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COMING UP IN 2014 MAY 5
Gordon College Celebration of Faithful Leadership Honoring Micheal Flaherty, founder and President, Walden Media, and featuring actress and producer Patricia Heaton
Legacies of Faithfulness For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 100:5 In 1889, beneath the shadow of the great bell at Clarendon Street Baptist Church in Boston, Gordon College was born. This “school of Christ” would become one of the nation’s premier Christian colleges, offering students leading-edge opportunities for intellectual, professional and leadership development. The peal of the Clarendon bell—now located on Gordon’s campus—still resonates, reminding its hearers of the faithfulness of God and His people “through all generations.” The Gordon community stands on the shoulders of those who left legacies of faithfulness to God and to all that the College endeavors to achieve. The Clarendon Society is a gathering of faculty, staff, alumni and friends who have chosen to remember the College in their estate plans, personal wills and family trusts. Endowed scholarships, building projects, academic programs, athletics, and the arts are just a few areas in which bequests, gift annuities and family trusts have a lasting impact, blessing students now and in the future. We invite you to share in this legacy of faith by leaving one of your
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own—through a planned gift that will support Gordon College for many years to come.
Here are a few giving options: »» Make a bequest through a simple will or living trust. This ensures your family’s security while also directing assets to the College. »» Set up a charitable gift annuity. Predictable payments to you supplement your retirement income while also supporting the College. You receive an upfront tax deduction, and a portion of your payments may be tax-free. »» Establish a charitable trust of cash, financial securities or other property. This provides an immediate tax deduction, plus income to you or your designee for life or a term of years. »» Make a gift of a paid-up life insurance policy, or designate Gordon as the beneficiary, and receive tax benefits.
BEGIN PLANNING TODAY! Web: www.gordonlegacy.org Email: plannedgiving@gordon.edu Phone: 978.867.4900
MAY 16–17
Baccalaureate • Golden Reunions • Commencement OCTOBER 2–4
125th Anniversary of Gordon College • Homecoming and Family Weekend OCTOBER 24–25
“God, Globalization, and the Good Society in Asia Today” Christianity in Asia, a conference cosponsored by the Center for Faith and Inquiry and the Institute for Global Engagement
NOVEMBER 5–7
Herrmann Lectures on Faith and Science Cambridge neurochemist Dr. Denis Alexander on “Is Life Going Anywhere? Creation-Biology, Randomness, and Purpose” In partnership with the John Templeton Foundation, honoring the pioneering work of Dr. Robert Herrmann View more information about Gordon College events at www.gordon.edu/calendar