Date

The Honorable (Governor/Senator/Representative name)
Address
City, State Zip+4

Dear Governor/Senator/Representative Last Name:

We are pleased to report that we have received a grant of $_____ from the Ohio Arts Council. Thank you for your continued support of the agency with this year's appropriation.

Your support will allow us to (Describe your grant project. Who will it serve? What is the public value to your community?).

The OAC's grant must be matched at least one to one with private dollars and it has helped us leverage $______ from (list foundations, corporations, local businesses, private individuals that have supported your project).

We invite you to attend a (performance/exhibition/opening/class/etc.) so you can see firsthand what we do and how state support helps make it happen. (I will contact you within the next few weeks to schedule a time. / Invitations will be sent to your office. / We hope you might give some opening remarks.) In the meantime, we will send you our newsletter and news releases regularly to keep you aware of events we are presenting in the community.

Thank you again.

Sincerely,

Executive Director/Member of the Board