"They Shall Shine Like Stars"
By Michael Wall
Director of Planned Giving

   I am blessed. My job as planned giving director for Father Joe’s Villages for the past nine years gives me a unique opportunity to meet and work with wonderful people who want to join Father Joe in his mission to create a preferential option for the poor.

   The men and women that I meet are teachers who are great examples on how to live life to the fullest. They have stories that would fill volumes. Their lives are varied and interesting. They are executives, entrepreneurs, teachers, investors and doctors. They have served in World War II and the Korean War. They have lived in South Africa, South America, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Ireland. They have moved to San Diego from New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, South Dakota or just about every state. Their lives are journeys that gave them first-hand knowledge of hard times.

   I have learned from the excellent example of a woman who escaped the terror of Nazi Germany and prospered because she took investing classes at New York University. I worked with a man who “grew up” in the Navy and, following his tour of duty, succeeded because he took business classes at night school.

   In Planned Giving, the men and women I meet have two distinguishing characteristics: they realize the importance of estate planning and they have a desire to use their resources to help the poor and the homeless. At the end of their lives, they reaffirmed their desire to share the results of their hard work and frugality. They have made Wills, Living Trusts and Charitable Trusts that reflect their values. They are good teachers. They can rest assured that “Those who teach many people to do what is right, shall shine like stars for all eternity.” (Daniel 12:3)

   If you would like information regarding Wills, Living Trusts or Charitable Trusts, please call 619.687.1037 or e-mail mwall@neighbor.org.

   For Martha’s Village & Kitchen Planned Giving, please call 760.347.4741, ext. 303.

   For Father Joe’s M.A.S.H. Village Planned Giving, please call 702.388.0141.

Father Joe's Villages®
3350 E Street San Diego, CA 92102-3332
619.687.1000

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