CLASS GIFT CATALOG
TIMELINE
1-5 Years Prior
Form your class reunion committee (3-5 people) and begin updating your class contact list, reconnecting with your class, and discussing class gift options.
12 Months Prior
Have a small gathering and decide on your class gift. Communicate this class gift through an email, mailing, and by phone to your fellow classmates.
10 Months Prior
Send an email and mailing to your class to invite them to submit nominations for honored alumni and to give to their class gift.
6 Months Prior
Select time and the location of your class reunion. Send out an email and mailing communicating this information as well as fundraising status.
8 Weeks Prior
Finalize the reunion program with your reunion committee. This includes purchasing any mementos to give away.
6 Weeks Prior
Email your class with a fundraising update and a reminder to attend their reunion and to register for the APC Gala.
2 Weeks Prior
Send one last email to encourage people to attend the class reunion, APC Gala, and to give to the class reunion gift.
APC/Homecoming Weekend
Enjoy your 50th Anniversary Reunion and present your gift at the APC Gala.
STUDENTS
Going through medical school is challenging. Rising costs and growing anxiety are adding to the stress of what is already an intense degree. There are a number of gifts that will help ease this burden. Supporting one of these projects will go a very long way to let students know they are loved and cared for.
Schumacher Scholarship
Provide junior and senior students with a 50% tuition discount for two school years. Each donated dollar will be matched by the Alumni Association and Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Students receiving the scholarship will be in contact with your class.
$21,000 per two-year student scholarship
$262,500 endowment to provide one scholarship per year
Named Endowed Scholarship
Loma Linda University School of Medicine is the only Seventh-day Adventist medical school in the United States. Building our scholarship resources is essential to attracting and retaining future students as they face mounting student debt and attractive financial alternatives.
$250,000+ for name endowment for scholarship
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MISSIONS
The School of Medicine was founded on service to others. This value was an essential ingredient in our early success and is what continues to distinguish our medical education. Mission service provides a meaningful way for students to live and experience true compassionate care. These opportunities have a significant impact on how students approach patient care and experience personal growth.
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FACULTY
Faculty are the essential ingredient to the quality and value-driven education that distinguishes your alma mater. Providing opportunities for current faculty to stay at the top of their field and developing the next generations of School of Medicine faculty requires proactive intentionality. Your class can have a significant role in developing the Schools current and future leaders.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
As a leader in medical education, we continually seek new and better ways to prepare the next generations of physicians to serve in a dynamic healthcare environment. This requires new tools and reimagining academic space for the most advanced teachingl experiences. School of Medicine capital projects range in size and often offer naming opportunities.
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GIVING OPTIONS
Something Now
Cash or Credit
Make a gift online to your 50th Anniversary Fund at the Alumni Association
Checks
Make payable to “Alumni Association, SMLLU” and mail to Alumni Association, 11245 Alumni Association Street, Ste 200, Loma Linda, CA, 92354.
IRA Rollover
Give up to $100,000 of your required minimum distribution from your IRA without paying income taxes.
Pledge
Spread your gift over 1 – 5 years
Real Estate / Stock
Reduce or eliminate capital gains on appreciated stock, real estate or other assets.
Something In Between
Charitable Gift Annuity
Receive fixed annuity payments for life.
Charitable Remainder Trust
Potential for increased income, charitable income tax deductions, and reduced capital gains.
Something Later
Beneficiary Designations
Designate your class gift at Loma Linda University Health as a beneficiary on your retirement account or life insurance policy.
Bequest
Provides a simple, flexible and versatile way to participate in your class gift by including Loma Linda University Health in your will or living trust.