**Today’s Date**

**Your organization’s name**
And address here,
Or use letterhead
**Editor**
**Local Newspaper Name**
**Street**
**City, state, zip**

Dear Editor and neighbors,

How would you like to recycle, help the environment, save money, support a worthy cause and get a unique and practical product all with one small purchase?  

Our **group name** are raising funds for **name of project** by offering high quality, unique and durable cloth shopping bags.  You’ve seen the unbleached cotton ones; the nylon and hemp ones, some sold on Amazon.com and others sold in the grocery stores… maybe you already have some.  If you have never used cloth shopping bags, this is why we think you should give them a try:

	They’re already recycled – we made them out of clean used clothing, linens and fabric scraps – and they keep recycling!
	They will reduce the usage of plastic and paper bags and also help folks become more aware of packaging and waste
	Take them to certain stores and get a few cents rebate for each bag (find a list at www.rags-to-bags.com) 
	The purchase is funding our project, which will in turn help **benefit or beneficiary of efforts**

To donate materials or purchase bags, please contact **Group Representative** at **phone # or email address**.  You can also send a cash donation to us via PayPal at ** name@host.net **.  

Thank you,

**Group Representative**