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As a child, Mother dragged her tiny girl from the dark rooms of the New York Public Library to the crumbling stone walls of our family's revolutionary war mansion. When she took me to DAR meetings in La Jolla, CA, I thought this is just chatting old ladies.
But after thirty years, my impression changed. A DAR friend suggested I attend their annual American History Essay Awards Tea. This was different! The large church hall was filled with over 300 children, loving parents, and even a local congressman. The DAR was doing an important job of keeping American history alive when it seemed that it had been lost in the course called Social Studies.
The more I became active in the DAR, the more I liked it. Of special interest to me are the American History Essay Contest, preservation of historical sites, service to veterans, and the educational programs supported by DAR.
When my stock broker recommended that I establish a Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT), I decided to name the NSDAR as a beneficiary.
My advice is to talk to your attorney and financial planner to see if a CRT is right for you.
I believe that, as DAR members set up trusts with NSDAR as one of the beneficiaries, our society can look forward to increased income to keep us solid in the future. While I have many ideas about what the DAR could do with the money generated from my CRT, I have left it for the elected leaders of NSDAR to decide how my legacy will be used.
Grace Ann and John Gartland,
De Anza Chapter
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