Submitted by Billy Day I often prefer to tackle jobs during the winter months. The snow pack can be much easier to travel upon than the veggie covered terrain one encounters during other seasons. Today I made a new friend while on the job. I drove to the end of the road and found a trooper vehicle parked in the … Read More
Pay It Forward: How to Live Forever
A few years ago, Roman Blum died at age 97 in New York State. His body moldered in the morgue for four days before Roman’s lawyer was found. It turned out that Roman had died without a will. As a childless Holocaust survivor, his 40 million dollar estate ended up being paid to New York State, which is ironic. As … Read More
Pay It Forward: A Christmas Homecoming
During her busy and too-brief life, my wife helped in many non-profit organizations. I never did. As a working journalist, I kept my distance from good causes. Clear-thinking journalism (always of value, always in short supply) was my way of pitching in. When I left full-time newspaper work, and agreed to start helping the Homer Foundation, it was not the … Read More
Inspirational Planned Giving…close to home
“The idea is not to live forever, but to create something that will” -Andy Warhol This gentleman, Dorian “Pete” Cordes, passed away last year. He made the Mandan Public Schools the primary beneficiary of his retirement savings, totaling $345,000. The gift established the Arnold E. Larson Memorial fund, which provides for a yearly $10,000 instrumental music scholarship. Arnold E. Larson … Read More
There’s Still Time to Pay It Forward
Did you know that you can add or adjust your charitable giving through Pick.Click.Give Alaska through August 31st? This means if you happened to forget to give to the Homer Foundation when you filed for your PFD, you can go into your application and make this change. Here at the Homer Foundation, we know how important your financial decisions are … Read More
Pay It Forward: Where there’s a will there’s a way
I suspect that each of us have thought about how we can make our lives more meaningful. Do we find a greater purpose in serving others? Helping abused children? Getting involved in politics? Inspiring youth to play sports or get involved in art or theater? Saving salmon habitat? Building community? Often, the value we hope to impart on the world … Read More
Pay it Forward: Homer’s Giving Heart
By Chris Robinson for the Homer News After 33 years in Alaska, our family moved to Homer over the spring of 2015. We of course had visited many times over the years, including our 25th anniversary night in 1995. On Dec. 27. On the Spit. In a pickup camper. Yep, rib eyes and king crab and a bottle of Dom … Read More