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MKA is Pleased to A nnounce
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Over the years, MKA has been the fortunate beneficiary of consistent and generous philanthropic support from members of our community. This frequently comes in the form of planned giving such as estate planning and bequest intentions, participation in our Pooled Income Fund, establishing a charitable gift annuity or charitable lead/remainder trust, or through an insurance policy. Some of these planned gift instruments even have the advantage of providing ongoing income to the donor. Whatever form they may take, planned gifts are an integral instrument in ensuring the long-term health and legacy of MKA.
We are thrilled to announce that MKA has recently received a documented bequest intention valued at $500,000 from an anonymous friend. This gift has been designated entirely for the MKA endowment and will support the arts, service learning and faculty compensation through a series of named funds that will serve to secure programs in these specific areas in perpetuity. We, and students for generations to come, are deeply grateful to the donor for their thoughtfulness and generosity in remembering MKA in this way. Estate planning and bequest intentions are an important part of the philanthropic landscape at MKA, but there are many other ways that donors regularly make impactful gifts through planned giving and we welcome the opportunity to speak with those interested in making such gifts. If you would like to know more about somqj* of the options in this area, or how to document your intentions with the school, please contact Geofi? Branigan, Director of Development at 973-509-72'42 or gbranigan@mka.org.
I f you volunteer for the MKA Alumni Council, you never know what might happen ...
Council members Jessica Simpson ’99 and Jared Cook ’01 reconnected for the first time in 9 years at the 2008 MKA Boat Basin Young Alumni Reception and then at Homecoming. They became engaged in October 2009 and will marry on September 23, 2011 in Morristown, NJ! Seen here, Alumni Council President Dan Carson offers his congratulations as the pair volunteered at Alumni Phonathon.
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