Mr. Bevan Griggs

Albany City Mayor

City Hall

Albany, New York

Dear Mr. Griggs:

On behalf of the St. Michael's Charitalbe Trust, I would like to _____(1) you to participate in the opening of the St. Michael's homeless shelter.

The shelter, which is located on Steadway Drive in the inner-city, will feed, clothe and house up to 25 people at a time. I'm sure you will agree that we are _____(2) a vital social service for the city and its people.

We would be delighted if you would come along to the event to show your support. Perhaps it would be appropriate for you to say a few words for the volunteers who have worked so hard to develop this important community service.

The opening ceremony will begin at 3:30 p.m.on Monday, January 18. Light refreshments will be served _____(3) afterwards. I hope you will be able to make it in time for this symbolic occasion.

Yours sincerely,

Caroline Parker

Chairperson, St. Michael's Charitable Trust

A Very Fruity Idea

Our cities are filled with trees, and the vast majority of those trees produce edible fruits. -[1]-. But with no one to collect and process them, most simply fall to the ground and rot, wasting a potentially excellent source of nutrition.

One new organization wants to change that. -[2]-. Fresh From The Tree is a non-profit group that aims to collect as much fruit as possible from the city's trees, and then make it into delicious snacks that can be sold at low prices to local residents.

"We have been doing a survey of the locations of all the fruit trees in town," says co-founder Michaela Anderson. "Once we have identified a promising tree, we contact the homeowners and ask if we can pick the fruit for them. -[3]-. They usually don’t have time to manage it themselves."

After the volunteers collect the fruit, they give half of it to the owners of the residence, and keep the other half to turn into fruit pies, jams, sorbets, and other tasty but healthy desserts. The group only has a handful of volunteers at the moment but are hoping to recruit more in the coming months. -[4]-. They are also negotiating with the city to collect fruit from trees on government property.

To: Fran Morris(fran@friendlyflowers.com)
From: Jerry Sprigs(jerry@irvingcountryclub.com)
Subject: Delivery Request

Dear Ms. Morris,

I am writing to inform you that the McGuiness Women's Foundation Luncheon, which was scheduled to take place this Saturday at 3 p.m., has been postponed to Sunday at 2 p.m., due to predictions of showers. Therefore, I would like to change the delivery time for the flower arrangements we ordered. Would you be able to deliver the flowers either Saturday morning, or between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon? Also, if you choose to deliver the flowers on Saturday afternoon, please do not take the flowers to the Club House; we will be hosting a charity lunch for the Rotary Club at that time, and the area will be full of people. Instead, could you please bring the flowers to the Maintenance building next to the botanical gardens? If you can bring the flowers in the morning, just take them directly to the Club House as we originally discussed. Please e-mail me immediately to confirm these changes.

Regards,
Jerry Sprigs
Manager, Irving Country Club

To: Jerry Sprigs(jerry@irvingcountryclub.com)
From: Fran Morris(fran@friendlyflowers.com)
Subject: RE: Delivery Request

Dear Mr. Sprigs,

I received your request to change the date and time we deliver your flowers. Unfortunately, we are completely booked in the afternoon on Saturday and will not be able to deliver the flowers at the time you requested. We would be happy to deliver the flowers between 10:00 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Saturday. Also, I should inform you that Friendly Flowers charges $25 for any changes that are made to orders on such short notice. I apologize for this inconvenience, but it helps us provide the most reliable service possible. I will be out of the office this afternoon, so please call me on my cell phone at 369-654-9876.

Sincerely,
Fran Morris
Owner, Friendly Flowers