Fwd: REAL Life Update

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From: REAL Life Community Services <rod@reallcs.org>
Date: Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 12:43 PM
Subject: REAL Life Update
To: Phil <philandkelly@gmail.com>

Groundbreaking, Banquet, and so much more!!!

2018 November Update Declaration House With years in the making, the Denver House Project has hit a major milestone!  With almost $3 Million committed to the project, REAL Life Community Services has contracted with Wohlsen Construction to build the soon-to-be "Declaration House"!   We have a $500,000 Victory Challenge Campaign to finish it out! We're getting the word out; Electronic Billboards, TV ads, fence signs, social media, etc.!!  Please consider a donation to this project!  Click Here REAL Life had our Fall Banquet last month, with great entertainment from Illusionist, Brett Myers!  We heard an update from Rod who shared a passionate story about one of our participant's struggles and how we were able to provide a temporary home and child care for her twin daughters as she recovered from health issues.  We were able to raise over  $16,000, thanks to everyone who attended and donated! One Day of Online Giving,  Nov 16th!   Click Here to Learn More          A Creative and Tax-Smart Way to Help Build Declaration House Are you 70½ or older? Do you have an IRA (Individual Retirement Account)? If you answered yes to both of these questions, you could make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) to REAL Life Community Services to help build Declaration House. It's called a Charitable IRA Rollover. A QCD is a direct payment of required minimum distributions (RMD) from an IRA account to a qualified non-profit organization. It satisfies the RMD without adding the tax liability that comes with additional income. In other words, you make a gift using funds from your IRA, but you don't have to pay income taxes on the amount of the gift. Everybody wins! The details: You must be 70½ or older when you make your gift, and the gift must be made from an IRA. No other retirement plans (such as 401k, 403b, or SEP accounts) qualify. Your gift must come directly to REAL Life Community Services. It cannot be used to establish a life-income arrangement or support a donor-advised fund. Although the distribution will be free from income tax, it will not generate an income tax charitable deduction.  This giving option may be of particular benefit for those who do not itemize deductions.   Contact your financial advisor to see if a Charitable IRA Rollover would work for you. A QCD to RLCS would be A-OK with us!  Just email rod@reallcs.org  for more information! How can I get involved? 1) Volunteer with food distribution for Power Packs. 2) Volunteer your small group to bring food for a Youth Event at the Lighthouse Youth Center once a month. 3) Volunteer your group to lead a monthly Youth night at the Lighthouse 4) Help with small maintenance items around the buildings. 5) Give your time and talent to mentor a struggling family or youth. 6) Donate on Extraordinary Give Day, Nov 16th.   7) Go online and donate at www.reallcs.org  8) Contact  us to donate time at upcoming events & projects at info@reallcs.org. 9) Pray for our staff, volunteers and participants.     Learn More about REAL Life Copyright © 2018 REAL Life Community Services, All rights reserved. Thank you for your continued support of REAL Life Community Services. Our mailing address is: REAL Life Community Services P.O. Box 22 Denver, PA 17517 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.