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Estate Planning Bequests are the largest source of income for most nonprofit organizations. By including the Vesalius Trust in your estate, your lifetime of work can continue to support an important cause for generations to come. If you are creating a will, be sure to name the Trust as one of your beneficiaries. If you already have a will, you can add an amendment (called a codicil) without having to change the existing will. See the sample codicil below. It's also a good idea to notify us of your intentions to include the Trust in your estate plan. Below is a link to a Letter Of Intent which you can use to notify us. Vesalius Trust Letter of Intent Vesalius Trust Codicil Friends of the Trust Vesalius Trust Pledge Card Many people, including members of the Association of Medical Illustrators, have made individual contributions to the Vesalius Trust. Some have made one-time donations and others have made long-term pledges. Some contributions were made in honor of recently deceased friends, while others were earmarked for special purposes. To recognize and encourage these valued contributors, the Friends of the Trust was formed. More than a fund-raising group, the Friends of the Trust are intimately involved in Trust Activities. Friends share the camaraderie of working for a common goal and benefit from special cultural and educational events sponsored by the Trust. Trustee Marcia Hartsock said of the Friends, "If we as individual contributors ... don't have faith in the Trust and show our financial support, how can we ask future ... contributors to do so?" That philosophy is the basis for many of the long-term pledges made by new Friends. Marcia adds, "This is a very good way to return to my profession some of the benefits I have received from it." In addition to pledges of financial support, the Trust also gratefully accepts memorial gifts. Scholarships have been established in honor and memory of Alan Cole, Inez Demonet and Charlotte S. Holt, Ph.D. A fund supporting continuing professional education in ethics has been established in the memory of Ernest W. Beck. Friends of the Trust Bill & Vicki Andrews Charlotte Bauer Joan W. Beck (Mrs. Ernie Beck) R. Michael Belknap and Gillian F. Duncan Don Biggerstaff Ella May Breckenridge Amy R. Bridgeman Robyn M. Cole Robert Demarest John Dorn Gwynne Gloege Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Inc. Marcia Hartsock Tim Hengst Margaret and Charles Henry Lucille C. Innes Marsha Jessup Alice Katz Gary Lees Craig Luce George Lynch Tim Phelps Mark Schornak and Deborah A. Ravin Sue Seif Volker K. H. Sonntag, MD Robert F. Spetzler, MD William J. Stenstrom Edith Tagrin Tad Taranishi Linda Warren Alan W. Cole Memorial Auction The Alan Cole Memorial Auction is the Trust's biggest fund-raising event of the year and is held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Association of Medical Illustrators. The Auction is named in affectionate honor of Alan Cole, medical illustrator, teacher, friend and former auctioneer. Participation in the Silent and Live Auctions is open to all: illustrator, spouse, client and student alike. There is something for everyone: from rare first-edition medical books to original art, from Craig Gosling's plaster gorilla paws to Russell Drake's pencil box, and from award winning contemporary medical books to limited edition prints by AMI members. Whether you come as a rabid-weasel bidder or a wide-eyed wallet-sitter, the Auction is a roisterous, irreverently good time benefting a good cause. Vesalius Trust Pledge Card