Ashlyn Sikes, 8, and her mother Amy enjoy a moment together in their backyard. Amy and her husband Adam are extremely grateful for the legal assistance they received from four law students at the Florida State University Public Interest Law Center, which is funded through a Florida Bar Foundation Children's Legal Services grant.

How Ashlyn got her sparkle back

by Nancy Kinnally

Sparkly. An eager, cheerful learner.
Ashlyn Sikes' teacher used these words to describe the Tallahassee second-grader, who finished out the school year with her best report card ever.

"I love her enthusiasm for school," commented the teacher.
Ashlyn's parents, Adam and Amy Sikes, are proud of their 8-year-old daughter, but they also credit four Florida State University law students for her successful second-grade finish.

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These worthy goals can all be

"By setting up a charitable gift annuity, I've established a steady income stream for myself, but just as important to me, I've created a legacy to support something I truly believe in -- equal access to justice." Rod Petrey Foundation President, 1987-88 Florida Trend Floridian of the Year, 2011

met by purchasing a charitable gift annuity with The Florida Bar Foundation.
Part gift, part annuity, it can be a significant gift to the Foundation while at the same time providing guaranteed lifetime income. The charitable gift annuity differs from a commercial annuity in that as part gift, it provides a portion of the principal as a charitable income-tax deduction. It also provides a fixed quarterly income, only a portion of which is subject to income tax.

An example for a 70-year-old person is as follows:
Gift: $10,000
Annual return: 5.8%
Annual payment: $580
Taxable portion of payment: $178
Tax-free portion of payment: $402
Charitable income-tax deduction: $3,605

Find out more.
Tim Bachmeyer
tbachmeyer@flabarfndn.org
(407) 451-9187

Speaking of Justice goes online only

For the past two years, the Foundation has graced your mailboxes with the latest news about our work, and the work of our grantees, through its quarterly print newsletter, Speaking of Justice.

To preserve revenue for grants, Speaking of Justice has gone to electronic-only publishing and will now hit your e-mail inboxes instead. For those who prefer reading on paper rather than on a screen, it is still available on our website in a printable PDF format. (see newsletter icon and link above, right)

Not only is electronic distribution more economical and environmentally friendly, but it is also supported by the results of a September 2010 Foundation survey in which only 27 percent of donors expressed a preference for print.

Speaking of Justice will continue to bring you the same in-depth stories about the efforts of the Foundation and its grantees to provide greater access to justice.