L'Chaim Society - ImpactIsrael

A program for members to make a legacy commitment to impact the State of Israel through value driven education and support using the Village Way methodology.

What is L'Chaim Society?
What Are the Benefits of Membership?
What Will My Legacy Achieve?
Estate Planning Vehicles and Sample Language
Become a Member

“A bequest through the L’Chaim Society is our way to encourage our children and grandchildren to stay engaged and ‘pay forward’ our love and devotion - for Israel and the impact the Village Way is making."

- Michael Azeez, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

“Impact Israel and Yemin Orde have been such a major part of our lives. We have done a great job telling our children about the organization and we look forward to sharing the same with our grandchildren. An endowment to ImpactIsrael allows our future generations to know what was truly important to us.”

- Amy and Robert Arogeti, Atlanta, Georgia

“I think of the Village’s youth as the hope of the future. The mates they choose. The families they raise. The roles they’ll play in Israel’s security and future. I want them to continue to grow and spread their beautiful spirit.”

- Sandy Goldstein, Boston, Massachusetts

What is Impact Israel's L'Chaim Society?

L’Chaim Society is an exclusive program for members to make a legacy commitment to impact the State of Israel through value driven education and support using the Village Way methodology.

The name L’Chaim has multiple meanings. Not only is it the traditional exclamation of celebration it also honors Chaim Peri, the Village Way’s extraordinary visionary. It also signifies the life, impact and legacy of our members.

“My life has been a full life – spouse, children, career. Through the L’Chaim Society of Impact Israel, I can live on in the fullness of these children’s lives. ”

L’Chaim Society Membership Privileges Include:

Recognition on the L’Chaim Society Wall of Honor at Yemin Orde Youth Village and acknowledgement as leaders in ImpactIsrael’s Annual Reports.

Transportation to the Village when you and your family are in Israel.

Members-only events and reports. L’Chaim Society e-Newsletters.

Pride and knowledge of making a difference in the lives of at-risk children in Israel. Am Yisroel Chai!

To become a member of the L’Chaim Society or to learn more, please complete this form. You may also email Bob Gurmankin, Bob@Impact-Israel.org or call 973-998-4709 to indicate your interest.

L'Chaim Society Enrollment

What will be your legacy?
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- I/we intend to include a legacy bequest to ImpactIsrael in our estate plans.
- I/we would like to consider a legacy bequest to ImpactIsrael in our estate plans, and joining the L’Chaim Society. Please contact us.
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Thank you for remembering Israel's at-risk and immigrant youth in your estate plans.

What Will My L'Chaim Society Legacy Achieve?

Below are examples of current annual expenses for core programs of Yemin Orde Youth Village and the Village Way Educational Initiatives.

$500,000 Graduate Support and Programs (annual cost)

Available to every Village graduate from the moment of Graduation this is a lifetime connection beginning with gap-year (Mechina) enrollment stipends, Village liaisons supporting soldiers through military service, scholarships for university and vocational training, guidance for professional career guidance and counselling for financial planning and household budgeting; an annual Graduates Day and other events hosted at the Village, therapeutic services when needed and a year-round Graduates Home in the Village for graduates in need.

$150,000 Village Way Partner Innovation Grants (annual cost)

This support provides financial incentives to the Village Way’s expanding network of Graduate Communities. Communities must meet 7 out of 10 criteria, such as continued activity with Tikkun Olam programming, their own graduate support programs and parent involvement. Communities must continue active staff learning sessions on the Village Way methodology. The vast majority of Graduate Communities qualify and receive this support.

$125,000 Village Way Milestones Program (annual cost)

$85,000 Training Israeli Security Forces (annual cost)

$50,000 Science Enrichment (S.T.E.M.) (annual cost)

$36,000 Jewish Identity (annual cost)

$30,000 Village Way Innovation Grants (each partner community/annual cost)

$25,000 Empowering Adolescent Girls (annual cost)

$11,000 Annual Support for One Child at the Village

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY

$300,000 One student every year in perpetuity

“There will always be at-risk and immigrant youth in Israel. We want to give a gift in perpetuity so Yemin Orde can continue to provide a head start for a rewarding and full life.”

—Terry and Shifra Gardner, Houston, Texas

The following are giving vehicles to consider for estate planning purposes.

Please Note: Any significant charitable gift should be reviewed with your legal and financial advisors.

Charitable Bequest

Sample Language

To make a bequest to ImpactIsrael the following model paragraph may be included in any will.

I hereby give, devise, and bequeath to ImpactIsrael currently located at 4340 East-West Highway, Suite 202, Bethesda, MD 20814 (_______ percent of my estate; or the sum of $ _______ ) to be held and administered by the Board of Trustees of the said organization, for support of Yemin Orde Youth Village and/or the Village Way Educational Initiatives in Israel.

Life Insurance

A life insurance policy can name ImpactIsrael as the beneficiary while the donor retains ownership of the policy and has access to the policy’s cash value. Although the face value of the policy will be included in the donor’s estate, there will be no federal estate-tax liability from the policy because of the estate tax charitable deduction.

A gift of life insurance can give you the ability to make a substantially larger gift than might be possible during your lifetime.

Retirement Plan Beneficiary

Charitable Remainder Trusts

A charitable remainder trust provides a lifetime income and a charitable income tax deduction. The donor selects the payout rate, usually between 5% and 7%. The higher the payout rate, the lower the charitable tax deduction. The donor receives an income every year for life or for a predetermined time period.

The payment can be fixed or can be a percentage of the trust value and vary over time. This vehicle helps avoid capital gains taxes on transfers of appreciated assets. Estate taxes may be avoided or diminished.

Charitable Lead Trusts

This Will Be Our Legacy.

Dena & Vic Hammel

Wyomissing, Pennsylvania

It was love at first sight! On a mission to Israel in 1999, we stopped at Yemin Orde for a few hours. I was immediately impressed with its goals of rearing and educating orphans (or virtual orphans) from around the world. But beyond the admiration of its objectives was the emotion of meeting both the enthusiastic kids and the warm, deeply devoted staff and teachers. In the words of Shimon Peres, this was the embodiment of the Israel we all dream and hope for...

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I couldn’t wait to get home to tell my wife, Dena, and my kids Melissa, Jed, and Jamie. I also approached our Federation to add Yemin Orde to its list of recipients. The love affair with Yemin Orde continued with Dena and me making more family visits, leading a community mission, and joining other missions. I can truthfully say that just about everyone who has visited the village has agreed with us – Yemin Orde was a major highlight if not THE highlight of their mission to Israel.

Yemin Orde has become a significant aspect of our lives. I’ve proudly served on the Friends of Yemin Orde Board (now ImpactIsrael) for 20+ years. The Reading, PA Federation not only made Yemin Orde a recipient but adopted it and their great children. Dozens from our community have included Yemin Orde while in Israel to visit “our kids”, the YO Choir has sung in Reading where they interacted with our Hebrew High teenagers, and several of those teenagers have worked at Yemin Orde on summer break, and a few became pen pals. Our Federation raised money every year for nearly 20 years including enough to fully refurbish a dorm. (Look for Abraham Lincoln house next time you’re at YO!)

We are thrilled that the methodology that Yemin Orde has been using for 450 children each year is now impacting 25,000+ at-risk youth at 60 educational communities through the Village Way Educational Initiatives.

The first time I met my wife Dena, I just knew I was going to marry her. Love at first sight. And here we are 55 years later. No different than Yemin Orde. Every time we go back, we have the same great feeling – a combination of a smile on our face and tears in our eyes. We are SO delighted with what our contributions for 20+ years have been accomplishing for the lives of these kids…and the impact they are making on our beloved Israel. We also continue to be impressed with the devotion and commitment of the staff both original and new.

We want all of that to continue even after we’re gone. We have made a couple legacy gifts to ImpactIsrael via the L’Chaim Society – a life insurance policy a number of years ago when our finances were limited and now a Bequest in our wills. Dena and I both came from modest circumstances. We feel wonderful that we are able to do this.

"There is no place like Yemin Orde anywhere in the world — no place! I pray that the whole world will become like Yemin Orde. "

Shimon Peres Z"L
Former prime minister and president of Israel