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Getting Started 5  \nNVFC Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program: Resources for Your Department 5  \nSteps to Securing Sponsorship 7  \nSponsorship Tip Sheet 9  \nUse Cost Savings Calculators to Gain Support for Your Department 11  \nTemplate: Seeking Support Press Release 12  \nSample: Seeking Support Press Release 13  \nTemplate: New Sponsor Press Release 14  \nSample: New Sponsor Press Release 15  \nSection 2. Reaching out 16  \nTemplate: Ask Letter 17  \nSample: In-Kind Donation Ask Letter – Hospital 18  \nSample: In-Kind Donation Ask Letter – Fitness Club 19  \nSample: Monetary Donation Ask Letter 20  \nMeeting Talking Points 21  \nMaking the Pitch 22  \nSection 3. Following Up 23  \nTemplate: Follow-up Letter 24  \nSample: Follow-up Letter 25  \nTemplate: Thank You Letter 26  \nSample: Thank You Letter 27  \nIRS Guidelines for Charitable Donations and Tax Deductions 28  \nTemplate: In-Kind Donation Receipt 29  \nTemplate: Monetary Donation Receipt 30  \nfor Department Health and Wellness Programs  \nEach year, heart attack is the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths for firefighters. A comprehensive health and wellness program can decrease each department member’s risk of cardiovascular disease as well as injuries like strain and sprain. Health and wellness programs benefit individual firefighters, their departments, and the fire and emergency services as a whole. Such programs can result in safer and more effective action by first responders to emergencies.  \nStarting a health and wellness program in your department can seem like a challenge – especially securing the funding and sponsors to make it work. But with creativity and the support of local organizations, you can make it a reality. The National Volunteer Fire Council’s Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program created this toolkit to help you secure the community support you need to get your program started.  \nThis toolkit walks you through the steps of soliciting sponsors and community support for your program: “Getting Started,” “Reaching Out,” and “Following Up.” “Getting Started” includes resources available from the Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program, tips and ideas for how to find sponsors, and tools for making your case.“Reaching Out” provides a modifiable “ask” letter template, sample letters, and talking points for meetings with potential sponsors.“Following Up”provides template and sample follow-up and thank you letters, IRS tax deduction information, and donation receipt templates.  \nIf you need more information about the Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program, visit [www.healthy-fire](www.healthy-fire)[fighter.org](fighter.org) or contact the NVFC at 888-ASK-NVFC (275-6832) or [nvfcoffice@nvfc.org](nvfcoffice@nvfc.org).  \nIt takes a person with heart to do your job.  \nKEEP  \nIT STRONG  \nSection 1:  \nStarting your health and wellness program and securing sponsors to support the program can be easier than it seems. 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