Acknowledgments and Confirmation- Tips on Promptness

Do write promptly.  Acknowledgments are, by their very nature, sent immediately.

One except is acknowledging expressions of sympathy.  Because of the hardships involved, responses may be sent up to six weeks later.

Or, a close relative of the bereaved may write the acknowledgment:  “Mother asked me to tell you how much she appreciated the loving letter of sympathy and the memorial you sent for Dad.  She will be in touch with you as soon as she is able to.”

Rerun from Dec 14, 2015