Fund Raising Trip-a-thon Letter

Dear______________,
I am an 8th grader (or student’s grade) at (name of school). (Teacher’s name) is planning an educational trip for our class to (destination) this (dates of trip). In order to participate, I need to raise (cost of trip). I’ll be sight-seeing for a total of (number of days, number of minutes). This comes out to about (cost) per minute.
Please help me by sponsoring a portion of my trip. Ten minutes costs just (amount). The experience I’ll gain from this program will be invaluable. I’ll gain firsthand knowledge of the political process, a new perspective on issues facing our country, and friendships that will last a lifetime.

Thank you.
Sincerely,
(Students name, address, and phone number)