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Ukrop's Golden Gift
Golden Gift is Back!!!. Any customer who has a valid Ukrop's Value Customer Card can participate without any additional registration. If you need a UVC Card, just stop by the Customer Service Counter at any Ukrop's retail location. Every time you shop at Ukrop's and use your UVC Card between February 4 and March 29, 2008, you will earn one Golden Gift Point for every $1 spent. The more you shop, the more you earn! Points are automatically calculated and tracked on your purchase receipts. At the end of the program period, a Golden Gift Certificate that details your household's points will be mailed to you. Donate your points by turning your Golden Gift Certficate in to the participating non-profit of your choice. The more Golden Gift Points a participating non-profit collects, the greater their share of the $400,000 payout! Note: Households must spend at least $100 during the program period (an average of $12.50 per week over 8 weeks) in order to receive a Golden Gift Certificate. Golden Gift points for all household members whose UVC Cards are linked will be tallied together.
Cards With a Heart
Donors are able to purchase beautiful Alzheimer's cards and gift items online with our chapter receiving 40 percent of the cost of the cards (excluding tax, shipping and personalization). Please click on www.einvite.com/alz47 to view items and place your order. Remember, sending Cards With a Heart is more than just a greeting. It is a living gift to the Alzheimer's Association. Each card raises awareness of Alzheimer's disease and funds for the Greater Richmond Chapter.
Contributions
The Alzheimer's Association Greater Richmond Chapter depends on the financial support of the communities we serve to insure the programs and services we provide. Your investment in the Chapter will help the more than 20,000 local people with Alzheimer's and their caregivers, families and friends who are directly affected by this disease.
Annual Giving
Yearly gifts from individuals are our largest source of support and each one makes it possible to continue to help the members of our local community coping daily with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. Gifts may be made by cash, credit card or check. Gifts of appreciated stock are also welcome.
The Alzheimer's Association Greater Richmond Chapter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Any contribution is 100% tax deductible to the extent provided by law. All Annual Gifts are acknowledged as they are received. Names of donors are published yearly in the Chapter’s Annual Report unless a request is made to remain anonymous.
Memorials and Tributes
Tribute gifts are a special way to honor a loved one and help fight this terrible disease. Gifts can also be made in honor of someone’s wedding, anniversary, graduation or other special occasion! For acknowledgements, please remember to include the following information: name of the honored, address information of the donor, address information of a family member to be notified of the gift. Memorials and tributes are published in the quarterly newsletter.
New Law Makes it Easier for Some Seniors to Contribute
People who are 70-and-a-half years old or older can now make charitable gifts of up to $100,000 a year to the Alzheimer's Association and other 501(c)(3) organizations directly from an IRA.
The donor will benefit from this Federal change by not having to report the IRA distribution as taxable income. However, the donor will not be able to claim a charitable income tax deduction for the gift.
The provision is buried deep within Title XII of the nearly 400-page Pension Protection Act of 2006. The act, which President Bush signed into law last August, is the most comprehensive pension reform legislation since ERISA was enacted in 1974.
Those who have questions about this and other provisions of the new law should consult with their tax or financial advisor.
Wills, Trusts & Bequests
Plan to leave a Legacy of Hope. Have you remembered the Alzheimer's Association in your will or trust? Here is sample bequest language you can take to your attorney:
"I, (name), or (city, state, zip), bequeath a sum equal to $_____, or an amount equal to _____ percent of my net probate estate passing under this will (i.e., ten percent of the amount remaining after payment of debts, funeral expenses, allowances, exemptions and charges of administration) to Alzheimer's Association Greater Richmond, Inc. to be used in accordance with its sole discretion."
Planned giving includes more than just bequests. Do you own highly appreciated stock? By donating some of your shares to a nonprofit organization, you can avoid the capital gains tax while receiving a charitable tax deduction. The Greater Richmond Chapter established an account with RBC Dain Rauscher several years ago just for this purpose. If you would like to donate to the Chapter but you are not able to give cash at this time, consider giving stock. Other planned giving opportunities include gifts of charitable gift annuities, gifts through your will, gifts of life insurance and charitable trusts. Please speak with your financial advisor about the tax advantages or contact Alyssa McBride, Development Director, at 804-967-2581 for more information about transferring your securities.
Consider investing in the Alzheimer's Association. Your gift will ease the medical, social and financial impact of Alzheimer's disease in our community.
Workplace Campaigns
The Alzheimer's Association Greater Richmond Chapter is a member of the Community Health Charities of Virginia (CHC). Through CHC, we participate in many workplace campaigns which normally take place in the fall. There is probably one in your workplace. The Greater Richmond Chapter's code for the Combined Virginia Campaign is scheduled to be 6093. For the Combined Federal Campaign, city, county, school, and private sector workplace campaigns in the Greater Richmond area, it is scheduled to be 6002. However, we recommend that you check your campaign booklet regarding the number. Check for the listing "Alzheimer's Association Greater Richmond Chapter."
Many United Ways also support a donor option in their workplace campaigns Through these programs, you can direct donations to a charity of your choice. These programs are not always advertised by United Way solicitors. The United Way Services in Richmond code for the Alzheimer's Association Greater Richmond Chapter is 3015. It is suggested that you also write in the name of the organization.
How to Raise Funds With Just a Click
of the Mouse
What if you could earn a penny for the Alzheimer’s Association every time you searched the Internet? Well, now you can! GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine and it’s powered by Yahoo! so you get great results.
Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter ‘Alzheimers Association Greater Richmond Chapter’ as the charity you ‘Good Search for’. Just 500 of us searching four times a day will raise about $7300 in a year without anyone spending a dime! And be sure to spread the word!
Other ways you can help:
1. Send an e-mail to all friends and family asking them to use GoodSearch.
2. Make GoodSearch your homepage: http://goodsearch.com/GetInvolved.aspx#homepage
3. Create a GoodSearch toolbar: http://goodsearch.com/toolbars.aspx
You can find other suggestions at http://www.goodsearch.com/GetInvolved.aspx#supporters.
Thanks for helping us raise funds with just a click
of the mouse!
Newsletter Sponsorship
The chapter's newsletter is an integral tool in providing care and support for all affected by Alzheimer's or other dementia diseases. This 16-page publication is published quarterly and mailed to over 11,500 people in the surrounding 24-county and five-city area. The recipients are caregivers, interested parties in the fields of long-term care, medicine, and research, as well as supporters from the general public. Articles often include: first-person narratives by caregivers, profiles of partner groups and organizations, and updates on chapter events. Additionally, each issue lists the many education programs and support groups sponsored by the Richmond office and its three satellite offices in Gloucester, Fredericksburg, and the Tri-Cities. For many older readers who do not have access to the internet, this is their lifeline to our support system.
Be remembered by our readers! You or your business can take advantage of this excellent advertising opportunity while also providing an essential community resource.
Issue Sponsorship: $5,500
Sponsor's logo along with the words 'this issue has been generously sponsored by' will be prominently displayed on the back page.
Annual Sponsorship: $17,500
Sponsor receives exclusive sponsorship of all four newsletters. Logo and sponsorship acknowledgement will be displayed on the back page of each issue.
Please contact Alyssa McBride at 804-967-2581 or Alyssa.mcbride@alz.org for more information.
Socks, Flip-Flops, and Scarves for Alzheimer's
Dolores Rinaldi, a caregiver, is decorating and selling socks, flip-flops, and scarves and donating the funds to the Chapter. The white socks with various colors knitted around the cuff are for ladies and children. If you would like to order any of these items, please contact Dolores at dfrinaldi@verizon.net.
How to Make a Donation
To make a donation, please download our contribution form or send your donation directly to:
Alzheimer's Association Greater Richmond Chapter
4600 Cox Road, Suite 130
Glen Allen, VA 23060
For additional information on ways to help the Greater Richmond Chapter, please contact Alyssa McBride, Development Director, at 804-967-2581 or alyssa.mcbride@alz.org.
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Bankers Life Forget-Me-Nots A big thank-you goes to the Richmond Office of Bankers Life and Casualty for their record-breaking contribution to the Chapter as part of the company's Forget-Me-Not Days. Bankers Life employees and Cub Scout Pack #786 collected donations for packets of Forget-Me-Not flower seeds to raise nearly $3,000. |
