"I debated this year as to whether or not to make my annual donation to the fund," he wrote.

The Firestones, who gave $325, said their annual donation has taken on added meaning because of their 2 1/2-year-old daughter.

"Please accept my annual donation, this time $100 to support your efforts," she wrote.

The lottery, the main contributor to the treatment center, finally agreed to double its $250,000 annual donation.

She sent a letter along with her annual $50 donation, made in memory of her parents.

Moreover there were promises of future annual donations for four, five and even seven years.

Or how grateful we are for your very handsome annual donation.

For two decades the Friends purchased 22 works of art for the collection, funded by members' annual donations.

The contributions were made despite a state law that limits annual donations by individuals to $150,000 and by corporations to $5,000.

Each family represented in the school is invited to commit an annual donation.