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William (“Dr.Bill”) Silvers, MD, encourages his patients to live life to the fullest. “Asthma should not hold anyone back from aspiring to be an Olympian,” he affirms. A dedicated board-certified allergist for 37 years, Dr. Silvers started the donor-advised Allergy and Asthma Health Fund at Rose Community Foundation to create a legacy focused on medicine and Jewish values.
Rose Community Foundation has been working for many years to help make nonprofit organizations more sustainable. One way we do that is through endowment fund services.
On a May morning, the Rose Community Foundation offices are abuzz with 30 women meeting in the Foundation’s boardroom. The women’s backgrounds are varied and their ages range from 30s to 80s, yet philanthropy unites them.
Paul Gillis is a donor, co-funder and a longtime supporter of Rose Community Foundation. His aligned funding includes the Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative and MazelTot.org.
“I hope my children feel the joy of giving, not just a sense of obligation because it’s the right thing to do. It should always feel good to help,” says Rose Community Foundation donor Lezlie Goldberg.
The Living Legacy Tapestry, created in 2012, recognizes and honors the Foundation’s legacy donors, individuals who have included Rose Community Foundation in their estate plans. The Tapestry is an artistic archive of the values and experiences that have informed their philanthropy and dedication to community.