instruction:
Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
question:
My purpose in writing to you is twofold. First, to inform you of some recent activities of the SPEA MHA Alumni Association and second, to ask for your commitment, both financial and participatory.
answer:
I am writing to you to inform you of recent activities of the SPEA MHA Alumni Association.

question:
The initial programs have been very successful and the YMCA has been invited into more communities within Center Township. One program, which has experienced immediate results, is the Sista Friends program.
answer:
The initial programs have been very successful and the YMCA has been invited into more communities within Center Township.

question:
A few months ago, Carl Newton and I wrote a letter asking you to consider a financial contribution to graduate Endodontics at Indiana University. I am pleased to tell you that we have had a positive response to the letter.
answer:
Carl Newton and I wrote a letter asking you to consider a financial contribution to graduate. I am pleased to tell you that we have had a positive response.