9.10 Request Refusal: No Support for Kaboom! This Time (L.O. 1, 2, 4)

As a vice president of a financial services company, you serve many clients, and they sometimes ask your company to contribute to their favorite charities. You recently received a letter from Mia Takeshi asking for a substantial contribution to Kaboom!, a charity devoted to making playgrounds safe for everyone, including children with special needs. On visits to your office, Ms. Takeshi has told you about her organizations efforts to update existing playgrounds as well as install new play areas around the nation to make playground equipment completely safe and handicapped-accessible. She herself is active in your town as a Kaboom! volunteer, helping identify outdated playgrounds, finding sites for new playgrounds, and allocate construction funds.

You have a soft spot in your heart for children and especially for those with special needs. You sincerely want to support Kaboom! and its good work. But times are tough, and you cant be as generous as you have been in the past. Ms. Takeshi wrote a special letter to you asking you to become a Key contributor, with a pledge of $2,000.

Your Task Write a refusal letter that maintains good relations with your client. Address it to Ms. Mia Takeshi, 47 Beach St., Lynchburg, VA 24502.