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PLANNING FOR THE BEST By Michael
Wall On growing old, the poet Robert Browning mused: “The best is yet to be…The last of life for which the first was made.” If we believe the glossy maturity publications, an older person’s life is endless – travel, cruises, exercise classes and golf games. As Planned Giving Director, the people I meet are very different from those familiar pictures. Most seniors I meet live with time for entertainment and activity, but also with time and concern for family, health, community and church. Their lives reflect the importance of preparation for an active and meaningful life after retirement. There is a connection between successful retirement planning and successful estate planning. They go hand in hand. Many seniors have accomplished the seemingly gargantuan task of estate planning. They not only plan for their family’s future, but also they plan that a charity, like Father Joe’s Villages, has a share in their estate. Bequests, charitable trusts and the Pooled Income Fund are available as tools to insure charitable inclusion in your estate planning. Tests of character and faithfulness are a part of growing older. If unprepared, hardships can be overwhelming. However, life and estate planning for the best and the worst and having faith in God bring peace and happiness as you live “the best part of your life.” There
is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under
heaven. A time to be born, and a time to die. A time to plant and a time
to uproot the plant. A time to teardown, and a time to build… A time
to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. -Ecclesiastes
3:1-4 In times of financial turmoil, Father Joe’s Villages offers a great opportunity for investment. The St. Louise de Marillac Pooled Income Fund is paying more than 6.7 percent while other investments earn much less. The Marillac Pooled Income Fund provides income for life and a gift to Father Joe’s Villages after your life. For
St. Vincent de Paul Village, Toussaint Teen Center, PromiseLand Ranch,
National Aids Foundation Josue Homes and Padre Luis Jayme International
Outreach, Planned Giving, contact, Michael Wall at 619.687.1037 or mwall@neighbor.org. For Martha’s Village & Kitchen Planned Giving, please contact Gloria Gomez at 760.347.4741, ext. 303 or marthaskit@aol.com. For Father Joe’s M.A.S.H. Village Planned Giving, please contact Dean Collins at 702.388.0141 or collins@neighbor.org. |
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