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At Santa Maria, we believe that many individuals face adverse
conditions that challenge their ability to accomplish self-sufficiency.
With the support of donors
and volunteers like you, we will continue to
provide the services that help them help themselves.
You are a primary resource, helping to make it possible for Santa
Maria to provide services to over 3,000 families and individuals
each year.
Cash donations, as well as many in-kind donations, are always
needed.
Agency Wish List
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Technology
- Technology needs assesment and implementation plan
- Network computers agency wide (four centers)
- Enhanced database and IT support
- Excel, Access, Publisher, PageMaker and Dreamweaver training
- New or newer Dell computers with zip disk features, monitors
and color printers capable of handling bulk printing
- Newer software
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Office Equipment
- Two bulk copiers
- Two facsimile machines
- Folding machine
- Two scanners
Communications
- Updated, expanded telephone and voicemail system
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Transportation
- 15 passenger van, new or recent model with low mileage
Building Needs
- Cable hookup for the Sedamsville Neighborhood Center
- Evaluation of electrical wiring needs and electrical outlets
installed by a certified electrician
- New exterior basement door and steps at the Lower Price Hill
Neighborhood Center
- Interior carpeting at the Lower Price Hill Neighborhood Center
- Paved parking lot at the Lower Price Hill Neighborhood Center
- Energy efficient window for the Lower Price Hill Neighborhood
Center
- Door locks for the Lower Price Hill Neighborhood Center
- Pay off amount for East Price Hill Neighborhood Center mortgage
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The Heritage Society
The Heritage Society honors individuals wo have made deferred
gifts to Santa Maria Community Services. Membership in the Heritage
Society is open to individuals who make the following types of
gifts:
- Will bequest
- Living Trust
- Charitable gift annuity
- Deferred charitable gift annuity
- Savings Bond
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- Chairtable remainder trust
- IRA, retirement plan assets
- Life insurance
- Property
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Members of the Heritage Society are recognized through annual
publication of their names in the Annual Performance Summary and
on a Santa Maria wall display, and receive an attractive lapel
pin.
Testimony: Leaving
a Legacy, by Mike Gentry
From 1988 until I rotated off in 1997, I served
on Santa Maria's Board of Trustees in various capacities including
Treasurer and President. It was a wonderful time! I enjoyed myself,
made contacts, got out of my comfort zone and stretched as a person.
In April 1996 my wife Becky and I welcomed our daughter
Grace into our lives. Grace was the catalyst for us to begin thinking
about estate planning. Becky and I talked. We knew we wanted to
leave Santa Maria money, more than I could write a check for at
the time, so we agreed to include Santa Maria in our will. We
didn't have to "soul search." It was an easy decision
after seeing the growth of the agency during my tenure, liking
the work being done and knowing we wanted to give something back,
leave a legacy.
Santa Maria is offering the right programs and delivering
good services. I brought my skills to my various Board roles,
but at the end of the day, money is what Santa Maria needs to
continue its legacy of solid programming and good service.
It is my hope this testimony will be the catalyst
for you to make a planned gift of your own to Santa Maria. Call
your attorney of CPA to learn about the options available to you
or call Laureen Niehaus-Beckner, Development Director with Santa
Maria, who can be reached at 513-557-2730 ext. 409.
- Click the Donate Now button to quickly donate using our secure
donations web site:
- Donations can be mailed to:
Development Office
Santa Maria Community Services
2918 Price Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45204
- Or, to contact someone regarding donations, send an email
to donors@santamaria-cincy.org
Confidentiality of Donors: Donors are assured
confidentiality if requested and where allowed by law.
- In direct mail solicitations, the donor may check a box on
the remittance envelope to request that the donor's name be
omitted from agency publications. If marked, the request for
confidentiality applies to all published lists of donors.
- Donor information will not be sold or given to outside organizations
or individuals unless approved by the Board of Trustees.
- No personal information is being collected via the website.
Santa Maria was a Finalist for the 2002 and 2003 Cincinnati Better
Business Bureau's Torch Award for marketplace ethics. In 2004
Santa Maria Community Services was chosen as a winner of the Cincinnati
Better Business Bureau's Torch Award for marketplace ethics.
Santa Maria is a private, not-for-profit, agency. We have been
serving families and individuals in the Cincinnati area for more
than 107 years. If you would like more information about Santa
Maria or would like a copy of our Annual Report you can make the
request through info@santamaria-cincy.org. |
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