FALL / WINTER 2019
FROM THE OFFICE OF GIFT PLANNING
Estate Planning Benefits
by Ericka L. Webb, Director of Gift Planning
Happy New Year! In this edition, we are concentrating on bequests—gifts to the University made in one’s will. Read how two couples in different life stages have included BC in their wills and other estate planning tips and myths.
It’s Never Too Early to Plan
How one young couple’s long-term giving plan makes an impact at BC.
A Gift From the HEART
How the Portu family plan to use a bequest to fund a scholarship.
Top 5 Estate Planning Myths
There are many misconceptions about estate planning. Here are the simple facts behind the fiction.
NEWS AND NOTES
Student Formation in Action: Constructive Inspiration
The Frates family joins head baseball coach Mike Gambino and William V. Campbell Director of Athletics Martin Jarmon at the June 26 press conference announcing the naming of the Phase II of Harrington Athletics Village as the Pete Frates Center.
Sadly, Pete Frates passed away on December 9, 2019. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.
NEWS AND NOTES
Student Formation in Action: Constructive Inspiration
The Frates family joins head baseball coach Mike Gambino and William V. Campbell Director of Athletics Martin Jarmon at the June 26 press conference announcing the naming of the Phase II of Harrington Athletics Village as the Pete Frates Center.
Sadly, Pete Frates passed away on December 9, 2019. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.
Celebrating Years of Service: Pulse at 50
The PULSE Program for Service Learning—the first University program to center volunteerism in this academic context, founded by students eager to put their philosophy and theology studies to work—has offered 3.2 million hours of service to the Greater Boston community in its five decades. One of BC’s most distinctive courses, and one that alumni often cite as deeply formative, PULSE is, as BC Trustee and major PULSE supporter Robert Cooney ’74, P’08, ’10, puts it, “the BC mission in action.”
A retrospective at bc.edu/pulse50 celebrates PULSE’s milestone year with interviews with the programs’ founders, director, alumni, professors, and current students. PULSE want to hear your story, too. Contribute your own memories online and learn about upcoming PULSE 50 events.
Make a Charitable
IRA Rollover
If you are 70 1⁄2 years or older, you can make a gift of up to $100,000 per year, tax-free, directly from your individual retirement account (IRA) to the University.
Benefits For You
● Lower gross income: Exclude the gift from your gross income for federal tax purposes.
● Meet required distribution: Your gift will count toward your required minimum distribution (RMD).
Another option is to simply name Boston College as a sole or partial beneficiary of your IRA.
Learn more by visiting bc.edu/irarollover today or call 1-877-304-SHAW with any questions.
Welcome New Members
Over forty alumni, parents, and friends have made planned gifts to Boston College since the Spring 2019 issue of Bookmarks. We are proud to recognize their support with membership in the University’s prestigious Shaw Society.
Byron Bolanos
John J. Boyle '62
Mary O. Boyle
Cecilia Baynes Canning, P’23
Richard J. Canning '81, P'23
James P. Costello Jr. '75
Laura R. Costello
Barbara A. Delutis '71
Christopher J. Graham ’10, MBA’14
Meaghan Mulvagh Graham '10, MA'11
Anne E. Ingalls ’74
Ann Johnson
Lawrence R. Johnson '72
George L. Keleher '65*
Christine A. Kelly ’94, JD’97, P’23
Matthew Joseph Kelly, JD’97, P’23
Brian E. King '92
Erik D. Kokkonen '93
Peter A. Lobel
Kimberly A. Martone '87
Oonagh P. McAndrew '79
Robert M. McAndrew '76
Karen D. McGowan, MAT’73
Joseph L. McKeen*
Maureen A. McNicholl '85
Maria Rita Petrillo-Bolanos '86
John R. Potapchuk ’74, P’12, ’16
Kathleen M. Potapchuk, P’12, ’16
Elizabeth H. Reilly '84, MBA '93
James J. Reilly
Dorsey Roseberry
Mariangela Sassi '94
Barbara Franconi Smith, MSW '76
Christopher J. Smith
Erin E. Smith '93
Richard C. Smith
Barbara Sullivan
Paul E. Sullivan, JD’69
Charles C. Vail ’66, P’93
Margaret O'Brien Vail NC'66, P'93
Anne Van Graafeiland '78, JD '84
*Deceased
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