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Show A gift of Life Insurance may benefit all Spee ONE TIME LIMITED EDITION — Wildcat Sculpture} OFFER OF by Don Spainhower Bronze Casting Basic to our nature is the need to give. Some may think our fundraising efforts are trying to talk people into doing something they don’t want to do. This isn’t true. $1,000 each Series All of us have a need to give. We want to leave behind something permanent so our name will be perpetuated; or as it has been said -- ‘Man wants to outlive his own death.” When one is motivated to give but is financially unable to give an amount that seems significant, there is a way to do so -- through life insurance. There are many advantages of giving life insurance to WSC: 1. A Life Insurance Gift is THOUGHTFUL OF HEIRS: A donor’s estate is not diminished because life insurance creates an additional and separate estate. 2. It is CERTAIN: The proceeds are payable immediately upon maturity or death in cash. The policy is not subject to probate costs or delays in the settlement of the Limited to 100 Pieces Sculpture is 12 inches high The Wildcat, long the mascot for Weber State, typifies the history of Weber teams, described in early newspaper accounts as fighting like Wildcats! ! Local artist Dale Burr has captured the Spirit and vitality of the Wildcat, as well as its physical appearance, through extraordinary details by careful study of the animal and its behavior. The only sculpture ever commissioned by Weber State College, the Weber Wildcat will not be offered anywhere except through Weber State College and will be limited to only 100 castings. The mold will be destroyed and the bronze a become will sculpture Wildcat collector’s item, an investment in art by a budding artist of animal bronze reproductions. estate. The 100 castings are miniature replicas of 3. It is COMPLETE: WSC receives all the proceeds because life insurance bypasses probate and oe a large nine foot wildcat monument to be ee Tee erected by Mr. Burron the campus in 1982. aaa aaa estate taxes. 4. It is also EASY TO MAKE: The gift is created when the policy is written, but paid for years, making larger gifts 5. It is PERSONAL: can plan, arrange, and the gift, and know it will over the possible. A donor announce occur as planned. 6. It is DISCREET: A life insurance policy is not a matter of public record and not subject to the publicity that sometimes accompanies estate settlements. 7. It is ECONOMICAL: Often the size of a person’s gift exceeds the original cost. Premiums are tax deductible if the beneficiary is a qualified chartiable institution such as WSC. 8. It is CONVENIENT: Many potential donors own policies that have finished serving their original purposes. Changing beneficiary is simpler than setting up a trust, making a will, or arranging other forms of deferred giving. There are ways policies: * You may to give existing name WSC primary benficiary of a retirement policy. * You might name WSC for a share of your insurance. * ...or as secondary beneficiary. * ... or as final beneficiary after all others have been satisfied. * You can name WSC beneficiary before you on a start as residual retirement policy receiving lifetime payments. * You may name WSC to receive the policy dividends by assignment. These dividends are not reportable as income and are deductible as gifts. Page 12 Each sculpture will bear the imprint of the sculptor’s signature and will be numbered. Each mounted on a marble base which includes an engraved nameplate to identify the collection. will come An increasingly skilled craftsman, Dale Burr, has combined his love of nature and art in this superb casting. He has painted wildlife for years and recently has moved sculpting in bronze. from the canvas to the three-dimensional form of The artist, whose time has arrived on the western scene, is now moving rapidly up among the best in the nation. His bronzes are doubling in value in just two year’s time, since his first sculpturing of ‘The Protec: tor’, an eagle protecting its nest from a predator. That piece captured first place in the George Phippen Western Art Show in Prescott, Arizona. The best of show award came in competition with many nationally recognized artists. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO WEBER STATE COLLEGE Mail Orders to: Weber State College Development Office — 1011, 3750 Harrison Bivd., Ogden, Utah Call (801) 626-6568 for additional details | 84408 _ Yes, | want to buy a limited edition bronze sculpture of the Wildcat. Enclosed is $1,000 payment for the sculpture which will be delivered to me upon completion of the casting. Name Address City, State, Zip Giving to WSC does not take estate from children Most people have their children as the first concern in estate planning, but by using insurance one can give a substantial gift to WSC and still take care of the children, and in some cases leave them more than the estate only would provide. If you would like to investigate the possibility of giving to WSC through insurance, or would like additional information, please call the WSC Development at (801) 626-6568. Office Please fill out the coupon below and mail to: Please send me information on: © How can | Real Estate Cj) Securities (Insurance (1) Annuities Is Weber State included in your estate plans? Years I attended Weber: I leave everything to my heirs and remember Weber State in my estate pla O Annual gifts. Gifts of: Don E. Spainhower Development Office 1011 Weber State College Ogden, Utah 84408 O) Life Income (J In-Kind (J Memorialization Yes © No I am considering it ‘soon J STATE 19 — to 19—. Spouse attended Weber: 19— to 19—. | If you haven’t given yet this year (July 1980-Pres ent) please include a check for $10 - $25; | $100 - to apply to Weber's greatest needs. Thank you. Your gift is important an | |