Thank your letter recipients for their time, consideration, and for any past donations they may have made. It never hurts to thank someone multiple times, and personalizing thank you messages to include specific details about their donation (such as if it was at or for a specific cause) will...
There were also numerous monetary collections that were given to charitable organisations during times of need, such as a sizable donation to the Red Cross in 2004 for the Indonesian tsunami relief efforts, to mention just one of many possible examples. Additionally, a number of priests, brothers...