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June 1990
Commen ts
Another Passage By Harvey J. NeUfeld Vice President, Church Relations
"Grandch ildren are the dessert in l ife." At least that is what an old French proverb says. I affi rm it. With six g rand c h i l d ren in a few short yea rs, joy and pride are the order of the day at our house. Each contact with them is l i ke a new chapter i n " o u r" development. "Whose eyes does she have?" "The nose comes from g randad. " "That's just the way I was when I was sma l l . " "Very bright - that comes from mom!" . I have never been qu ite sure whether the genetic heritage is so early recog n izable. We tend to p ut ou r ideals, d reams, looks and aspi rations onto o u r c h i l d ren a n d certa i n ly the grandch il dren. But ba t> ies g row and g row.
F i n a l ly, we o u rse lves take o u r first i n sec u re steps at be i n g grandparents. A few weeks ago we ventu red a weekend ca m p i ng trip with our two grandsons, ages 4 and 7 . I've never been o n e t o read self i m p rovement gu ides for va rious steps or passages of l ife. So now also I wou ld lea rn by experience. Although I must say, a l ittle help ahead of time wou ld have been prudent! I have a l ist now which will guide me i n the fut u re. Don't say, "Go for a ru n on the beach," un less you are prepa red to chase seag ulls or pocket-rob bing crabs. Don't say, " R u n as m u ch as you want,�' u n l ess you're prepared to flop exhaus ted in the du nes. Don't tell them about "sneake r waves" lest they
Nordq u ist Banq u et Add ress H i g h l ig hts Reco rd Yea r By John Aakre CFRE Executive Director of the Annual Fund
Q C l u b g ifts, which provide schola rsh i p support and fi nancial aid to thousands of PLU stu dents, hit record levels for the 1 9t h consecu tive yea r . G i ft i ncome for the 89/90 fiscal yea r was $893,874 - a 6.4 pe rcent increase over last year's totals. Composed of more than 1 ,850 i ndivid uals, busi nesses, chu rches and foundations, the Q C l u b has raised over $8 m i l l ion in accu mu lated cont r i b u t i o n s s i n ce its i nception i n 1 9 7 2 . More than half of that total has been given in the last five years. Ron Do ug lass, the cu rrent Q C l u b presi dent, told members and guests at the 1 9th annual banquet that "we are on ta rget to reach our goal of $ 1 m i l lion i n annual con tributions from the Q C l u b by 1 99 1 ." The featured s pea ker at the
We would l i ke to welcome the fol lowi ng individuals, b usinesses and c h u rches who have joi ned the Q Club since the last issue of SCENE: InCrease to senior Fellow ($2400/Year and above) Sturgill, Don and Carol-Wray NeW Fellows ($1()()(}2399/Year) David, Timothy and Beverly InCrease to fellOw Hallman, Michael and Marv Kay Lycksell, Bob and Judy
b a n q u et was Dr. P h i l i p N o rd qu ist, the author of PLU's cen tennial h i story, " Ed ucating for Service." A nea r record crowd of over 650 members and guests were in attenda nce. Nord q u ist, one of PLU's most popular public speake rs, delighted the crowd with his d ry wit as he chronicled the early years of the Un iversi ty'S history. Many of his rema rks centered on the financial d ifficu lties faced by the institution d u ri ng its first few years. He noted, however, that despite many obstacles the u n i versity has g rown and pros pered because of the ded ication of facu lty and staff, and the generosity of friends of the school who bel ieved i n support ing Christian higher ed ucation. Nordquist noted how appropri ate many of his fu n d raising a n ecdotes from PLU's early New AsSOCiate fellOws ($4SQ-999/year) Baerg, Richard and Judith Dodgen, Jerrv and Linda Kuno, Masako Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Seattle Stuhlmiller, Engelina Trinity Lutheran Church, Enumclaw Increase to Associate fellOw Benson, Jerrv and Sharon Coltom, David and Nancy Haaland, Jim and Susan Kittilsby, Tim and lisa Long, Eva Pellegrini, Rena Salem Lutheran Church, Mount Vernon St. John Lutheran Church, American Falls,
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tem pt the m i g hty Pacific to wash them out to sea . Don't, and dou bly don't, g ive them a Dairy Queen chocol ate s u n d a e fo r a be d t i m e snack u n l ess you ' re pre pa red to peel them off the cei l i ng. Never have a TV in their bed room. Don't attem pt to answer the question, "Are we there yet?" When the weekend was finally over, I had had enough "dessert in l ife" for a whi le. Nevertheless, it was a n d wou l d be again a great time. Many of my ideals about being a good model fo r them went out the ca m per w i ndow. We were frazzled, sha rp-to ngued, grumpy and too dema nding by week's end. When we retu rned the boys to thei r parents one sleepy-eyed c h i ld remarked to his m oth er, "The trip? It was absol utely mar velous." Were they talking about the same trip I took? The great gift we can give our grandch ildren is not our model ing, or instruction. It is our pres ence. J ust be there for t h e m . Just b e there. years were for the members of the Q C l u b . Although we have been d o i n g m u c h bette r i n rece n t yea rs, Nordqu ist observed, fu nd ra ising has never been easy and PLU conti nues to rely heavily on the kind of peo ple who support the Q Club. At the close of the prog ra m, Q Club vol u nteers who h ad hel ped with u pgrades, delinquent mem bers and recru itment d u ring the past year were recog n ized. Douglas noted earl ier i n the eve ning that 256 new Q C l u b mem bers had been recru i ted si nce the last banquet . That rep re sents the t h i rd highest total in Q Club history. A d rawi ng was held among the vo l u nteers fo r two' prizes. Fi rst prize was d i nner for two donat ed by Ca nlis resta u rant in Seat tle. Nan Nokleberg was the win ner. Second prize, a copy of Dr. Nordqu ist's centen n i a l h i story, was won by Kathleen Burk. Pau l Larson, a 1 9 38 PLU g radu ate, was honored for the fourth year in a row as the top recruit er. He was given a surprise gift of two round tri p airfares donat ed by A l aska A i r l i n es. Larson rec ru ited an amazing 80 new members si nce the last banquet. Most vol u nteers recru it one or two mem bers a year.
New Members ($240-479/year) Anderson, Trina Arntson, Neal and Joyce Barnum, SCott Bekemeier, Jim Biberdorf, John Bohrman, Clara Christofferson, Mark Christopherson Insurance Services, Inc. Cofchin, Cathy Corrigar., Daniel and Sara Curtis, Daniel Douglass, Mark and Teresa Drver, Gerrv and Marv Falk, Brad and Marlena Ganung, Jeff and Lisa
BY Ed Larson Director of Planned Giving
Charitable G ift Options Satisfy M a ny Needs Regardless of one's age, there is a plan that al lows a cha rita bly m i nded person to make a g ift, receive a present i ncome tax deduction, p l u s receive a l i fe time i ncome beg i n n i n g either n ow, o r at a m o re desirable fu ture date. In addition to the i ncome tax deduction, t h ere is also the possible savi ngs from avoi d i ng ca p i t a l g a i n s a n d/or estate taxes where such a situa tion exists. W h i l e the pri m a ry reason fo r making a g ift is the cha ritable intention, Cong ress has provided incentive to pote ntial donors by a l l owing charitable contr i b ution deductions. The amount of one's deduction varies with the type of gift. Gifts take va rious forms: cash, a p p reci ated secu rities o r real property, or personal property. USing a p p reci ated assets for a gift avoids the tax on either a portion of on all of the capital gain. Deferred gifts ta ke the form of g ift a n n u ities, c h a r i t a b l e trusts, l ife insurance, or t h e g ift of one's residence or farm with a retai ned l ife estate. In some cases, a deferred gift can p ro vide p resen t i n co m e; in other cases, the income can be post poned . (This l a tter type of deferred gift ca n be used a s a n excellent d evice fo r ret irement or ed ucational purposes). What best fits your goals and d eSi res? Perhaps we can assist you i n fulfi l l i ng your d es i re to make the right kind of charita ble gift for you r situation. You may wish to send for the b ro chure "Life Income Plans: Enjoy Giving W h i l e Benefiting You r self." For this material and any other questions you m ight have on charitable g iving, contact: Edgar La rso n, D i rect o r of Plan ned G iving, PLU, Tacoma, WA 98447, 206-5 35-7420.
Garrett, Ron and Martha Hahner, Charles and Carol Hanson, Timothy Haueisen, Don and Barbara Hendricks, Mark and Jill Huling, Richard and Nancy Johnson, David and Debrah Keller, Bob and Betty Keller, Dale and Joan Kissinger, Robert and Nakauchi Koessler, Donn and Patty Krueger, Robert and Mildred Larson Glass Co., Inc. Lucky, Stephen and Chervl Moa, Jim and Sharon Mulder, Robert and Karen
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Nelson, Jon NesselQuist. Kim and Krvstn Nesting, Norman and Amie Nesvig, David and Jane Nylander, Betty Petersen, Jon and Dorothy Peterson, William and Marv Ruecker, Doug and Lisa Rynning, Robert and Betty SChmidt, Sherwin and Anita Sheekley, Carv Skarshaug, Richard and Minnie Silflow, Carolyn Slama, Brad and Carol Stringfellow, John and Peggy Summit View Travel Svaare, Cora