I am requesting a tax-deductible donation of an auction item for The Education Fund's annual "For the Love of Art" Charity Auction & Honoree Celebration.

This critical fundraising event being held on May 26 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel now attracts over 400 local business and community leaders, art patrons and philanthropic supporters representing a uniquely diverse group of people. Our guests bid on student and teacher artworks and luxury items, such as yours, to raise money for arts education in our public schools and our free supply warehouse for teachers.

As you may know, during these rough economic times, arts programs are the first to be cut from school budgets. The Education Fund helps supplement art supply budgets for all of our public schools in Miami­ Dade through this unique auction. Many schools solely depend on the funds we raise from this event to support their art programs.

For your donation, we are pleased to offer you the following benefits:

•          Your donation will be posted on our auction website with photographs, your logo and descriptive text - which reaches a world-wide audience.

•          Recognition on e-vites. (20,000 addresses sent bi-weekly leading up to event)

•          Your promotional materials will be displayed at the auction so that the hundreds of patrons in attendance will have the opportunity to learn more about your company.

•          Your donation will be viewed by 400 + guests the evening of the event.

A nationally recognized non-profit, The Education Fund supports all of the 400+ schools, 20,000+ teachers and 340,000+ students in our public schools through small grants programs to large-scale school improvement initiatives, all aimed at increasing student achievement.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Donations should be mailed to The Education Fund, 6713 Main Street, Suite 240, Miami Lakes, 33014.

Thank you!