Planned Giving : St. Martin's Episcopal School

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St. Martin’s has played a large role in our family for more than a half-century. John (’55), our children Ginger (’76), John, Jr. (’77), Cathy (’79), Brad (’82), and our grandson Kody (’07) are all alumni. The intellectual and social preparations for adulthood that St. Martin’s provided, and our ongoing relationship with the school, have enriched our lives and those of our children and grandson. While it is impossible to put a monetary value on what we have received from St. Martin’s, remembering the school in our will is a convenient and comfortable way of saying “Thank you” for all it has meant to us over the years.

John and Murrell Girault

Those who care enough for St. Martin’s Episcopal School to leave a legacy ensuring the school’s future are visionary in both supporting the school and planning for its future. There are many ways of making a permanent gift to the school – bequests, trusts, gifts of property or securities, among others.

Over the past year, we have reconfigured the O.E. Haring Society in order to help grow the school’s endowment and better recognize those who have made planned gifts.

The new name of our planned giving society is The Legacy Societies of St. Martin’s Episcopal School. Housed within that association are several societies based upon the value of the planned gift, where that value is known. The planned giving levels are now as follows, with accompanying benefits described below:

$500,000+: The O.E. Haring Society

Benefits: Desktop crystal piece, individual profile in The Bell, name on plaque in Saints Hall, recognition certificate, listing in The Bell and invitation to annual event

$250,000-$499,999: The Van Slate Society

Benefits: Diamond lapel pin, name on plaque in Saints Hall, recognition certificate, listing in The Bell and invitation to annual event

$100,000-$249,999: The Bell Society

Benefits: Sapphire lapel pin, name on plaque in Saints Hall, recognition certificate, listing in The Bell and invitation to annual event

$50,000-$99,999: The 1947 Society

Benefits: Ruby lapel pin, name on plaque in Saints Hall, recognition certificate, listing in The Bell and invitation to annual event

<$50,000: The Shield Society

Benefits: Recognition certificate, listing in The Bell and invitation to annual event

If you have planned a legacy gift for St. Martin’s and wish your name to be recognized, or if you are interested in learning more about planned giving and how it can secure the future of St. Martin’s while providing benefits to you, please call Lisa Sibal in the Advancement Office at (504) 736-9910.

Members of the Legacy Societies of St. Martin's Episcopal School

Mrs. Margaret Stainbach Adams '75
Mr. Brian Bossier ’78
Mrs. Margaret Dannenberg Bossier ’78
Mr. Alan Brackett
Mrs. Linda Eckles Brackett
Mrs. Jennifer Buckley
Mr. Sam Buckley
Rev. Daryl Canfill *
Mrs. Lynn Coatney
Mr. Michael Coatney
Mrs. Ethel G. Coupland *
Mr. Sean Daly
Mr. John DeMartini '80
Mrs. Sandra DeMartini
Mr. F. Otway Denny
Mrs. Beth Hughes DePass ’79
The Rev. Fred Devall IV '87
Dr. Dee Dee Estes
Mr. Michael A. Flick
Mr. Laurence Gibbs
Mrs. Marian Gibbs
Mr. John Girault '55
Mrs. Murrell Girault
Dr. Tejas Godiwala
Mr. John Graham
Mr. Robert Holden
Mr. Tom Huber*
Mr. Tim Hurley
Mr. Hans A.B. Jonassen ’58
Mr. John P. Labouisse
Mrs. Meredith Labouisse*
Mr. Dan LeGardeur '69
Mr. Jon King Mayer*
Mrs. Mary Anne O'Neil
Mrs. Anthony Porter
Mrs. Mary Sue Roniger '60
Mr. Gary N. Solomon, Sr.
Mr. Doyle Spell '52
Mrs. Billie Poag Walters '63
Mr. Parker Waters
Dr. Susan Wilkie

*deceased

My Favorite Thing About St. Martin's

"My favorite thing about St. Martin's would have to be the teachers and how nice they are to us. They make learning fun and we are always happy to come into their classrooms."

Tia Schlesinger, 7th grade student