Be a voice for nature by making a tax-deductible donation to the Preservation Foundation, the
charitable partner of the Lake County Forest Preserves. Gifts of all sizes are meaningful and help support projects and initiate programs that may otherwise go unfunded or take many years to complete. Learn more at LCFPD.org/donate or call 847-968-3110. A LEGACY GIFT OF THANKS FOR NATURE “Think globally, act locally” is a phrase that inspired Karen and Bill Hunter to do their part in learning about and supporting nature conservation. As young professionals in the 1970s, they developed a concern for the environment, as the energy crisis and climate change warnings grew harder to ignore. But their worry resulted in something positive when they chose to support charities that help provide life’s essentials: clean air, clean water and preservation of land to sustain plants and wildlife. While this is a worldwide challenge, Karen and Bill know anyone and everyone can inspire hope if we all do what we can— right in our backyards and neighborhoods. They have spent 40 years doing just that by supporting conservation in Lake County as active volunteers and donors. The Preservation Foundation, the charitable partner of the Lake County Forest Preserves, is one fortunate beneficiary of the Hunters’ generosity. Karen also gives her time as a Preservation Foundation board member and chair of its Development Committee. Karen and Bill donate to its endowment and annual giving campaigns, as well. “The pandemic has shown that free access to the tranquility of nature in the forest preserves is vitally important to our physical and emotional well-being. The Lake County Forest Preserves are always here for us, and we want to be here for them,” Karen and Bill said. They have also planned ahead. The Hunters became members of the Preservation Society by including the Foundation as a beneficiary in their will. This future donation will help ensure the Lake County Forest Preserves has resources to fund special restoration projects that might otherwise be delayed or go unfunded. The preserve they visit the most, Cuba Marsh (Deer Park), has been restored in part through donations to the Preservation Foundation.
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As volunteer fundraisers, we learned that leaving all in your will to your children or a charitable organization is not one or the other. We’ve decided to do both. Leaving a portion—either a set percentage or amount—to your favorite charity makes all the difference to their work, and it is very easy to do. —KAREN AND BILL HUNTER
If you are interested in joining Karen and Bill as members of the Preservation Society, please contact Sarah Klein, Major and Planned Gifts Manager, at 847-276-6933 or sklein@LCFPD.org.