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We cannot afford to lose your valuable financial support and hope you might consider an increase in your personal or corporate gift for 1991. Your contributions help fund athlete scholarships ($5,000 = one student per year), awards, special events, program advertising and membership activities.
Your valuable contributions help to fund athletic scholarships($5,000 = one student per yr), awards, special events, program advertising and membership activities. We hope that you might consider an increase this year.