dear sir or madam,（或to whom it may concern,）

i am writing to you to express my wish to offer financial assistance to a child in a remote area as my limited support for project hope. i wonder if you could do me a favor by helping me find a candidate.

i prefer to sponsor a girl at age 9 or 10 living in a remote mountain village in liaoning province, my home province. this girl should be a person who shows potentials for development yet cannot further her school education because of family poverty or other misfortunes.

as for my plan, i intend to offer per month 150 yuan to cover the girl’s living and school expenses until she graduates from high school. if she passes the university entrance examination, i will pay her four years’ tuition fee.

please contact me as soon as possible. i am looking forward to hearing from you.

yours sincerely,

li ming