Sample Email Messages
Here are a few email templates you might use to motivate your team along the way. Feel free to change the date if you choose to celebrate on another day. Just copy the text below and paste into your own Email message.
Promotional Email Message #1
Subject: Please Donate to My Denim Day® Team
Oct. 8 is Lee National Denim Day®, and I've signed up to be a team coordinator because I think this is a fun and easy way to contribute in the fight against breast cancer.
All you have to do is donate $5 to my team and wear your favorite jeans on Oct. 8 with the rest of the nation. Please join me in going casual for a great cause at: [INSERT LINK TO TEAM PAGE].
Promotional Email Message #2
Subject: One in Eight Women
Did you know that one in every eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime? That's one every three minutes. There's something you can do to fight back against this disease, and I'm asking for your help.
Lee National Denim Day® is one of the largest single-day fundraisers for breast cancer. On Oct. 8, millions of people nationwide will slip into their favorite jeans and make a $5 donation to support the Women's Cancer Programs of EIF, who are bringing together world-class scientists to develop an early detection blood test and working in Lee Labs nationwide to find less toxic, more effective treatments for breast cancer patients.
[Group name] is proud to support this event and the fight against breast cancer. Call me at ext. XXX to find out how you can participate!
Promotional Email Message #3
Subject: Ways to Spend $5
There are a lot of ways to spend $5. You could get a coffee and a donut on your way to work, buy about 1.5 gallons of gas or buy a magazine.
Or you could join me in funding some of the nation's most groundbreaking breast cancer research.
Please donate $5 to my team [insert team link] and put your money to work for women and men nationwide on Lee National Denim Day® this Oct. 8.
Promotional Email Message #4
Subject: Do you know someone with breast cancer?
Hopefully you don't know anyone with breast cancer. But how many women do you know? Total. Add them up. One in eight will be diagnosed in her lifetime.
Now, ask yourself: Do I know someone that could get diagnosed with breast cancer one day?
Before you get your next paycheck, more than 8,000 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer. In fact, it is estimated that nearly 200,000 Americans will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010.
You can help by taking part in Lee National Denim Day®. We hope to help Lee Jeans and Women's Cancer Programs of EIF raise funds for groundbreaking early detection research, as well as local community breast cancer education and service programs.
Just make a $5 donation and wear your jeans on Friday, Oct. 8.
Call me at ext. XXX for details.