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Only three days left to help the HPS Network and win a gift card

Join the Names for the Cure effort to help raise money for the HPS Network. We want to expand our capital campaign database with quality names. Those most likely to respond to a fundraising letter are, of course, the people who know us and love us the most – our friends, family, doctors and co-workers.

We will be conducting the capital campaign in December, but we need to get busy expanding the database NOW! Names on the capital campaign database receive no other mailings from the HPS Network (unless they’re on another database, like the membership database). Hey, we’re a charity that can’t afford to waste money filling mail boxes with junk mail! This is the only fundraising appeal we send in the mail from the office and we only do it once a year.

Funds go to support the day-to-day running of the HPS Network, publication of the newsletter, support of the Website, scholarships to attend conference and support of HPS research. We keep membership free, which means we’ve got to raise money to support these activities.

For every five names and addresses you submit to the HPS Network, you’ll be entered into a drawing that month for a gift card. You’ve got three days left to enter to win a $10 Starbucks gift card. Our first drawing will be on June 30th. Send your names, addresses and your name and contact info (so we can send you your prize if you win) to info@hpsnetwork.org.

Any questions? I’ll do my best to answer them. You can find me at: hkdawn@yahoo.com.

Don’t forget – you can also check the HPS Network Web site for news updates at: www.hpsnetwork.org.

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