Cancer
survivors
share their
stories
DAY OF CELEBRATION
THE CLOCK IS TICKING.
Make the
most of this opportunity: Consider
a tax-free gift from your individual
retirement account (IRA) before the
policy’s expiration date.
Q
Who is eligible?
A
People 70
½
and older may
participate. Te money must
come out of an IRA, and as a gift,
must pass directly from the IRA
trustee to the recipient charity.
Q
Who can receive rollover gifts?
A
You may make an IRA
charitable rollover gift to any
eligible public charity—including
the BMH Foundation.
Use your IRA to support causes that matter
Be better informed
BMH and the Keyserling Cancer Center have de-
veloped a guide to help you feel more in control
when dealing with a cancer diagnosis.
Download the guide at
www
.bmhsc.org/pdf/CancerResourceGuide.pdf
.
Q
How much
can I give?
A
You may
make an
IRA charitable
contribution of up
to $100,000 per year without
incurring any taxes. Your spouse
may also make a tax-free rollover
gift of up to $100,000 from his or her
own IRA.
Q
Can I direct the use of my gift?
A
Absolutely. In fact, the BMH
Foundation currently has many
important projects and services that
are in need of community support:
➜
➜
Pratt Emergency Center
➜
➜
Women’s Imaging Center
➜
➜
ICU Expansion
➜
➜
Blufton Campus
➜
➜
da Vinci Surgical
System/Robotics
Program
➜
➜
Endowment
Q
How long do I have to act?
A
Tis tax-free opportunity
ends December 31, 2011, but
you’ll need to allow enough time
to get the paperwork processed by
this deadline. Your IRA manager
can help you make the most of this
special opportunity.
JUNE 5
was an emotionally charged
day for those who attended this
year’s Cancer Survivors’ Day cel-
ebration in Beaufort Memorial’s
Riverview Cafeteria. People from all
walks of life were there to say how
much they appreciate having high-
quality cancer care close to home.
Bob Bender, director of the
Lowcountry Estuarium in Port
Royal, surprised the crowd by giv-
ing a speech—without the aid of a
microphone—about what it meant
to him to be able to receive treat-
ment for throat cancer close to
home and work. Diagnosed earlier
this year, he thought he would have
to be treated in Charleston, but he
decided to stop by the Keyserling
Cancer Center to see if they might
Since her treatment in 2006,
Salkowitz has been a champion of the
Keyserling Cancer Center, appearing
in newspaper, magazine and TV ads.
be of some help.
He said that Connie Duke, the di-
rector of the cancer center, met with
him to talk about his situation. She
listened to his concerns and told him
he could receive treatment locally;
they would be glad to have him as a
patient.
“Today, I am cancer-free,” Bender
announced. To express his ap-
preciation for the care he received
at the cancer center, he presented
Duke with a small sculpture of a
lighthouse he had made years ago
when he was a traveling artist. Te
lighthouse was the same one that
was on a cancer education book he
was given at the cancer center.
He was followed by cancer survi-
vor Catherine Salkowitz, a resident
of Sun City. Te title of her talk was
“Bloom Where You’re Planted.” She
said that when she was diagnosed
with breast cancer, the Keyserling
Cancer Center hadn’t yet opened.
But she and her husband felt it
would be worth checking the
new center out. Tey visited, and,
shortly after the center opened, she
was there.
To make your donation, call the Foundation at 843-522-5774
or go to www.BMHFoundationSC.org and click on “Make a Donation.”
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