Draft 2 of letter to Dr. Sudol

Dear Dr. Sudol:

The students of Suzanne Drapeau’s fall Rht 102 class would like to include you in our day with the 5th graders of Alcott Elementary School from the Pontiac School District http://www.pontiac.k12.mi.us/. The purpose of the day will be to educate the children about college and what it is like to be a college student. Also this is to help motivate them in their future career plans. We are asking for your approval to have this event on November 8th from 8am to 2pm. We have drafted a grant seeking half of the funds to bus the children to and from campus and continue to look for other sources to cover the remaining costs.

Here is a list of our planned activities for the day: Welcome
• Campus touro Class roomso Lecture hallsDorm Room
o Cafeteria
Library
OCo Rec Center
The reason for doing this is simple. Many in the fifth grade class of Alcott Elementary School will be first generation college students, like some of us. For us, this alone is enough inspiration.

We are not only doing this to benefit the Alcott students, but our class will benefit and learn a lot. We have been planning the field trip since the first day of class and have used our writing skills to formulate professional letters and emails to administrators, drafted a grant to pay for the bussing, and utilize our people and leadership skills. We will learn through reflection and service to the community, and it will also be good publicity for the school.

Your participation would be greatly appreciated. We invite you to join us to welcome the children, speak with small groups, and/or join us for lunch. Thank you for your time. You can contact Suzanne drapeau@oakland.edu or her phone