LEGACY CIRCLE AT PSR PA
A Better Tomorrow
Your generosity lives on when you leave a legacy gift. There are many ways to carefully plan for a charitable gift for the future, while making sure your financial goals are met. There are also many benefits to a planned gift, including tax advantages that will not impact what you leave behind for your family.
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Your Legacy
Your decisions are personal and made after careful consideration. The information displayed here is not intended as financial or legal advice. We strongly recommend that you consult your legal advisor, financial planner, and family members prior to making any decisions.
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What are some of the options for planned giving?
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Bequests - giving assets through the provisions of a will or an estate plan
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Life insurance - donating a policy or including Good Neighbors Canada as a beneficiary
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Registered plans (RRSPs and RRIFs)
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Charitable annuities
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Charitable trusts
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Securities and mutual funds
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Named funds (expendable and endowed)
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If you are interested in discussing a planned gift, please contact Tonyehn Verkitus, Executive Director, for more information at tonyehn@psrpa.org.
A Powerful Gift for Our Future
Legacy Circle Members
Jim’s interest in health extended well beyond his pediatric practice, most specifically to the threat to life posed by nuclear armaments and environmental factors such as polluted air and water.
A man of vision, action and great resolve, when a subject caught his attention, he educated himself, gave speeches, and rallied support for the cause. His interest in nuclear disarmament was a driving factor in his founding of the Harrisburg-Hershey Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR). In 1989 at a meeting of the international affiliate of PSR in Hiroshima, Japan, Jim took to heart a challenge posed by a keynote speaker: “Everyone builds monuments to war; go home and plant trees, flowers, and ideas celebrating peace.” On his return from Japan, Jim led his fellow-physicians in PSR in creating a Peace Garden in partnership with the City of Harrisburg. That garden, largely funded, designed, planted, and maintained by Jim, other members of PSR, and their friends, exists today as an oasis of calm, beauty, and inspiration for everyone who passes by or through Riverfront Park.
Dr. James E. Jones
1930-2023
Saul Wider was an advocate for peace and justice; marching against war, gun violence, corporate greed and poverty, and for universal healthcare and other progressive causes.
Saul and his wife Joan were long time members of PSR PA and believed deeply in our work and mission.
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Throughout his life, Saul was an advocate for peace and justice, belonging to SANE/Freeze and Physicians for Social Responsibility, and along with his wife and children; marching against war, gun violence, corporate greed and poverty, and for universal healthcare and other progressive causes.
