Empire Club

The Empire Club was created back in 2002 to allow Kiwanians and friends of the New York District Kiwanis to make charitable donations to our Foundation via planned gifts in your estate. It gives you the opportunity to leave a legacy to the NYD Kiwanis Foundation and helps the Foundation achieve its mission: support of Kamp Kiwanis, support of youth and overall contributions to the betterment of mankind. My thanks to former Foundation President Lindy Marrazzo and Foundation General Counsel Steve Eisman for their support and input as I put the program together.

The success of the New York District Kiwanis Foundation depends on private support and we all have an opportunity to participate. We appeal to you and your family to leverage your giving and to benefit our Foundation, where all New York District Kiwanians in good standing are members.

You can qualify to join The Empire Club in a few ways. If you give $1,000 or more in cash or check, you will qualify. The most popular way to participate is in planned giving. Donation of securities, mutual funds, life insurance, where the Foundation is the beneficiary, as just a few ways to make a planned gift. Many other avenues exist to benefit our Foundation in a charitable way.

Consult your financial advisor on what is best for you and your family. Feel free to contact me as well as I have been in the field of financial services for nearly 20 years. The Foundation benefits from your long-range gift and your estate benefits from tax-deductible gifts that reduce the financial size of your estate. Why not let the Foundation benefit from your treasure rather than the Federal and State governments?

We recognize members of The Empire Club at our annual Foundation meeting held in conjunction with the NY District Convention. If you do NOT want to be recognized publicly, we will honor your request.

Our goals is to be able to carry out our mission in the future for generations of District Kiwanians. We hope you will become a part of that process with your lasting generosity.

You may contact me directly via email or phone and I will send you a brochure with more details about The Empire Club. I can be reached at (315) 449-3000 x358 or email Pepster@aol.com. Shortly, the brochure will be available to print out on line after some revisions are made.

We need your help so we can make the District Kiwanis Foundation realize its goals for years to come. Won't you help?

Foundation President Sal Anelli and the entire Foundation Board hopes that you will help in "Building The Empire" through your generosity.
 

Column Posted on Web Site November 21, 2010