Hey, here is the recommendation letter for a friend I love. I revised to fit into a page in the letter head. I hope it sounds sincere and personal, not too flowery.
June 5, 2008
RE:
Personal Testimony for Daisy D
Greetings, my name is B I am writing this letter as a personal testimonial statement for Daisy D who has been a personal friend as well as a peer model that I respect for many years.
In our undergraduate years at the Ohio State University, we managed to form an intellectual discussion group with an eclectic group of Indonesian students who were interested in social and political issues on Indonesia. We then met regularly in coffee shops to discuss the larger and historical purpose of Indonesian students in America. Without any practical or technical knowledge in journalism or web publishing, we pulled together a website and self-published a magazine that featured articles and creative works from fellow students in the United States and Indonesia. The fruits of those days can be seen six years later now in which many of the former members are dispersed to different part of the globe. They continue to pursue their social passions, first ignited in that humble group, to become a journalist in a major news network in Jakarta, a renown political commentator in Jakarta, an architect practicing in China, and a Phd student in the United Kingdoms. Daisy was the key figure in that group.
My respect for her continued to grow later on as I pursued my graduate studies in Architecture at the Ohio State University and Daisy also went on to get her Master degree in Management at Devry University, one of the top business and management schools in Ohio. She cleverly used her on-going professional management training to lead and organize various events that related to Indonesian students as well as many city-wide events.
Daisy was very active and influential in reviving the Indonesian Student Association or known as PERMIAS, a 300-member strong organization and one of the largest foreign student bodies at the University. She was also the creator of an annual event by Permias called Indigo or Indonesians On the Go. She rallied her fellow students and turned the otherwise predictable annual party into a more focused Indonesian cultural event, opened to the general public and the whole city. That is a testimony of how a vision works in combination with handy leadership skills. Moreover, she was always seeking to grow and never limited herself in term of abilities and responsibilities. I have had seen and been asked to volunteer in many of the social events that she was part of. Those events ranged from a biking event for a social cause to volunteering in martial arts booth in one the largest festivals in the city.
Many of us have had the privileges to know or learn with many talented and distinguished leaders in different phases of our life. I can assure you, Daisy certainly belongs to that breed of talented and distinguished leaders. She is not only equipped with professional educations but also filled with a positive spirit and fully trained with many practical leadership experiences. She is a natural team player that will energize and motivate whoever she works with. If given the right opportunity and mentorship she is the type of a person that will bring any good organization to that next level of achievement.
Thank you for this opportunity to share with you about a comrade as well as a character that I will always look up too. Please contact me at my number or email below should you need additional information.
Sincerely, B
RE:
Personal Testimony for Daisy D
Greetings, my name is B I am writing this letter as a personal testimonial statement for Daisy D who has been a personal friend as well as a peer model that I respect for many years.
In our undergraduate years at the Ohio State University, we managed to form an intellectual discussion group with an eclectic group of Indonesian students who were interested in social and political issues on Indonesia. We then met regularly in coffee shops to discuss the larger and historical purpose of Indonesian students in America. Without any practical or technical knowledge in journalism or web publishing, we pulled together a website and self-published a magazine that featured articles and creative works from fellow students in the United States and Indonesia. The fruits of those days can be seen six years later now in which many of the former members are dispersed to different part of the globe. They continue to pursue their social passions, first ignited in that humble group, to become a journalist in a major news network in Jakarta, a renown political commentator in Jakarta, an architect practicing in China, and a Phd student in the United Kingdoms. Daisy was the key figure in that group.
My respect for her continued to grow later on as I pursued my graduate studies in Architecture at the Ohio State University and Daisy also went on to get her Master degree in Management at Devry University, one of the top business and management schools in Ohio. She cleverly used her on-going professional management training to lead and organize various events that related to Indonesian students as well as many city-wide events.
Daisy was very active and influential in reviving the Indonesian Student Association or known as PERMIAS, a 300-member strong organization and one of the largest foreign student bodies at the University. She was also the creator of an annual event by Permias called Indigo or Indonesians On the Go. She rallied her fellow students and turned the otherwise predictable annual party into a more focused Indonesian cultural event, opened to the general public and the whole city. That is a testimony of how a vision works in combination with handy leadership skills. Moreover, she was always seeking to grow and never limited herself in term of abilities and responsibilities. I have had seen and been asked to volunteer in many of the social events that she was part of. Those events ranged from a biking event for a social cause to volunteering in martial arts booth in one the largest festivals in the city.
Many of us have had the privileges to know or learn with many talented and distinguished leaders in different phases of our life. I can assure you, Daisy certainly belongs to that breed of talented and distinguished leaders. She is not only equipped with professional educations but also filled with a positive spirit and fully trained with many practical leadership experiences. She is a natural team player that will energize and motivate whoever she works with. If given the right opportunity and mentorship she is the type of a person that will bring any good organization to that next level of achievement.
Thank you for this opportunity to share with you about a comrade as well as a character that I will always look up too. Please contact me at my number or email below should you need additional information.
Sincerely, B