Dear Friends,

It’s March, and this year has already been incredibly busy. For one thing, at the end of January I committed to a four-month fitness challenge through the Hollywood Wilshire YMCA called “New Year’s Revolution.”

“New Year’s Revolution” gives YMCA members like me the chance to set personal fitness goals and work toward them with a trainer, as well as to meet others in all kinds of group activities (hiking, biking, tennis, surfing and ocean swimming to name a few). The funds we raise will support the Y’s women’s shelter, called “A Brighter Future.” The funds also support scholarships for children who can’t afford the Y programs such as Counseling, “Youth & Government,” and Child Care. I am doing this because since I joined the Y last year, it has already been a great space for me to go exercise, take my mind off the rest of the world, and to meet people as well. I never met people when I was exercising at other gyms, but the Hollywood Y really has a feel of community, and I want others to benefit from that community the way I feel I have.

I’m required to raise a minimum $500 to participate, but I plan to raise much more! To do this, I need your help and the help of many others. I’m hoping I can count on you to be part of my support team. My goal is to raise $1200.00.

Will you make a donation to my fundraising campaign by filling out the enclosed donation form and sending it back to me so I can track my goal? The donation is tax deductible (Federal Tax ID: 95-1644052)

Thank you for your consideration and support of the YMCA and families in need,

Jessie

P.S. The Hollywood Wilshire YMCA provides over 1.4 million dollars each year in social services to over 3,740 families. To learn more about the YMCA, check out the attached Fact Sheet and visit www.ymcala.org/hw