Plan Now for a Beautiful Tomorrow

Members of the Tampa Bay Watch Legacy Society have expressed their commitment to support the preservation of the Tampa Bay Estuary now and into the future through a special and sustainable form of financial support. You can join them in making a lasting impact on the success of our mission through a planned gift such as a bequest through your will or trust, and/or gifts of retirement accounts, life insurance, and/or charitable trusts. Such gifts are typically paid at a future date but can begin immediately for those seeking income tax deductions.

We would be honored to assist you throughout the process and/or simply accept your generosity when received. And, if you let us know your intent to make a legacy gift by completing and sharing our Gift Notification Form, you will be invited to join our Legacy Society and enjoy the membership benefits.

Benefits of Tampa Bay Watch Legacy Society include:

· a personalized Legacy Reef Ball installed among our living shorelines

· invitations to special events, seminars, and presentations

· a subscription to our weekly electronic and quarterly printed newsletter with articles designed to help you stay informed about our success, tax laws, and learn more about giving options

The most important benefit you will receive from joining our Legacy Society is the satisfaction derived from making a lasting contribution to our long-term success. We invite you to learn more about the many ways you can make a difference by exploring the information below:

• Find simple legacy gift options and our standard bequest language to be used when updating your will, trust, or naming beneficiaries for your IRAs or other accounts.

• Tampa Bay Watch has partnered with FreeWill to give all our supporters the opportunity to write a legally valid will online, completely for free. FreeWill can take less than 20 minutes to complete and makes it simple to leave your legacy with Tampa Bay Watch.

• Download and complete our Gift Notification Form and share your legacy with us. And please know, we know that life circumstances can change and you may need to alter or reconsider your gift in the future. That’s all right — reporting your gift today does not obligate you now nor in the future.

Please contact your financial advisor to work through calculations designed to help you plan your stewardship and philanthropy most effectively. For questions or to discuss your legacy gift for Tampa Bay Watch, please contact Meegan Wright at mwright@tampabwatch.org. Already placed Tampa Bay Watch in your will? Let us know so that we can induct you into our Legacy Society!

Jennifer Kilmurray

Augustine “Gus” LaRussa

Donald James Lyons

Kathy Meyer 

Aaron & Vanessa McClearnon

Captain Steve McCreary

Richard L Moore

Jayson R Moran

Maureen 'Mo' Quinlan

Carolyn J Richards

Drs. Eli & Janet Marley Rose

Francis and Tara Salvadore

Dr. Patricia A. Schmieg

Mike & Christina Thors

Paul Waton

Rosemarie Williams

Ken & Vickie Wilson

Honoring Members Who Have Passed

Norman Englert

For more information about Legacy Society, please contact Meegan Wright at mwright@tampabaywatch.org