Couple Seizes Golden Opportunity to Give

Mike and Becky Tracy are living their golden years with much to be thankful for:

• They have a wonderful home in Falcon Heights, Minn., where they've lived off and on since 1974.
• They have three healthy children and a grandchild.
• After 50 years of wedded bliss, the couple will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in 2024.

After a lifetime of good fortune, the couple has seized a golden opportunity to give by setting up a charitable gift annuity benefitting The Salvation Army.

With this type of gift, Mike and Becky gave a cash donation and will now receive a steady stream of income for life. After God calls them home, The Salvation Army will use whatever money is left from their donation to provide food, shelter and care for Minnesota families in need.

"Our charitable gift annuity gives us tax deduction advantages and it also gives us retirement income," said Mike, who works as a Realtor. Becky is retired from her career at Bethel University.

The couple has been supporting The Salvation Army since 2012.

"We learned about The Salvation Army from reading about them online and seeing the Christmas bell ringers," Mike said. "We support The Salvation Army because we believe in their mission."

The Salvation Army is grateful for Mike and Becky's generosity.

To learn more about charitable gift annuities or including The Salvation Army in your will or trust, please call Tom Cierzan, Senior Director of Gift and Estate Planning, at 651-746-3515.