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OLLI needs your
financial support. Your annual membership fee covers OLLI’s
day-to-day
operating expenses, but extra contributions from members are still
needed for other items. Please become a Friend of OLLI by making a
tax-deductible donation.
OLLI strives to offer the best possible learning experience at the
lowest possible cost. We now have what must be one of the best
lifelong learning organizations in the country. Just look at our
plentiful and varied
course offerings, our excellent instructors and the enthusiasm of our
members. We all enjoy attending our wonderful classes and events in the
company of friends with similar interests in a non stressful learning
environment.
OLLI has always counted on the generosity of its members. With only
a
small paid staff of a full-time executive director and a few part-time
workers, OLLI relies heavily on
member
volunteers who work on behalf of all members, serving on the board of
directors, on committees and resource groups, in the office and in
other capacities. Many
members volunteer their time as instructors and class coordinators.
We are making this personal appeal to you because OLLI really
does
need your financial support. Friends of OLLI donations are
primarily designated for capital expenditures, such as updated
audio visual equipment and computers for our classrooms and office.
Friends of OLLI donations will also help fund a very few OLLI
scholarships
given
to deserving Mason students
as one way of showing our support for the university which assists OLLI
in so many ways—including providing instructors from the Mason faculty
and
maintaining the buildings at Tallwood at no cost to OLLI.
If you
appreciate how
much OLLI enriches your life, one way you can show your
appreciation is
by becoming a Friend of OLLI. Please make a donation to OLLI
now by sending OLLI your check payable to "OLLI" ... or send a donation
check with
your
registration form when you sign up for classes. OLLI is a 501(c)(3)
organization; all contributions are tax deductible to the extent
allowed by law.
Contributions to OLLI made in memory of deceased family members
or friends, or to honor someone or mark a special occasion, are always
suitable and may be made at any time. In such cases, OLLI will send
a
written
note to the appropriate parties, acknowledging the contribution. An
alternative or supplement to a direct cash contribution could be the
donation of securities. There is a tax advantage for most contributors
because the current value of the securities is deductible, so if the
securities have appreciated,
the contributor avoids capital gains tax. Another alternative is to
include OLLI as a beneficiary in your will or trust.
All contributors’ names will be listed as Friends of OLLI on a poster
that is displayed in the Tallwood social room and, if space is
available, in an issue of OLLI
E-News -- unless contributors prefer to remain anonymous. There
are three
categories of donors:
- Patron—aggregate
contribution of $250 or more during the calendar year;
- Supporter—aggregate contribution of $100 or more
during the calendar year; and
- Donor—aggregate contribution of less than $100
during the calendar year.
Your
contribution can make a difference. Remember all that OLLI brings
into your life, and become a Friend of OLLI now!
Updated:
February 28, 2008
Copyright © 2008 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at
George Mason University. Materials in this publication subject to
OLLI-Mason copyright may be reproduced for noncommercial educational
purposes as long as credit is given to OLLI-Mason.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George
Mason University, 4210 Roberts Rd., Fairfax, VA 22032-1028
Phone: (703) 503-3384; Email: olli@gmu.edu;
Fax: (703) 503-2832
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