Sample Letter that wrote

[Guest guest]

Here is a sample letter that made for us to use for the Foundation.

Please feel free to use it or to add anything you like. You may want to

write your own letter.

Please be sure to have your donors include your name so that I will know who

it is in honor of.

[insert Current Date]

[insert name

and address info]

Dear [name]:

I am writing you about a disease I have been diagnosed with called

Relapsing Polychondritis (RP). RP is an uncommon autoimmune disorder

involving inflammation of cartilage and other connective tissues of the ears,

joints, nose, larynx, trachea, eyes, heart valves, kidneys and blood vessels.

It affects each individual differently and may be mild or life threatening.

Because it is considered a rare " orphan " disease with an estimated incidence

of 3.5 cases per million people, there is not a lot of funding for research

into the cause, treatment and cure. That is why I am writing to you.

The Relapsing Polychondritis Support and Awareness Foundation is a

non-profit organization dedicated to providing support to RP sufferers, their

friends and family members in the form of educational material and to promote

awareness by distributing educational materials to health care providers.

Perhaps most importantly, the RP Foundation raises funds to assist in

research to understand the cause and hopefully, one day, find a cure. All

monies contributed to the RP Foundation are tax deductible and go directly to

support research and educating the public, and medical profession, on this

disease. No one in the organization is paid for their work. All members

either have RP or a close family member with RP. To learn more about RP and

the RP Foundation, visit the RP Foundation's website at

www.polychondritis.org.

Please help us to continue to support RP research by making a

contribution to: RP Foundation, c/o Colloran, 775 Bounty Place,

Manteca, California 95337. Any contribution you can make would be deeply

appreciated and will be going to a cause that could make a big difference in

my life.

Very truly yours,

[Name]