How you can help!
If you have time on your hands, we would
like hands on your time!
Consider making the retreat house a volunteer
opportunity with:
• Office work – general
mailings, stuffing of envelopes, etc.
• Landscaping assistance – cleaning the
shrines, clearing shrubbery
• Maintenance – painting, lock
repairs, carpentry work
• Plumbers - needed to help repair leaky faucets,
tighten screws and to perform minor plumbing problems on an ongoing
basis
Call our Main Office at 610-644-0400
if you would like to volunteer.
Continue Building the Legacy of Faith
From 1922 until 1989, the Laymen’s Retreat League
depended on volunteer envelope contributions from weekend retreatants
for funding. It is important to note that Malvern Retreat House is lay
owned and operated and not funded by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia,
by any religious order or foundation.
What, Why and How!
In 1989, recognizing the need to increase the
level of giving, the Laymen’s Retreat League launched its Development
Program. The Development Program consists of an annual fund appeal,
periodic capital campaigns, major gifts from individuals, bequests from
estates, wills, trusts, memorial gifts, endowment gifts, foundation
grants and special events like the annual Golf Outing and the Malvern Travel Club.
For details about any Development
activities, call Dave White
at 484-321-2521 or email DWhite@MalvernRetreat.com
Learn more about Development at Malvern by using
these quick links
The
Annual Appeal
Each year, Malvern Retreat House asks its members
to make a gift to the Annual Appeal. The Annual Appeal is the
cornerstone of the Malvern Development Program. The revenues help
support capital improvements, determined each year by the level of
giving. The goal in 2005 is to raise $500,000 to pay for resurfacing
the lower road, new windows and a new bathroom in Corrigan Hall,
repainting and renovating St. Joseph’s entrance and porch area, new
carpets in the Our Lady’s chapel and library area. We ask each member
to prayerfully consider making a gift to the Annual Appeal.
For details, call Dave White 484-321-2521
or email DWhite@MalvernRetreat.com
Download
the Annual Appeal donation form as a PDF. Simply
print, fill out and mail.
Donate
to the Annual Appeal online using your VISA or MasterCard
The
Endowment Fund
The purpose of the Endowment Fund is to provide
revenue for the long-term financial health of the Malvern Retreat
House. While we have always managed to be financially stable, we have
not been able to build our endowment to a satisfactory level for an
institution of our size. Besides providing financial stability for a
“rainy day’, endowment income can also create an additional stream of
revenue to help offset the increasing costs of retreats. Retreatants
want to pay their way and continuing increases may deter a retreatant
from participating in the retreat experience here at Malvern Retreat
House.
For details, call Dave White 484-321-2521 or email DWhite@MalvernRetreat.com
Gifts
of Stock
Malvern Retreat House has set-up a brokerage
account to accept gifts of stock. Members with securities may carefully
consider the tax advantage of gifting stock to Malvern Retreat House.
One can deduct the fully appreciated amount of the gift and avoid
paying for capital gains by giving shares to Malvern Retreat House or
any charitable organization. Malvern Retreat House receives the full
value of the appreciated securities.
For details, call Dave White 484-321-2521 or email DWhite@MalvernRetreat.com
Note: Do not put stock in League's name.
Major
Gifts
"Give freely the gift that has
been given to you."
Matthew 10:8
A key component of every development program is
major gifts. We know that some Men or Women of Malvern have been more
financially blessed than others. We also know that many people would be
open to making a major gift to Malvern if they are personally asked to
do so. At Malvern we are confident we can show a prospective major gift
donor how his or her gift to Malvern can make a difference in changing
peoples lives for the better.
If you know someone who is capable of making a major gift to Malvern,
call Dave White 484-321-2521 or email DWhite@MalvernRetreat.com
Matching
Gifts
The Malvern Retreat House is a non-profit charity
and, as such, is eligible to receive matching gift funds. If your
company has a matching gift program, would you please consider making a
matching gift? It’s a simple process. Simply complete and send in to
the Development Office at Malvern a copy of the matching gift form from
your company along with your check. The Development office will
acknowledge receipt of your gift by completing your matching gift form.
This is a unique way for you to double your gift to Malvern Retreat
House, helping us to enhance our mission for the future.
For details, call Dave White 484-321-2521 or email DWhite@MalvernRetreat.com
Memorial
Gifts
If you would like to remember a loved one, a
memorial gift to Malvern is a wonderful way to do so. Memorials may
include room renovations art items or contributions to the Malvern
Memorial Fund. A gift of $200.00 or more will enable us to list the
name of a deceased friend or relative on the Men of Malvern Memorial
plaque in lower McShain Hall. All gifts are personally acknowledged.
For details, call Dave White 484-321-2521 or email DWhite@MalvernRetreat.com
Living Memorial Gifts
Gifting opportunities exist through the McShain-Horstmann Family Life Center.
For details, call Dave White 484-321-2521 or email DWhite@MalvernRetreat.com
 Tree Of Life
The Tree of Life is a
sculpture, in the atrium of the Myung and Young Sim Song Elevator
Pavilion in Upper McShain Hall. Made of cast bronze and acrylic, each
leaf and the boulders at the bottom of the tree may be engraved with
the name of a loved one, a friend or retreatant, or someone you wish to
honor. All you have to do is complete the Tree
of Life Request Form and mail with a check for $250
to the Malvern Development Office.
Complete
the Tree of Life Request Form
or call Dave White 484-321-2521
or email DWhite@MalvernRetreat.com
Other
Planned Gifts
There are many ways to contribute to Malvern
Retreat House and support its mission for the future. In addition to
cash, checks, securities, bequests, gifts of personal property, or real
estate, insurance policies can be changed to make Malvern a
beneficiary. Charitable Remainder Trusts, Lead Trusts and annuities are
among the many financial instruments that can be used in a way that is
advantaged for the donor as well as the charity. We recommend you see
your financial consultant or planner to explore the opportunities that
making a planned gift might offer you.
For details, call Dave White 484-321-2521 or email DWhite@MalvernRetreat.com
Remembering
Malvern in your will
A bequest to the League is a noble and lasting
gift. The Good Shepherd Club has been
established to memorialize members and spouses who have chosen this way
to say "thank you" for a lifetime of spiritual gifts received at the
feet of Christ in the hills of Malvern.
The Good Shepherd Club has been
established to memorialize members and spouses who have included the
Malvern Retreat House in their will or estate plan. The have chosen to
this say to say “thank you” for a lifetime of spiritual gifts received
from Malvern Retreat House. Good Shepherd Club names are engraved on a
plaque in Lower McShain Hall. Special Malvern Good Shepherd membership
pins are sent to all who include Malvern in their will. Over 120 member
have chosen to do so and we are grateful.
For details, call Dave White 484-321-2521 or email DWhite@MalvernRetreat.com
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