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Merry Christmas--
Speaking as a "lame duck" RVP, I think it would be very valuable to have in place a mechanism for estate gifts. Surely others besides me would re-think their wills if this opportunity existed. Perhaps an ad campaign for more life memberships would help in the meantime??? Nancy Pocklington (one old member, married to a much older ((almost 95)) one)
Again, thanks for your interest. In these trying economic times AIS simply MUST look to other sources of income if we are to survive in the long term. Estate gifts could possibly solve our long term financial problems. Maybe it is the Holiday season, but I am amazed that no one else on the Board or AISDiscuss has responded, as was Rita Gormley when she came back online after her move to Florida. We have a lot of talent out there but do they have the interest? Have they read any of this on Estate Giving? Or any of the other topics not responded to? In the meantime I have asked a local programming friend of mind to take a look and see if he might volunteer his time in the _javascript_ area in the future. I don't know if I am the right person to help drive this because of the legal/tax/accounting implications but I certainly have the interest to get something started! I do thank Jill Bonino for posting her Donation Request letter action to AISDiscuss so that those of us in the affiliate trenches know of plans on one action item from the Fall 2009 Board meeting. The President's letter on the Exhibition situation should also be posted because unless you are an affiliate president you are still in the dark on this Board action item. As we are on the library inventory subject and other items. I do hope that someone else will come forward and share their thoughts with us. But for now, Happy Holidays. Jim M.
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