About Writers & Books

Support Our Work in the Rochester Community

Dear Friend of Writers & Books,

Please allow me to take this opportunity to ask for your support.

I’m sure you are aware that funding for the arts has been drastically cut at local, state and national levels. Like other Rochester cultural groups, we have suffered recent funding losses that can potentially force us to reduce our programs, unless we gain additional funds elsewhere.

Are you aware that Writers & Books is one of the leading literary centers in the nation? Like its peer centers in Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis and other cities throughout the country, Writers & Books offers a wide range of life-long literary opportunities. We are both the center of literary activities and the creator of programs and events that nourish the literary spirit in Rochester.

Our mission is to Promote Reading and Writing as Life-Long Activities for People of all Ages and Backgrounds. We accomplish this through:

• our wide range of courses,
• our community wide program, If All of Rochester Read the Same Book, and
• our outreach programs at such places as senior centers, city recreation centers, libraries and schools.

Each year over 35,000 area residents participate in our programs. From supporting writers to introducing people of all ages and backgrounds to the excitement of literature, we offer programs that make a difference in people’s lives.

But, we can’t do our work without the help of a community of caring supporters.

The price we charge individuals to participate in our programs is nowhere near what it actually costs us to put on those programs. As a matter of fact, only about half of our overall budget comes from tuition and fees for our programs. The other half – the funds that allow us to offer some of the most exciting and stimulating literary programs you will find anywhere – comes from people like you who believe strongly in what we do.

You may already be a Member of Writers & Books and paid your membership dues for this year. I am asking for an additional pledge of support.

Contributing to the Writers & Books Annual Fund enables you to help us maintain and expand these programs that have such a profound effect on Rochester’s present and future.

Our contribution levels are:

• Contributor:   up to $99
• Donor:   $100-$249
• Sustainer:   $250-$499
• Sponsor:   $500-$999
• Muse:   $1000-$4999
• Godsend:   $5000 and up

To contribute, contact us by phone, 585-473-2590.

Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,
Joe Flaherty
Executive Director
 

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