Dear Friends,
happy new year!
i hope you are already finding that 2011 is going to be GREAT for you.
i sure am!
i am applying for the opportunity to tour for the USO.
some of you already know this and are aware that this is a special
opportunity to me, and i will be honoured to serve people in this way.
if you know anyone who is affiliated with the US military, please ask them to write a very short letter of recommendation for our band. this person can be serving now, have served in the past, or someone is affiliated in any other way. the letter can literally be one or two
sentences and should also include their military ranking and/or
identification.
for hand-written or typed letters, please contact me for mailing address.
for email letters, please send to bray@braymusic.com
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an example recommendation letter:
To whom it may concern,
I recommend the artist Bray to be a touring
performer for the USO. He and his band are very uplifting and
professional and would be great for our troops!
Sincerely,
Bray Gurnari
US Navy
Officer #1234567 (or however it is documented)
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if you like, please read my own letter to the military below (in blue).
your help in this matter will be greatly appreciated.
thank you very much.
~Bray
To whom it may concern,
I began making music because nothing means more to me than uplifting
the human spirit. I do this through music performance.
About a year ago, I was approached by a booking agency to apply for a
USO tour. This agency had previously booked one of their other acts
with the USO. They saw our performance, and felt we would be perfect.
I didn’t know this opportunity even existed for an independent artist!
From my heart I say this: To perform for members of the US military
would be, by far, the greatest honour i can imagine in my life. I feel
that the armed forces are probably the most under appreciated and
misunderstood people in the country. I consider myself and my band to
be an awesome instrument for showing our troops that we appreciate them
and have a great desire to connect with them. It is my mission to
provide strength and inspiration to the troops and to share my
experiences, in a positive light, with the world.
I will do whatever it takes to earn this honour of being hired to
perform for our military.
Please review our material and advise me and my team as to what the
next steps are.
With respect and sincerity,
~Bray Gurnari