May 31, 2008
The Grand Island Education Foundation will host the "ABCs of Estate Planning" seminar at 7 p.m. Monday, June 2, at the Challenge Center in the Grand Island Public Schools Administration Building, 123 S. Webb Road.
Presenters will be Cathleen H. Allen, attorney, Leininger/Smith Law Firm; Lynne Werner, attorney and trust officer, Platte Valley State Bank and Trust Company; and Curtis Griess, CPA, McDermott and Miller CPAs. The presenters will answer estate questions and discuss topics such as planning a will, probate, power of attorney, trusts, charitable planning strategies, and estate taxes. This seminar is free and open to the public.
The Grand Island Education Foundation is the tax-exempt organization that accepts gifts on behalf of the Grand Island Public Schools. Since the Grand Island Education Foundation's inception in 1983, its mission and goal are to enhance a tax-funded education by creating additional opportunities for students through philanthropic means. Programs and projects that fall under the Education Foundation's enhancement umbrella include booster clubs, college scholarships for Grand Island Senior High School's top-rated students, special capital projects, teacher and student recognition, alumni relations, the Grand Island Senior High School Hall of Honor, and the Classroom Mini-Grant Program.
For more information, contact: Traci Skalberg, executive director, Grand Island Education Foundation, (308) 385-5900, tskalber@gips.org
G.I. Education Foundation plans 'ABCs of Estate Planning' seminar
Do you have a plan for the distribution of your assets upon death? If you don't, the state of Nebraska does. Who will take care of your healthcare if you are unable to do this? Who will take care of your affairs if you cannot? Resolve to answer these and other estate planning questions at the upcoming "ABCs of Estate Planning" seminar.The Grand Island Education Foundation will host the "ABCs of Estate Planning" seminar at 7 p.m. Monday, June 2, at the Challenge Center in the Grand Island Public Schools Administration Building, 123 S. Webb Road.
Presenters will be Cathleen H. Allen, attorney, Leininger/Smith Law Firm; Lynne Werner, attorney and trust officer, Platte Valley State Bank and Trust Company; and Curtis Griess, CPA, McDermott and Miller CPAs. The presenters will answer estate questions and discuss topics such as planning a will, probate, power of attorney, trusts, charitable planning strategies, and estate taxes. This seminar is free and open to the public.
The Grand Island Education Foundation is the tax-exempt organization that accepts gifts on behalf of the Grand Island Public Schools. Since the Grand Island Education Foundation's inception in 1983, its mission and goal are to enhance a tax-funded education by creating additional opportunities for students through philanthropic means. Programs and projects that fall under the Education Foundation's enhancement umbrella include booster clubs, college scholarships for Grand Island Senior High School's top-rated students, special capital projects, teacher and student recognition, alumni relations, the Grand Island Senior High School Hall of Honor, and the Classroom Mini-Grant Program.
For more information, contact: Traci Skalberg, executive director, Grand Island Education Foundation, (308) 385-5900, tskalber@gips.org
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