The Dutch Women's National Lacrosse team is seeking funding to compete in the 2013 Women's World Cup in Canada. Lacrosse is a fast-growing sport in the Netherlands, with clubs established around universities and new clubs added each year. The Dutch team improved their world ranking from 16th in 2005 to 13th in 2009. In 2012, they hosted a successful European championship and finished 7th. Sending a team to the World Cup this year will help further develop lacrosse in the Netherlands by building on this success. Each player will contribute €1500, and they are seeking additional funds through sponsorship and fundraising to cover the estimated €85,000 in costs.

1. [DATE]
Dear [NAME],
Subject: Netherlands Lacrosse at world. Cup 2013
I would like to thank you for considering supporting the Dutch Woman's
National Lacrosse team in their efforts to compete at the 2013 Women’s
World Cup to be held in Oshawa, Canada 10-20 July of this year.
Lacrosse is one of the fastest growing sports in the Netherlands
combining lightning speed, tactics and skill. Clubs are established
around most university towns in the Netherlands and the sport is now
being extended to school age players to form under 19 teams
competing in the national league. New clubs are being added every
year. Dutch Lacrosse is in vogue and cool!
The National Women's Team has competed since 2002 achieving a
16th place in the world cup in 2005, improving to 13th in 2009. In 2012
the Netherlands Lacrosse Association organized a very successful
European championship for both men and women in Amsterdam where
the woman's team came 7th.
It is important to send a team to the World cup this year to build on this
success and continue the momentum for the further development of the
sport in the Netherlands.
Selection of the team is in progress and each of the 18 members of
the team will contribute €1500 from their own pockets. In addition to this
players are asked to raise funds from their own social network towards
costs estimated at 85,000€.
Beside the satisfaction of being involved in a laudable and
worthwhile enterprise sponsors will be given marketing opportunities
with the team both in the Netherlands and Canada where a Dutch Day
party will be organized during the championships.
Fundraising is being carried out by a group of parents and ex-

2. players (and the players themselves, of course) who will be responsible
to the donors. This group has the active support of both the Dutch
ambassador in Canada and his Canadian counterpart in the
Netherlands.
Please feel free to contact me at any time in regard to this worthwhile
sporting cause.
Thank you again for your time.
Yours,
P.S. We have a Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/WDNTLax
which in turn has links to our crowd funding site.