WHY I GIVE
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WHY I GIVE
Lynn Hunt Gray first learned about Partners from her pastor and long-time friend , Rev . Bill Bryan ( a Board member at the
O time ). “ After several discussions about Partners he asked me if I would be interested in serving on the Board ,” Lynn recalls . “ At the time I was a single mother raising two children and starting a new law firm , so I had to decline . Several years later , sadly , Bill died . Another long-time friend and pastor , Rev . Katherine Lyle , approached me again about serving on the Partners ’ Board . Being in a totally different place in life , law firm well established and children mostly grown , I gladly accepted .”
As a Board member Lynn has generously and actively supported Partners ’ mission , serving as the Board Secretary and a member of the Communications and 35th Anniversary Committees , and sharing Partners ’ mission with others — both individually and at events she hosts . “ I think of myself as sort of taking my
The work I do with Partners impacts the everyday lives of tens of thousands of people across the country , and honors past generations who built and cared for these beloved sacred places . — Lynn Hunt Gray
friend Bill ’ s place and consider it an honor to serve an organization that he loved — and which I too have come to cherish .”
’ Neal and Lynn Hunt Gray
Lynn recently joined Partners ’ Legacy Society by bequeathing her 401k account to Partners . She says , “ I made a planned gift to Partners because it is important to me to know now that my work will serve Partners after I am gone — and for my children to understand Partners ’ place in my heart .”
Kate Moorehead
New England United Methodist Historical Society Huy Ngoc Nguyen Craig Nowlin Layton Olson Judy Phillips William D . Prather Premier Building Restoration Jay Price Nancy Rebal Mary Kate Rejouis Antoinette Robbins in honor of Wesley A . M . E . Zion Church Sacred Heart Seminary W . Brad Schlegel Karen Linda Schmidt Jeanne Sigler Portia Sperr St . Philip ’ s Episcopal Church ,
Wiscasset , ME Paul R . Steinke Duncan G . Stroik Ted Handy and Associates Inc . Jack Terrill Lindsay Taylor Thompson TisBest Philanthropy James Topsale Debra Sue Traini Thomas A . Tupitza Richard Vevia Richard S . Vosko Gregory Weimerskirch Rachel K . Wind in honor of Rev . Dr . James P . Wind Susan J . Yates Joshua B . Zinder
In-Kind
BELL Architects BKV Group Lynn Hunt Gray Simpson Gumpertz
& Heger SmithGroup ZDS Architecture &
Interiors
FOUNDATIONS
The 1772 Foundation 25th Century Foundation Berks County Community
Foundation Connelly Foundation ᵃ Disosway Foundation , Inc . Dolfinger-McMahon
Foundation Francis Beidler Foundation The Horace W . Goldsmith
Foundation ᵃ Independence Foundation Lilly Endowment Inc . M . J . Murdock Charitable
Trust Margaret A . Cargill Philanthropies
David and Carol Myers
Foundation * New York Community Trust Penn Treaty Special Services
District The Presser Foundation ᵃ The William Penn Foundation Wyncote Foundation
PARTNERS FOR SACRED PLACES LEGACY SOCIETY
The Partners Legacy Society honors individuals who have supported Partners for Sacred Places through planned gifts or gifts that last in perpetuity . The generosity and foresight of these individuals ensures that Partners can sustain its critical mission-based work for years to come .
Mr . Gianfranco and Mrs . Jennifer Grande Ms . Lynn Hunt Gray Mr . G . Edward Hughes The Rev . Katherine Glaze Lyle Mr . & Mrs . James Bennett Straw
For more information on making your own legacy gift or to inform us about a legacy gift you have already made , please contact Simon Kaufman , Director of Development , at skaufman @ sacredplaces . org or ( 215 ) 567-3234 .
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a Artcinia * in honor of Bob Jaeger ^ in memory of James Straw
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