{Your Name}
{Your Address}
{Your Phone #}
{Date}
Dear {School/Scholarship Committee}:
It has been a wonderful {number} years for our family at {school}. Not only do {children} love their classes, teachers, and friends, but we as parents enjoy volunteering and really feel a part of the {school} learning community.
Unfortunately, this year our financial situation took a turn for the worse. First, {setback}. Then {setback}. As if that wasn't enough, {setback}. Combined, this has just been too much. We can barely afford our day-to-day expenses, and tuition is simply out of reach at this time.
We haven't told the children yet. They would be devastated. We wanted to reach out to the {School/Scholarship Committee} first to see if there is any aid available.
We would be deeply saddened to have to leave the {school} family. Please let us know what we can do to keep {children} at {school}.
Thank you,
{Sender Name}
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