25
WRD
5
B
usinessesknowtheimportanceofbeingsociallyresponsible.Doingso
canattractnotonlycustomersandinvestors,butalsocommitted,quality
employees.Customerslovedoingbusinesswithorganizationsthatgiveback
tothecommunity.Morecustomersmeansahigherreturnoninvestments,so
whenTheHublookstoitsinvestorsformorecapital,theinvestorsknowthey
aremakingasoundinvestment.
1. UsetheInternettolearnaboutcharities,chooseonethatyoufeelisimportant,
andanswerthefollowingquestions:
· Whatisthecharity'sname?
· Who/howdotheyhelp?
· Whenwasthecharityfounded?
· Whydotheymeansomuchtoyou?
2. Persuasivecommunicationshouldincludeclear,organizedinformationwhile
stressingtheimportanceofyoursuggestion.
3. Readthroughallinstructionspriortocompletingtheproject.
1. UsingMicrosoftWord,openProjectWRD-3Letterheadinyour"Word"folder
under"TheHub"folder.
2. Toavoidoverwritingyouroriginalletterheadfile,savethedocumentasProject
WRD-5BlockStyleLetterinyour"Word"folderunder"TheHub"folder.
HINt:
Remember to use "Save As."
3. Chooseaneasy-to-readfont,andkeepthefontsizetoamaximumof10-12
points,unlessotherwisenoted.
4. Besureyourdocument'slinespacingissetupusingsinglespacingwithno
additionallinespacingbetweenparagraphs.
5. Atapproximately2.5inchesdownfromthetop,keythefollowingdateleft-
aligned:
March26,20__
6. Quadruple-spaceandkeythefollowinginsideaddresssingle-spaced:
YourInstructor'sName
YourSchoolAddress
City,StateZipCode
your TASK
Your task is to write
a persuasive Letter
(using Block Style
format) to convince
the head of The Hub
advisory board (your
teacher) to consider
the charity you feel
most passionate about
for The Hub's next
fundraiser. Choose
a charity, then use a
reliable source to find
out more information
about them, including
who they are, who
they help, and when
they started.
the SKILLS
· Formatablockstyle
letter
· Writeapersuasive
letter
Block Style Letter
For Evaluation Purposes Only