To: John Smith， Supervisor From: George Chen， Accounting Department Date: March 11， 2001 Subject: Casual Leave of Absence
John， I would like to know if I could ask for a casual leave of absence from March 23 to 27。
Yesterday I received a letter from my parents， who are both over 70， telling me that a big flood took place at my home village， causing serious damage to my house。 As the only son of my parents， I should of back to assess the situation， and help them to get over these difficulties。 Though I cannot stay at home for too long a time， I should at least make arrangements for repair work。 I believe my relatives in the village and my neighbors will also come to help。 Financially I have no difficulties。
I will call you at 1:30p。m。 or you can call me at any time。