My husband and I liked the idea of an annuity giving us a guaranteed return for the rest of our lives, with what's left going to where we designate. It's planting the seed to help educational programs grow.

My husband and I liked the idea of an annuity giving us a guaranteed return for the rest of our lives, with what’s left going to where we designate. It’s planting the seed to help educational programs grow.

Dorothy “Dot” Gavin ’43, director of UMass Amherst Foundation

For more information:

Pamela Acheson
Director of Planned Giving
239 Whitmore Admin. Bldg.
181 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-9313

phone (413) 577-1402
fax (413) 545-4182
pacheson@admin.umass.edu


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