2024 FIUTS Annual Campaign Letter
Join the 2024 FIUTS Annual Campaign
Your gift ensures a year of global experiences.
October 6, 2023
Dear Friend of FIUTS,
FIUTS creates space for young people to seek out connection, discover their leadership potential, and find their voices. As they build community with peers from around the world, students learn to appreciate diverse perspectives and gain confidence to express their own thoughts and opinions. This is possible because of support from our community—made up of people like you!
Please help FIUTS launch another year of global experiences by making a gift to the 2024 FIUTS Annual Campaign. Your donation of $150 today helps to ensure that every student can access the full range of FIUTS programs this school year.
Your gift will be doubled! The FIUTS Board of Trustees has pledged $30,000 to match every gift made by November 3rd, the beginning of our 75th Anniversary and alumni events. This means that your gift—and your impact—will be doubled. But only if you respond by October 20th. Please help us meet this match and meet our goal of $75,000.
Last year so many of you stepped up to show your support in our time of need. You donated time and money, hosted students, and attended events—making it possible for us to relocate and thrive. Your dedication has nurtured an environment where students from diverse backgrounds find their place, where leaders are born and thrive, and where voices resonate with authenticity.
And now, as we work to expand programs to additional campuses across the region, your support makes it possible for even more students to access the FIUTS community and programs we all know and love.
Programs like FIUTS CulturalFest, where nearly 100 talented student performers represent arts and culture from around the world. Where FIUTS Student Leaders run the show – ensuring each element of the complex event runs smoothly, bringing their vision to life for more than 1,000 guests at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall. It’s a wonderful opportunity to see the magic of FIUTS in action, celebrating our differences while also honing skills that support the leadership of tomorrow.
We hope that you will support FIUTS students with your gift today.
And we hope that you will continue to be part of this community. In just a few weeks, from November 3rd – 11th, FIUTS will host a week of events to celebrate our 75th anniversary. Hundreds of FIUTS alumni will come together to honor the many stories that make up our rich and lasting legacy. We hope you will join us and share your own story of the life-changing impact of cultural exchange. Learn more and sign up for an event on our website at www.fiuts.org/75th.
FIUTS envisions a Puget Sound region where young people find belonging no matter where they come from. Where leaders are empowered, cultures come together, and voices from every corner of the globe are valued and heard. Your support helps us make this vision a reality. Please make your gift to the FIUTS Annual Fund today.
Warmest gratitude,
Era Schrepfer
Executive Director
P.S. Hurry! Your response is needed by November 3rd to be included in the donation match where your gift will be doubled! Make your gift online at www.fiuts.org/donate-today
P.P.S. Gifts of $150+ will be commemorated on our 75th Anniversary Donor Wall. Larger tiles are available too—please reach out to claire@fiuts.org for additional information.