:Bowling to raise money for Pages to Prisoners
Where: Indiana Memorial Union Bowling Alley – The Back Alley
When: Saturday April 5, 2008 3pm POSTPONED (but start collecting right away)
Why: Unfortunately,money makes the world go round and also decides whether packages get sent,dictionaries and packing supplies get purchased, etc

Hello Pages Volunteers and Supporters,

It's time for one of our big annual fundraisers, the Bowl-A-Thon! For those of you who are not familiar with the concept from past years, it's pretty simple - volunteers and supporters get friends, coworkers, family members and anyone in their social network to sponsor them to bowl a few games with the proceeds going to Pages. People often sponsor someone per point, so the better you bowl, the more money you raise to purchase books or send packages for Pages! Of course, people can make a flat rate donation as well.

Here are 3 documents for you to use:

• a flyer to post around your neighborhood or workplace
• a donation sheet to record your sponsors/donors
• a letter that you can copy that explains the work we do and the fundraiser.

A few important things to remember:

1. All pledges above $10 are tax deductible. If the donor would their donation to be tax deductible, please write down their full name and mailing address on your pledge sheet and mark the tax letter column. Once we have your pledge sheet and money we will send a tax deduction form directly to the donor.
2. There is no minimum pledge. If people cannot donate money but still want to help out, suggest that they donate their time by volunteering, donating books, or packing supplies such as old envelopes.
3. People can donate in two ways: 1) per point. If someone pledges 10 cents a point and your final score is 76 they will owe $7.60; 2) flat rate. Anyone is welcome to give us $10 (or any amount) despite your score.

Please make sure all your pledges (money and sheet) are mailed to or dropped off at Boxcar Books, or turned in to Abbey, Anita, or Geoff

The fundraiser is coming soon, but try to get as many donations as possible. Remember, every little bit helps. If you only raise $15, that's still 5 packages out the door!

If you have any questions, write mwpp@pagestoprisoners.org or call Geoff at 812.856.1188.

Take care,
The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project