Email Signature Line Example:
Sara Momii Roberts, She/Her/Hers
Social Justice Topic: Women in Prisons
LREI: Little Red School House & Elisabeth Irwin High School
272 Sixth Ave NY, NY 10014
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Email Template for Requesting Interviews (spell check all emails; always CC your group)
Subject Heading: LREI Students Seek To Interview You
Body of Email:
Dear Contact Person (Full Name) or Dear Organization (ex. “Innocence Project”):
Hello! We are eighth graders from LREI: Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School in NYC. Our class engages in a Social Justice Project this year where students select, research, and work on behalf of a current human/civil rights topic important to us. Our group has chosen the critical issue of ________________________ to focus on this year.
We are reaching out to you after learning/reading about your experience/work/expertise and would like to request an informational interview. We are especially interested in asking about [provide 1 -3 specific things you want to discuss in the interview] _____________________. In our conversation, we’d also like to inquire about possible volunteer opportunities you might be aware of related to this issue.
Our group is available at various times during the school day and some days after school to meet in-person or virtually. If you, or someone else in your organization, are interested and available, please let us know! If there is someone else we should contact, we’d love to have their contact information.
We are looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your time and consideration!
Sincerely,
YOUR NAME (person who wrote the email)
Group Member Names: ________________________
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EXAMPLE EMAIL
LREI Students Seek To Assist You
Dear Jim Obon, Executive Director at the Audubon Society:
We are eighth graders at LREI: The Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School. Our eighth grade class is working on a Social Justice Project this year, and our group is dedicated to the topic of global warming and wildlife. For this reason, we are especially interested in your organization and its mission. We would like learn more about how the Audubon Society has worked to save birds from oil spills around the world and how the organization creates sustainable land for birds.
There are five members in our group, and our goal is to volunteer once or multiple times over the next few months with you. We’d also love to interview you, as the Executive Director, to learn about how the Audubon Society works with the United States government to end water pollution that affects birds.
Additionally, we would love to interview anyone who works there and/or tour your offices/facility to learn more about what you do. If you or your organization is interested, please let us know at your earliest convenience. And, if there is someone else that we should contact, please let us know.
Thank you for your time and consideration, and for all that you do.
Sincerely,
Sara Momii Roberts
Group Members: Michelle Boehm and Rohan Cassels
SJ Topic: Global Warming and Wildlife
LREI: Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School
272 Sixth Avenue
New York, NY 10014
