A sample letter: Dear Mrs. Monteiro My name is Alice and I have a project to write to some people I have never met to ask them a question. I hope you do not mind that I picked your name from the Yellow Pages. If you have time, would you write back to tell me about a favorite dish that your family used to cook when you were a child? Thank you for helping me with this project. I hope that you are having a good year so far in 2008. I have two pet rabbits, and I like to read. I also like a game called SFZero. Regards Alice