How many letters were given to the organization with a founding date of 1997-12-12? 
CREATE TABLE table_2538117_12 (letters VARCHAR, founding_date VARCHAR)
SELECT COUNT(letters) FROM table_2538117_12 WHERE founding_date = "1997-12-12"
<s>[INST] Write mssql query to answer the following question given the database schema. Schema: CREATE TABLE table_2538117_12 (letters VARCHAR, founding_date VARCHAR) Question: How many letters were given to the organization with a founding date of 1997-12-12?  [/INST] SELECT COUNT(letters) FROM table_2538117_12 WHERE founding_date = "1997-12-12" </s>