Fort Scott Presbyterian Village
Assignment form makes wishes clear DECEMBER 2021
‘Rona Rooster’ is a pandemic masterpiece Over the years, Helen Nuzum reckons she’s crafted hundreds of quilts. “I sew all the time,” she said. “It’s very rare that I don’t sew every day since I was about seven or eight years old. I’m 83 now.”
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, it’s a great time to check one more thing off your list — make sure your wishes are respected and your family is protected by completing our Assignment of Amounts Due Resident Form (or reviewing your current Assignment form to make sure it is still correct). If you pass away while a resident of a PMMA® Community, this form will permit you to assign all refunds due to you to the persons specified in your form. Completing the Assignment form is simple, and if you pass away while a resident of the Community, it can save your family significant time, money and frustration when receiving a refund of any amounts due to you from your PMMA Community. In other words, it can simplify the refund process and avoid the time and cost of estate administration.
Helen said she learned to sew from her mother, but it didn’t take long for the student to become the master. “I passed her up when I was about Helen’s Rona Rooster kept her busy during the pan13,” Helen said. “I demic when she wasn’t able to get out. The piece was used to put the inspired by a picture of a rooster she found while going zippers in for her through her patterns. when I was a kid. It’s something I’ve always loved to do.” When she had children of her own, the sewing tradition grew. “I used to sew garments when my children were small,” Helen said. “I Nuzum – continued on page 3
This form works like a “beneficiary designation” in that it is effective upon your passing and permits you to designate who will receive all amounts due to you from your PMMA Community (for example, any refunds of your entrance fee deposit or monthly fees). Your Assignment form is revocable and can be changed at any time, so you Assignment form – continued on page 4
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