Hi LIFamilies Businesses!

I am writing you on behalf of Adopt A House, a 501c3 non-profit organization that was founded by three days after SuperStorm Sandy hit Long Island. We currently have 537 registered families that we are helping get back on their feet by helping to rebuild our local communities by providing resources, supplies, financial assistance, support, valuable information, programs, mental health assistance, events and solutions to Long Island to affected families. We have become a pivotal force in providing support for area residents. Our collective vision was to help each and every home get back on its feet, and we are dedicated to making that happen. We are based in Lindenhurst, one of the two heaviest hit towns, as Lindenhurst and Long beach are unfortunately the lowest lying areas on Long Island. Many of our affected families are still living in hotels, at the homes of relatives, or in half-finished homes. Some have had to walk away from their homes entirely due to mold and the lack of funds to rebuild.

Adopt A House, due to its wonderful volunteers and generous donors, has successfully run multiple projects around several needs.

On October 6th, (YES, TODAY!!!) the Adopt A House organization will be hosting a fundraiser. We will have a high-profile and well-publicized booth at the Lindenhurst Oktoberfest event, a festival and affair that draws hundreds of attendees from the area. We will be having free children's events, such as facepainting, temporary tattos by Divas & Darlings, meeting with Mickey Mouse, and also by having children paint pumpkins for a nominal fee. The big draw is the enormous Chinbese Auction of gift certificates, gift cards, services and items. People will be purchasing raffle tickets for over $13,000 dollars of goods. Over 80 businesses have donated so far- be a part of the huge event and get your name listed alongside some prominent organizations, such as The New York Jets and The New York Islanders, All proceeds will go directly to the affected families, many of whom are still displaced or in dire need of assistance in rebuilding their homes and purchasing supplies, furniture, replacing household items and more.

We would like to inquire if you would be willing to make a last-minute donation of any amount, gift certificate, gift card or any items for us to raffle off. The event starts at noon, but we will be accepting all phone-in contributions throughout the day. The moment you contribute, your business gets added on and printed on our donor board, along with the inside listing on your item, and of course, all the post-event publicity to follow. Adopt A House has a high fundraising goal and would appreciate your donation. Your contribution would greatly help our organization acquire funds to distribute to our registered families. Should you extend your generosity by donating for our event, that would help make Adopt A House fundraiser's event a huge success.

IN RETURN FOR YOUR GENEROSITY, Adopt A House will be placing a large and prominent board with a billing for your organization for providing assistance in front of our booth, receive a formal thank you letter, receive a tax write off, a thank you on our highly trafficked website, an acknowledgement, endorsement and thank you in a specific email letter distributed to our 537 registered families and 4,200 non-affected individuals and a thank you on our facebook site which currently has 1,820 friends and followers, which would appear in their news feed. All acknowledgements would include a link to your business name, website , address, phone number and type of service you provide. And if time allows, we would be happy to distribute or have on our table any brochures or coupons to your business at this and future events. We believe this publicity would be a positive and potential business-generating opportunity for you as well as an act of community support.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and about the Adopt A House program and our fundraising event.. We hope you consider making a donation.

For last minute donations, please call Victoria at 516 448 0016. MANY THANKS!

Sincerely,
Victoria Witchey-Boye
Adopt A House
Director of Community Resources & Outreach
www.adoptahouse.org