Commun ty Matters
July 2015
Kansas City Presbyterian Manor
New giving option now available
Your old vehicle could help “drive” the Good Samaritan Program at a Presbyterian Manor senior living community of your choice.
You can donate your car, truck, boat or other unneeded vehicle through PMMA’s new vehicle donation program. When you call the toll-free number, we’ll arrange to pick up the vehicle, even if it’s not running.You will need to provide your vehicle’s title with the vehicle. Its sale price is then tax deductible.You can consult IRS Publication 526 to help you figure its current value. GIVING OPTION
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Summer sends resident down memory lane
Beth Smith recalls RV trips For many, the change in the seasons means a change in scenery, and Beth Smith remembers fondly when she and her late husband Allen would load up their 28-foot RV and hit the road.
“We went RVing lots of places. I remember going up to Wisconsin. My husband was from there. We traveled down one side of the lake and up the other. It’s so scenic there. We also stayed at Devil’s Tower one time. That was really neat. We stayed at an RV park that Beth Smith encourages everyone to spend some backed right up to it, and we time on the road. were able to watch rock climbers go up and down through our back window,” said Beth. “We also used to travel locally, and would spend time at Perry Lake on the weekends.” Allen and Beth also spent five winters in Texas. They would stay for three months at a time.
“We met a lot of nice people there. We’d stay January through April. We also spent one winter with my husband’s cousins down around Corpus Christi. That was beautiful.”
Donating your vehicle is a win/win. It becomes a tax deduction for you, and it helps support the Good Samaritan Program at Presbyterian Manor.
Beth is a travel advocate, and encourages others to spend time on the road when possible.
“We stopped traveling in 1995 and my husband passed that year. We knew his time was limited as he had congestive heart failure, so I retired early spend time with him. I’m so glad we have those travel memories together.”