Long-time Zoo members and volunteers Mark and Pat Westen have a plan for the future. Mark says, "When we retired, we looked at setting up an estate plan. When you do this, you have to look at what is important to you. We spend a lot of time volunteering at the zoo working in different areas, education, special events, mailings and animal enrichment. As a result, we decided that the Zoological Society should be included in our estate plan."
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For many years Tregg Schwarz supported a number of worthy community organizations without really getting involved. Then he began sponsoring animals at the Milwaukee County Zoo, which led to his volunteer involvement at the Zoological Society of Milwaukee. He began to share his time and talents as well as his financial support.
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Anne Wandler has been a Zoo Pride volunteer for 8 years, where combining her passion for both the Milwaukee County Zoo and the conservation work in which the Zoological Society of Milwaukee and the Zoo partner. Yet her history with the Zoo goes beyond her volunteer efforts.
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John T. Bannon, member of the Simba Steering Committee and attorney with Quarles & Brady LLP, reminds us why it’s important to keep long-forgotten estate documents up to date.
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Barry Sattell has been giving to the Zoological Society of Milwaukee (ZSM) and the Milwaukee County Zoo for three decades. As a member of the Simba Circle, the ZSM's planned giving society, he knows his financial resources will continue to support the ZSM even after he's gone.
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Although all adults should prepare a will, people in their 30s and 40s who are young and healthy tend not to think about end-of-life issues.
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Raymond Wilson, of New Berlin, has lots of fond Zoo memories. There were the four times he camped out with his family during the Zoological Society's Snooze at the Zoo.
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