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Homewood philanthropists are using planned giving strategies within their estate plans to enhance their deduction portfolio, decrease taxable income, increase tax free income, reduce or eliminate capital gain taxes, benefit heirs, and make an impact on the Homewood family.

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A penchant for helping

Posted on: Wednesday, January 16, 2019

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Plum Creek’s Nancy McElwain has always enjoyed doing things for others. She’s fond of doing small kindnesses for anyone she sees having a rough time. She spent her professional life caring for others as a nursing home administrator and a social worker. And she is spending her retirement finding ways to help wherever she can.

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Lending a hand for a good cause

Posted on: Wednesday, January 16, 2019

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Barbara Rickman - aka Bobby - has spent a considerable portion of her adult life raising money for good causes, so she knows a good thing when she sees it. And in her opinion, Homewood’s RLEEF is a good thing.

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Bringing the Arts to Homewood

Posted on: Wednesday, January 16, 2019

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Growing up, Dr. Lori J. Bechtel-Wherry said her parents placed great importance on the arts. Books, music and travel were a regular part of family life, as well as an emphasis on hard work and service to others. A visit to the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City was an eye-opening experience for her – showing her the vastness of what was possible.

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