Perpetuate Your Gift

Please contact Jay Sanders, Chief financial Officer at (626) 773-3749 or email him at jsanders@5acres.org by clicking here for more information.

Perpetuate Your Annual Gift*
If your annual gift is:	It can continue with a contribution of:
$100	$2,000
$250	$5,000
$500	$10,000
$1,000	$20,000
$2,500	$50,000
$5,000	$100,000
*Deposited in Five Acres’ investment fund and earning 5%, a contribution of 20 times your annual gift will ensure that it lives on.

“Where’s Scott?”

Debi and Scott Kroman's Story:

The young girls in Lark Cottage eagerly anticipate the monthly evenings with their Special Angels of the Five Acres Children’s Guild. Debi Kroman wanted to share the experience with her husband Scott but needed to figure out how to entice him to join this group of women.

Debi and Scott are successful professionals whose parents “came from nothing” in Kansas and Europe. They share solid values and high principles that were passed on by two very different heritages. The Kormans consider themselves fortunate and want to pass on to the Lark girls the guidance and help they know is crucial. Debi says, “When you look at our society, you see that life isn’t as simple anymore. It is not as easy for kids.”

Without children of their own, Debi and Scott decided to become involved in the lives of children who live in their own community of Altadena. Debi became a “special friend” to one of Five Acres’ boys but found dealing with separation when he moved on after two years emotionally difficult. When one of Debi’s clients suggested she join the Guild, she knew she’d found the ideal way to “give back.”

Scott agreed to come to the Guild’s annual summer barbecue for the Lark girls and “flip the burgers.” The girls eyed him warily at first but soon decided they liked having a man around the house. So much so that at the next Guild gathering the girls asked, “Where’s Scott?” He’s been a regular ever since.

When asked, “Why Five Acres?” Debi and Scott agree that observing up close how their donations are used, the stability of staff who stay for decades, and the stories of “hopeless” cases turning into successes confirm that there’s no better place for them to invest their time and resources.

Debi and Scott have wisely created an estate plan that relieves their families of difficult end-of-life decisions and also ensures that their legacy at Five Acres will live on.

For information about how you can provide for your loved ones as well as the causes you care about, please contact Jay Sanders, Chief Advancement Officer at (626) 773-3749 or email him by clicking here.