{"id":31338,"date":"2014-05-28T10:25:17","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T15:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.giftsin24.com\/blog\/?p=31338"},"modified":"2016-11-02T15:01:26","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T20:01:26","slug":"dear-new-grad-5-tips-for-quick-easy-send-off-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.giftsin24.com\/blog\/writing-tips\/dear-new-grad-5-tips-for-quick-easy-send-off-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Dear New Grad&#8230;&#8221; 5 Tips for Quick, Easy Send-off Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Writing letters to graduates can be a wonderful way to send them off into the world. Use these five tips to write a congratulatory letter to a new grad.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31348\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giftsin24.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/FREE_diploma-mortarboard_web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31348\" class=\"wp-image-31348 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giftsin24.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/FREE_diploma-mortarboard_web.jpg\" alt=\"Write letters to graduates with these 5 writing tips\" width=\"448\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.giftsin24.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/FREE_diploma-mortarboard_web.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.giftsin24.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/FREE_diploma-mortarboard_web-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Writing congratulatory letters to graduates is easy with these five writing tips from www.giftsin24.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>1. 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Project forward to their future<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Next, you can predict or hope for their future success. Or, give the graduate a well-selected piece of advice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You obviously have many skills and talents, and I hope that you are able to find fulfilling work that also pays the bills.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Finish with love<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Close with a heartfelt statement of your admiration or love.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love you and wish you the best in life, always!&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writing letters to graduates can be a wonderful way to send them off into the world. Use these five tips to write a congratulatory letter to a new grad. 1. Acknowledge their achievement. In the first line or two, acknowledge the graduate&#8217;s accomplishment. &#8220;After four years of hard work, you&#8217;ve done it! 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