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For Carolynn and Jim Stavenger becoming Guardians of the Children was an easy decision.

“We have a family of four generations which has been involved with

Children’s Home Society since the 1950s,” says Carolynn. Her parents,

Loren and Mavis Amundson, started the family tradition. “I’ve spent 18 years on the board and 19 years volunteering every week at Children’s

Home Shelter for Family Safety.” When we learned about Guardians of the Children, we said, ‘Well, of course we’ll do that.’” “In addition to what we already do in terms of To learn more about volunteering and donations, it just made sense to making a gift through your will, trust, or incorporate some planned giving as part of our retirement plan, estate plan,” says Jim. “It brings some peace of please contact: mind and comfort to know that we strategically Jon Mammenga made this decision, we know it’s taken care of.”

CHF Chief Philanthropy Officer And Carolynn likes knowing that the work she’s P: 605.965.3136 been part of at CHS will continue. “That’s a very E: jon.mammenga@chssd.org comforting and heartwarming thought,” she says. “It’s also setting an example for others and modeling paying it forward,” says Carolynn.

“We talk about paying it forward with our kids and grandkids all the time.

One of my father’s favorite quotes was, ‘To those who much is given, much is expected.’ He would always say, ‘Glad to hear you paid your civic rent today,’ when I said Jim or I were volunteering.”

“I grew up with that just being my way of life. And my expectation is you’re always looking forward, helping others and trying to find a way to make a difference,” she says.

Guardians of the Children is a legacy program established to recognize and honor those people whose vision, philanthropy and love of children have been demonstrated by a planned gift to Children’s Home Foundation. Funds from the Foundation support the programs and services at CHS, including Children’s Home Shelter for Family Safety (formerly Children’s Inn).

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Jim and Carolynn Stavenger

CONSIDER STOCK DONATIONS

Making donations of equities/stock is a great way to help charitable organizations and it can also benefit your income tax situation. The more your stock has appreciated, the bigger the benefit can be for you.

When you donate stock (held over one year) you avoid capital gains tax, but you can still get a charitable deduction for the full market value of the stock.

For more details, we suggest checking with your financial advisor.

HELP SECURE THE FUTURE OF SHELTER FOR FAMILY SAFETY

You can help secure our future by naming Children’s Home Shelter for Family Safety as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy or retirement plan. For larger estates, Lead Trusts and Charitable Remainder Trusts are advantageous gift vehicles.

To include the Shelter in your will, the most common bequest language is:

I bequeath (description of gift) to Children’s Home Foundation to be used to support the operations of Children’s Home Shelter for Family Safety.