Question

Read the following business-writing scenario. Then use what Chapter 5 says about choosing appropriate words to answer the questions that follow.

As your graduation approaches, you are doing all you can to prepare yourself for a marketing position in the healthcare industry. Toward that end, you landed an internship with the Metropolitan Health Center, a children's clinic located in the poorest neighborhood of your city. Like many others who work there, you are donating your time to the center—but you feel you are well paid in terms of the experience you're gaining and the good you're doing for disadvantaged families.

Recently you helped Dr. Todd Martin, the center's director, and Janet Arujo, the center's office manager, launch this year's fundraising campaign for the center. Now the donations are beginning to come in, and the donors deserve a nice thank-you letter. Ms. Arujo invites you to try your hand at a form letter that will acknowledge each donor's contribution and make the donor feel good about helping the center. Use what you've learned about selecting the best wording to write a letter that will impress your bosses and make the donors feel appreciated.

Multiple Choice

• Thank you for supporting the Metropolitan Health Center.

• We appreciate your support of the Metropolitan Health Center.

• Thank you for your recent donation to support the Metropolitan Health Center.

• Thank you for your recent donation of $25 to support the Metropolitan Health Center.

• We would like to thank you for your recent donation.

Answer 1

Thank you for your recent donation to support the Metropolitan Health Center.

I believe that this would be the most appropriate message or letter written to the donors as this would be identify the donation they have made and the role of the donation in supporting the organization in creating a change.