LEGACY SOCIETY
visionary leaders look to the future
You can help build the future of opera for New Orleans through your planned gift.
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hen you include the Opera Association in your estate plans, you play a significant role in the continued success of top-quality opera and opera education for generations to come. We are happy to assist you in identifying gift options that suit your financial plans and philanthropic goals — from a simple bequest in your will to a charitable trust or endowed fund. Planned giving makes great art possible and helps sustain the activities of the Opera Association now and into the future. We thank the current Legacy Society members and invite you to join their ranks by notifying the Development Office that you have provided for the Opera Association in your estate plans. You can also request more information about the many kinds of gift options and underwriting opportunities you may choose to support. Make your mark — leave a legacy. Your planned gift helps secure the future of opera in New Orleans. PLANNED GIVING INSTRUMENTS CAN INCLUDE: • outright charitable gifts • gifts of appreciated property • bequests • revocable trusts • life insurance • retirement benefits • charitable remainder trusts • charitable lead trusts JOIN US! Please join the Legacy Society to help ensure the continued tradition of producing grand opera in America’s first city of opera.
LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERS AS OF AUGUST 2019 Anonymous (2) Drs. Stephen J. & Miriam R. Bensman Dr. Patricia Cook Dr. Maria J. Falco Mr. Emmet Geary Jr. Ms. Jacqueline Mae Goldberg Mr. Dwayne O. Littauer
Robert Lyall Louise* and Ted Martin Drs. Emel and Ranney Mize Dr. Andrew Orestano Meredith Hathorn Penick Xenia Krinitzky Roff Alma A. Slatten Philip & Eleanor Straub Mrs. Norton L. Wisdom (Susan) Ms. Debby Hirsch Wood
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