The
Porch Swing Writing School
33 Seagull Lane
Atlanta, GA 30303
August
2, 2003
Ms. Gracie Grandhope
7 Good Book Lane
Flowery Branch, GA 39817
Dear
Gracie,
Thank you, tremendously, for your most generous
gift of $2008.00 to the first Annual Giving
Campaign of our Porch Swing Writing School.
It has been recorded in honor of your grandson
and our very fine student, Robert, as you
wished.
Your generosity is only exceeded by your
creativity in giving this particular amount
to the campaign, to match the year of Robert's
anticipated graduation from high school.
I am sure it lends motivation and inspiration
not only to Robert and other students in
our writing program but also to scores of
donors just beginning to hear about our
vision.
In fact, your donation has enabled us to
launch the Gold Star Gift Club, now the
top gift category! We will be able to purchase
enough notebooks, pencils, gold stars and
lemonade mix for the students for months
to come. Thank you, Gracie, for setting
such a fine example to all of us who care
so much about our exciting new school.
Robert has proved himself a gifted writer
to students in the Saturday program and
I am thrilled that he has to you, too, through
his birthday poem to you. Thank you
for sharing it with us. We are thrilled
that he is deriving so much pleasure from
writing on his own!
My heartfelt thanks, too, for your volunteering
to drive some of the students to school.
Many would not be able to attend otherwise.
I have heard on more than one occasion how
much they love hearing your stories about
growing up in Minnesota and writing in the
tree house. I hear them told a little
differently each time but in each telling
there is such energy and wistfulness that
I know you have given the students a big
part of yourself in a way that will start
their imaginations spinning!
Lastly, I would be most happy to show George
Hoskins around the school. We always
welcome corporate sponsors and having Prestige
Printing on board would be a boon for us.
They have been instrumental in supporting
other programs of which I have been a part.
Thank you for bringing him on board.
Thank you again for all that you do and
all that you give to us in so many ways.
Sincerely,
Mary Ann Siegel
Founder and Executive Director
Porch Swing Writing School
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