z April 1978 © Comment Page 6 Apr Service, travel, hard work for WSC group Even the name ‘“‘USO Show’’ flashes images of exotic countries, make-shift stages, cheering performers. WSC’s Good troops Company, and lively a performing group led by Dick Davis, director of WSC Program Bureau, is one of eight college and university groups across the United States selected for a USO (United Ser- in Hawaii, Wake, Guam, Japan, Korea, vice Organizations, Inc.) tour. The tour provides entertainment for servicemen Okinawa and the Phillipines. Good Company was accepted from a field of tough competition with only four groups chosen west of Chicago. “We'll be playing military installations and a few ‘‘people to people’ shows, six days a week, two shows a day The group, consisting of four young menand three women, in addition to Mr. prethrough going are Davis, conditioning exercises, losing weight and eating high protein diets in order to be prepared for the arduous regimen. “The biggest problem will be staying healthy,” said Mr. Davis. ‘If we’re not in good condition it’s exhausted.”’ Mr. Davis members, to become easy has carefully picked the hoping to eliminate internal can sometimes be the conflicts which «Plannin Gg big thrust result after encounter.” the third week of ‘We use a wide variety of music and comedy, including country western, pop challenge.” In addition “Boogy Nights,’ ‘How Deep is Your Love’’ and quite a few songs by the Bee Gee’s. every year homesick military, tear the group is, of course, excited about seeing the “lands they’ve only read about’’ and they will see a lot via train, seas W sent and airplanes @ the even sometimes The hist ranging from 40 minutes to one and one- helicopter and tanks. half hours, and will be. presented from _ For the future Mr. Davis hopes to have as accommodations small as hospital a major eventevery year. The big thrust best weeks. exal next year will be Disneyland for a few this USO tour’s and recalls vividly performing on the back of a truck in Vietnam with artillery blasting in the “I’ve seen groups less qualified than) ours on TV so I’m not planning o @ stopping anywhere,’ he said. ahe:; tear TI the same countries scheduled for this | When Good Company returns they are lobbies to stages for an audience of 1500 or more. Mr. Davis performed on two tour. “Bach for the 42-day tour,” said Mr. Davis. the they idea of bus, The show must be adaptable in length, wat service to the USO—entertaining ballads and current rock and roll such as background. In the early 60’s he toured a Bt After the fourth week, making every a real is show” “good a show ‘‘close situation is Mr. Davis, ‘‘some said audiences are very appreciative others are rough to entertain.”’ ni Try ¢..; scheduled for 88 days, two shows per day through September at Lagoon. These a performing challenge,” mar jnoy performances, however, will involve 21 will who entertainers another. and Bi one ® relieve . duri What Do You Know About acy Deferred Giving? Would Eo You Like To Know More? i encourage gifts to institutions like a | THE CHARITABLE TRUST Congress has gone to great lengths to reco TI finis | scho opp pion Weber State. The incentive (in addition The charitable trust generally falls gis of | oper development of the college) is in the form of substantial tax deductions. In plies, provides you or another beneficiary named by you with a fixed annunity for life. pour valu of your ee a it aia lack | ins (or more) each year for your life. When you five, pay a substantial part of the cost. will pass to the college. The unitrust does not provide a fixed an- Mat was There are many friends of Weber State who would like to help out but who don’t nuity pay out. Rather, the amount of the benefit paid to you (and the other beneficiary named by you) is a specified percentage of the value of the trust property each year. The to wanting to help in the growth and || ("050 form te an re tame im | Bes essence the government has said: If you The annuity payment must be at least five the _ organization (we are qualified) and if ff Me. For Can Me cota pay yous are willing to make a gift to a qualified you give in a legal manner the government and prescribed will in effect feel they are able to do so at the present time. There are others who have helped out financially and would like to do more PRACTICING ROUTINES for USO show are Barry Sanderson, Gilbert Rodriquez, Jill Wansgard and Dick Davis, director. but are hesitant to do so at the risk of their families financial security. The obvious solution to such concerns would be to name the college as a beneficiary through a bequest or codicil to an existing will. Such kindnesses_ will naturally be greatly appreciated by the college but there is another method which has the advantage of a tax deduction allowed during your lifetime for a gift which will not actually be received by the college until after the death of the donor. The so called charitable trust is an whereby you transfer agreement money, property or securities to a trustee, requiring the trustee to pay income from the trust exclusively to you and-or another individual for life or a JIM ALEXANDER, Sherri Sessions, David Sterling and Loa Ann Halley complete the ‘‘Good Company” troop. certain period of time. When the individual benefits terminate (whether in one year or fifty), the property passes to Weber State. pee die the trust will terminate and the property ‘payout must be at least five percent of the value of the trust each year but it can be a higher percentage. Because the unitrust provides variable benefits it is an excellent edge against the possibility of continued inflation. The income tax deduction allowable for a deferred. gift made to Weber State through a charitable trust depends primarily upon the amounts payable to individual beneficiaries and the length of time these payments will continue. Again, your legal or financial advisor can minations. in assist making these deter- In short, the charitable trust provides immediate benefits for you and your family and a later benefit for Weber State and you have the increased personal satisfaction of doing this during your lifetime. Your attorney or legal advisor can help you help us. For additional in- formation, please contact the Development Office, Weber State College, 3750 Harrison Boulevard, Ogden, UT 84408. Tr a jul