A few weeks ago here in El Dorado Hills, I had coffee with Jon Yoffie who volunteers his time
to help run the Buckeye Foundation, www.buckeyefoundation.org,
which has done a tremendous amount of good in the lives of elementary and
middle school age children in my community.
In our conversation, I learned a very interesting fact: his kids are
both in high school! Given that, I asked
if he was looking to pass the torch and he was emphatic that he saw good work
being done and that was more than enough to keep him going strong. At his organization, there a handful of
people doing the heavy lifting, yet we all benefit because of it. Several years ago, when state budget cuts
threatened to cut librarians and P.E. teachers, Jon and the foundation were
there to make sure that there was funding to keep those positions on staff. With so much new technology available, our
teachers need to learn how to use it in the classroom and right now, the foundation
is providing grants to get them there.
They are a shining example of good work being done right here in our
community, and I encourage you to check them out.
In our
conversation, I found out that less than 4% of families in our school district
are contributing to the organization (my family not being one of them), despite
both of my sons Gabriel and Jacob deriving direct benefits from the hard work
and generosity of others. Now that I am 37
years old and almost a “grownup”, I’ve made up my mind to make a difference and
get involved with my time, talents, and treasure and I’d like to challenge you
to do the same. What I’ve noticed about
the people who I know that are very charitably involved is that they usually
seem to have a great amount of peace and happiness in their lives, and I’d like
some of that too!
After making my first donation, I felt great because the Foundation's work was really easy for me to see in action.
In his 3rd grade class at Silva Valley Elementary, my son and his classmates use Chromebooks
with WiFi (the networks funded by the Foundation) for nearly all of their research
projects. When his class had an open
house recently, I was stunned to see the power point presentation that he’d
created all on his own, at just eight years old! As I didn’t figure power point
out until my early twenties, I’m incredibly grateful for the huge leaps that he’s
able to make at such a young age.
Charitable
giving can be an extremely useful tool for both estate and financial planning
purposes, and I’m here to help you realize the potential tax savings that you
can achieve by benefiting a fine organization such as the Buckeye
Foundation. Please reach out to me if
you have any other questions about how to get involved with your time, treasure and talents.
Best,
Mike
Michael M. Knittel
Director/Portfolio Manager
Lagunitas Asset Management
1024 Iron Point Road, Suite 100
Folsom, CA 95630
916.357.6656
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