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Legacy Society members support ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø’s mission by including a charitable bequest to ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø in their will. Including ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø in your planned giving will leave a lasting legacy in the fight to end the African book famine.  

Create a living legacy that will last for generations 

The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Legacy Society provides the promise of education to children in Africa. Legacy Society Members offer a sustainable, enduring gift of books for generations to come. As a member of the society, ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø recognizes you as a committed donor who has planned to leave a gift in their will (or other legacy gift) to ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø.  

Why Join?

Legacy giving allows ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø to plan for future growth and to increase our books shipped year after year.  A planned gift can: 

• Maximize donation impact while minimizing financial impact on your estate 
• Be exempt from estate tax (bequests or beneficiary designations) 
• Be used to establish a memorial library in your family’s name 

Next Steps 

To make the process of planned giving easy, . It can walk you through writing your will online and helps you make a planned gift of any amount to ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø in your will! 

If you’ve already included ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø in your estate plan, so we can update our records and thank you for building your legacy with us. 

Additionally, if you’d like to donate non-probate assets like an IRA, 401(k), or life insurance policy, to name ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø as a beneficiary to these assets.

If you would like to learn more, please call or email ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø at 651-602-9844 or bfa@booksforafrica.org. We will provide a welcome letter and include correspondence and events for our top donors so that you can see the impacts of your future giving, today!

Current Legacy Society Members

• Anonymous (5)
• Ron Aminzade & Mary Jo Maynes
• Lane Ayres & Marion McNurlen
• Frank Babka
• Erin Bagniewski
• Win Barnard
• Frank Barrett
• Vincent Barton
• The Estate of Ardeth Baxter
• Henry Bromelkamp & Jeff Nelson
• Jane Bucher
• Rich Claybaker & the Estate of Judith Klingsick
• The Estate of Genevieve Conroy
• Richard Deuel
• Lamin Dibba
• Robin Duncan
• The Estate of Seth Eggessa
• Travis & Katie Ferguson
• Mary Flynn
• Tyyotalee Germain
• The Estate of Lucy Gery
• Lino Gobi
• Michael Henley & Randi Yoder
• Allen Hope
• Nancy Johnson & Michael Addy
• William Klaila & Barbara Leibundguth
• Clare Mather
• Catherine Mayer
• Perry Mitchell & Pam Woodley
• Marybeth Nelson
• Victoria Njeri Borum
• Carole Patrikakos
• Patrick Plonski & Judy Hawkinson
• The James P. Ramstack Revocable Trust
• Juanita and Richard Ritland Trust
• The Estate of Cheryl Searls
• Kathleen Tilford
• Thomas & Julie Van Soelen
• The Estate of Joan Ellen Viener
• The Estate of William Wallace
• Tom Warth & Zantha LaFon Warth
• Peg Winston