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By Margaret Battistelli Gardner

The letter ends, saying, “The enclosed is my way of saying, ‘thank you in advance.’” What’s enclosed, attached to the reply, is a sheet of more than 50 dog-themed address labels and an assortment of stickers. The back of the sheet of address labels discusses the organization’s mission and the program in greater detail, and it shows what donation amounts can do, e.g., “$50 feeds a guide dog in training for 50 days.”