Posts filed under 'Charitable Giving'
“When Peter Buffett was 19 years old, he inherited $90,000 in stock — no more, no less. That isnt exactly a small sum, but when you consider that Buffetts father — billionaire investor Warren Buffett — is one of the richest people in the world, that inheritance starts to look a little skimpy.”
NOTE FROM DAVID LEWIS – When I heard this interview on WUOT this morning (May 6, 2010) I was moved to share it. You can listen via Buffetts Lasting Legacy: Immaterial Wealth : NPR.
May 6th, 2010
A web version of More than Money Resource is at Volunteer Health Program – Economic Perspective February 2010.
February 2nd, 2010
Volunteer Health Program Physicians
February 26 through March 6, 2009, I was in Dominican Republic with this group of doctors – Volunteer Health Program. Most of us can remember that was just a few days before the stock markets finally reached their low point. It was a tough decision to go. Yet, it has been one of my most moving experiences from 2009. In the “long term,” those days, watching these people work so hard to help so many, will probably be even more important to me than the market rally since I returned. Now, Volunteer Health Program is working on logistics to extend their 2010 Dominican Republic work to include Haitians. For our friends who may want to help, you may contact me at david.lewis@resourceadv.com.
NEW YORK, NY, — While many were on a spring break, some 57 volunteer health professionals including staff from the Continuum Health Partners, Inc., went on a week-long mission to provide eye care and surgery at the Institute for Latin American Concern (ILAC) mission in Licey, Dominican Republic, a small town outside of Santiago.
The team saw 986 indigent patients and assisted 14 surgeons with 223 surgeries during the week, especially for conditions related to working outdoors without eye protection.
Read the rest of the artical via Highlights: Staff Join Large-Scale “Eye Mission” – New York Eye & Ear Infirmary.
February 1st, 2010
The Foothills Land Conservancy has achieved its goal of preserving 25,000 acres of East Tennessee land from development in time for the organizatio’s 25th anniversary.
Bill Clabough, executive director of the group, confirmed the milestone Thursday, acknowledging that the final 1,898 acres are part of the Three Sisters development on Chilhowee Mountain northeast of Walland.
Read more via Land group reaches 25,000-acre goal » Knoxville News Sentinel.
This is one of the non-profit organizations Resource Advisory Services supports. It helps make our part of the world better than it would be without the efforts.
January 22nd, 2010
MD Preferred Network – In The Press.
This is a press release recommending Doctors Without Borders as a way to make contributions to help in Haiti. There is more about our connection to MD Preferred at http://www.resourceadv.com/for_physicians.html.
January 19th, 2010
Haiti contributions could be deductible for 2009 – Jan. 18, 2010.
This is an article about a deduction that is being considered, but not yet passed.
January 19th, 2010
