2014 fall appeal to project staff

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How would you like your name to appear for recognition in AMIGOS publications? Please print below: _____________ See reverse side to update your mailing address and contact information. Yes, I want to support young people to do GREAT THINGS. $50 $100 $250 $500 $1,000 $2,500 Other $_____________ Please make checks payable to AMIGOS. Your giſt is deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. I am authorizing a one-time giſt of $__________________using my credit card. I am authorizing a monthly giſt of $______________ on the 1st or 15th (circle one) of each month using my credit card. Master Card Visa Name on Card ________________________________________ Security Code ____________ Card Number _________________________________________ Exp. Date ________________ Signature _____________________________________________________________________ e summer of 2014 marked an impressive 50 years of AMIGOS programs in Latin America. For five decades, we have continued to deliver high quality, high impact programs and real life learning experiences, so that young people can become leaders and global citizens. You, as a former Project Staff member, have played a pivotal part in our success over the years. We simply could not have done it without you. ank You. In order to continue to support young people doing great things, we need your help now. Please consider a giſt or join our monthly giving program today. is past summer, 586 US participants, 4 international participants from the Dominican Republic, and 54 national Latin American youth participated in 12 different AMIGOS projects in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Paraguay. An additional 510 local youth trained to work alongside the AMIGOS participants in their home communities while developing their leadership skills. A primary goal is to keep our program costs down so that more young people from diverse backgrounds can access our programs. ankfully, year aſter year we have been able to do so through giſts provided to our Annual Fund from our alumni and friends. We need your financial support so that we can continue to do what we do best: Supporting young people to do GREAT THINGS. One of our 2014 summer participants beautifully captures the spirit of an authentic AMIGOS experience: “is is not only an opportunity to take hold of your independence and best self to change yourself, but an opportunity to make a sustainable impact, however “small”, in the world. It is a chance to gain a second family, a second homeland, more iends than you’d thought possible. Most valuable of all, you gain a broadened world view and understanding of the differences that contribute to the impossibly rich and beautiful diversity of the world. It is a chance to make a summer of memories you’ll never forget.” AMIGOS had a profound effect on your life, as it did mine, giving you the skills to thrive personally and professionally in society. Show your appreciation by supporting other young people so that they can enjoy this amazing transformative experience. Please make your giſt today, so that together we can create a world in which young people realize their full potential as leaders and global citizens. Warmly, Sara Nathan President & CEO Discover Memorial or Honor Giſt Name ______________________________________ Address _____________________________________ is giſt is: in memory of in honor of Please notify the following individual: City, State & Zip ______________________________ Occasion ____________________________________

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Page 1: 2014 Fall Appeal to Project Staff

How would you like your name to appear forrecognition in AMIGOS publications? Pleaseprint below:

_____________See reverse side to update your mailing address and contact information.

Yes, I want to support young people to do GREAT THINGS.

$50

$100

$250

$500

$1,000

$2,500

Other $_____________

Please make checks payable to AMIGOS. Your gi� is deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

I am authorizing a one-time gi� of $__________________using my credit card.

I am authorizing a monthly gi� of $______________ on the 1st or 15th (circle one) of each month using my credit card. Master Card Visa

Name on Card ________________________________________ Security Code____________

Card Number _________________________________________ Exp. Date ________________

Signature _____________________________________________________________________

�e summer of 2014 marked an impressive 50 years of AMIGOS programs in Latin America. For �ve decades, we have continued to deliver high quality, high impact programs and real life learning experiences, so that young people can become leaders and global citizens. You, as a former Project Sta� member, have played a pivotal part in our success over the years. We simply could not have done it without you. �ank You. In order to continue to support young people doing great things, we need your help now. Please consider a gi� or join our monthly giving program today.

�is past summer, 586 US participants, 4 international participants from the Dominican Republic, and 54 national Latin American youth participated in 12 di�erent AMIGOS projects in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Paraguay. An additional 510 local youth trained to work alongside the AMIGOS participants in their home communities while developing their leadership skills.

A primary goal is to keep our program costs down so that more young people from diverse backgrounds can access our programs. �ankfully, year a�er year we have been able to do so through gi�s provided to our Annual Fund from our alumni and friends. We need your �nancial support so that we can continue to do what we do best: Supporting young people to do GREAT THINGS. One of our 2014 summer participants beautifully captures the spirit of an authentic AMIGOS experience:

“�is is not only an opportunity to take hold of your independence and best self to change yourself, but an opportunity to make a sustainable impact, however “small”, in the world. It is a chance to gain a second family, a second homeland, more �iends than you’d thought possible. Most valuable of all, you gain a broadened world view and understanding of the di�erences that contribute to the impossibly rich and beautiful diversity of the world. It is a chance to make a summer of memories you’ll never forget.”

AMIGOS had a profound e�ect on your life, as it did mine, giving you the skills to thrive personally and professionally in society. Show your appreciation by supporting other young people so that they can enjoy this amazing transformative experience. Please make your gi� today, so that together we can create a world in which young people realize their full potential as leaders and global citizens.

Warmly,

Sara NathanPresident & CEO

Discover Memorial or Honor Gi�

Name ______________________________________

Address _____________________________________

�is gi� is: in memory of in honor of

Please notify the following individual:

City, State & Zip ______________________________

Occasion ____________________________________

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Please update my information:

Name __________________________________

Address __________________________________

City ____________________________________

Telephone: __________________________________

Email: _______________________________________

State ___________ Zip Code ________________

Other Ways to HelpMatch your donation through your employee matching gi� program.

I would like to learn more about legacy gi�s. Please contact me.

Share your AMIGOS experience with others.

Volunteer your time– join a chapter board or become a campus representative.

Host an event or fundraiser.

Introduce AMIGOS to your organization, foundations, and people of in�uence.

I would like to save a tree. Please email me only. Yes___ No___

To make this donation online, visit: www.amigoslink.org/fall_le�er

“I feel like because of AMIGOS I have become more self-aware. I �nd it easier to take care of myself, and I’m more independent. �is summer, I’ve really embraced my true self and developed leadership skills I didn’t know I had before.”

-Participant, Costa Rica 2014

“�e AMIGOS experience has completely changed my life (which sounds like a cliché, but it’s true). It opens you up to ideas and cultures you would probably never come across in your own community. It teaches you how to adapt to di�cult situations and think of solutions to problems even if they are not immediately obvious.”

-Participant, Nicaragua 2014

“�e AMIGOS Gap Program is an incredible unique opportunity to be totally immersed in another culture, challenged to step outside the known and comfortable, and encouraged to grow personally, professionally, and as a responsible member of a global community. �e program o�ers a perfect balance of independence and support that allows gappers to explore opportunities in and out of work and look for solutions to any problem they might encounter on their own, all the while knowing that the strong support network of project sta� and fellow volunteers will be there to assist them through anything they cannot handle on their own.”

-Gap Program Participant, Nicaragua 2014