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Today in class we discussed the format of a block style business letter. The main thing to remember is that all of the information is aligned to the left margin and nothing is indented at all.

More information about this style of letter can be found at the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Here is a sample of the letter that I would write today:

1367 Bengal Boulevard Mobile, Alabama 36695

April 15, 2013

Mr. Ronald McDonald McDonald's 9900 Snow Road Mobile, Alabama 36608

Dear Mr. McDonald:

I want to thank you for hiring such quality employees as Mr. Ben Culpepper. Because of the actions of Ben Culpepper on the morning of April 13, 2013, my family and I will be visiting your restaurant for many years to come.

On that Saturday morning, while my sons and I were away on a camping trip, Jonathan's nine month old yellow labrador retriever got loose and ran away from home. My son's dog, Jack, made it across Airport Boulevard and found his way into your store's parking lot. While in the lot, a car going through the drive through lane hit Jack and injured his front paw.

After seeing this happen, Mr. Culpepper, told his manager that he was taking his break and was going to see to Jack and make sure he was all right. Mr. Culpepper took my son's dog to the vet and had him checked out. He also took Jack home that night and watched after him. We saw a report of a found dog on the internet, made contact, and restored Jack back to my son Sunday afternoon.

If Ben had not taken immediate action, my son's dog could have been lost forever. Thanks to Ben's selfless actions, my son is smiling again and very grateful. We have shared this story by word of mouth and on our Facebook pages as a sign of our appreciation to all the people that were involved in restoring Jack to his home. Because of Ben's actions, we will be increasing our patronage of your store as a show of our gratitude. You have all earned our heartfelt thanks!

Sincerely,

David W. Lawrence