MMM|NNP F|NNP _|NN NAME|NNP L|NNP _|NN NAME|NNP TITLE|NNP COMPANY|NNP ADDRESS|NNP CITY|NNP ,|, ST|NNP ZIP|NNP March|NNP 4|CD ,|, 1999|CD 

Dear|RB LTR|NNP _|NN NAME|NNP :|: 

CCI|NNP has|VBZ come|VBN a|DT long|JJ way|NN in|IN the|DT last|JJ five|CD years|NNS .|. 
We|PRP 've|VBP worked|VBN hard|JJ to|TO structrue|NN the|DT organization|NN so|IN that|IN we|PRP 've|VBP ready|JJ to|TO move|VB boldly|RB into|IN the|DT next|JJ century|NN ,|, and|CC I|PRP believe|VBP that|IN we|PRP have|VBP an|DT exciting|JJ and|CC successful|JJ future|JJ ahead|RB of|IN us|PRP .|. 

One|CD of|IN the|DT areas|NNS we|PRP 've|VBP decided|VBN to|TO focus|VB on|IN is|VBZ development|NN .|. 
It|PRP 's|VBZ clear|JJ that|IN if|IN we|PRP do|VBP n't|RB increase|VB our|PRP$ base|NN of|IN private|JJ funding|NN ,|, we|PRP wo|MD n't|RB have|VB the|DT kind|NN of|IN control|NN we|PRP need|VBP to|TO ensure|VB the|DT continued|VBN success|NN of|IN our|PRP$ centers|NNS and|CC the|DT very|RB important|JJ services|NNS they|PRP offer|VBP .|. 
In|IN 1998|CD ,|, CCI|NNP served|VBD 31,484|CD individuals|NNS right|NN in|IN their|PRP$ own|JJ backyards|NNS .|. 
Where|WRB else|RB would|MD that|IN many|JJ people|NNS turn|VBP if|IN CCI|NNP were|VBD n't|RB there|EX to|TO help|VB ?|. 

The|DT community|NN initiatives|NNS committee|NN is|VBZ working|VBG with|IN our|PRP$ development|NN office|NN to|TO put|VB together|RB a|DT long-range|JJ fundraising|NN plan|NN that|WDT will|MD ultimately|RB bring|VB more|JJR money|NN into|IN our|PRP$ centers|NNS .|. 
This|DT in|IN turn|NN will|MD help|VB us|PRP to|TO increase|VB and|CC even|RB improve|VB the|DT services|NNS we|PRP offer|VBP .|. 

With|IN this|DT in|IN mind|NN ,|, I|PRP am|VBP asking|VBG each|DT one|CD of|IN you|PRP to|TO make|VB a|DT personal|JJ contribution|NN of|IN $50|NN ,|, $100|NN or|CC even|RB $1,000|NN to|TO show|VB that|IN you|PRP believe|VBP in|IN the|DT work|NN that|IN we|PRP do|VBP and|CC are|VBP willing|JJ to|TO support|VB it|PRP with|IN both|DT your|PRP$ time|NN and|CC your|PRP$ finances|NNS .|. 
This|DT way|NN when|WRB we|PRP go|VBP out|IN to|TO ask|VB for|IN community|NN support|NN and|CC are|VBP asked|VBN about|IN our|PRP$ board|NN giving|VBG level|NN ,|, we|PRP can|MD show|VB our|PRP$ in-house|JJ commitment|NN through|IN 100|CD %|NN board|NN participation|NN .|. 
I|PRP also|RB encourage|VBP you|PRP to|TO seek|VB additional|JJ support|NN through|IN your|PRP$ company|NN ,|, church|NN ,|, or|CC service|NN organization|NN .|. 

I|PRP know|VBP that|IN our|PRP$ staff|NN and|CC committee|NN members|NNS will|MD be|VB happy|JJ to|TO go|VB with|IN you|PRP to|TO talk|VB to|TO these|DT group|NN if|IN you|PRP need|VBP their|PRP$ help|NN .|. 
We|PRP 're|VBP at|IN an|DT exciting|JJ juncture|NN and|CC it|PRP wo|MD n't|RB be|VB long|RB until|IN we|PRP start|VBP seeing|VBG solid|JJ results|NNS from|IN our|PRP$ efforts|NNS .|. 
Your|PRP$ financial|JJ support|NN of|IN the|DT development|NN process|NN is|VBZ just|RB one|CD step|NN in|IN making|VBG CCI|NNP a|DT stronger|JJR ,|, more|RBR efficient|JJ and|CC ultimately|RB more|RBR effective|JJ federation|NN of|IN service|NN providers|NNS .|. 
Please|VB ,|, make|VB your|PRP$ contribution|NN today|NN .|. 

Sincerely|NNP ,|, 

J.|NN Chris|NNP Graffeo|NNP Chair|NNP 

P.S.|NN 
If|IN you|PRP have|VBP any|DT questions|NNS ,|, feel|VBP free|JJ to|TO call|VB Valery|NNP De|NNP Long|NNP at|IN CCI|NNP ,|, 638|CD -|: 3360|CD x|SYM 23|CD .|. 

