About Us

Link To: National Committee on Planned Giving

LEAVE A LEGACY® Mid-Willamette Valley is a community-wide program organized to promote interest in charitable planning through a will or from an estate. LEAVE A LEGACY® works hand-in-hand with nonprofit groups including social service and arts organizations, churches, hospitals, educational institutions and other philanthropic groups to encourage public support of philanthropic causes.

LEAVE A LEGACY® Mid-Willamette Valley does not solicit contributions, nor does it provide specific estate planning for individuals. Instead, it is a public service to promote the concepts of charitable estate planning. Donors are encouraged to seek out their favorite charities and professional advisors to discuss the donor's specific requirements and plans. We do serve as a community resource and provide general public information on philanthropy. We sponsor activities designed to promote good estate planning through professional advisors and charitable organizations.

2006 Board of Directors

Myrna Alexander	Grove, Mueller & Swank PC
Betsy Belshaw	Retired
Jim Birken	Western Oregon University
Gayle Caldarazzo	United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley
Susan Carey	Humane Society of the Willamette Valley
Bob d'Entremont	Salem Hospital Foundation
Tom Golden	Virgil T. Golden Funeral Services
John D. Hawkins	Grove, Mueller & Swank PC
John R. Hawkins	Chemeketa Community College
Karen Schultz	Willamette Chapter of the American Red Cross
Ryan Skogstad	Merrill Lynch
Ted Stang	United Methodist Retirement Center
John Stensland
Jerry Thompson	Retired

Sponsors

We are sponsored by the above organizations, and are affiliated with the Northwest Planned Giving Roundtable, the National Committee on Planned Giving, the Willamette Valley Development Officers, and the Willamette Valley Estate Planning Council.