Outright Giving

• A monetary gift to The Parma Hospital Health Care Foundation is the most common way you can help. A gift can be in any dollar amount and is fully tax-deductible as allowed by law. Your gift can be given to a specific Parma Hospital program or the area of greatest need.
  

• You and your loved ones can remember Parma Hospital beyond your lifetime by suggesting friends and family make memorial gifts in lieu of flowers to the Hospital or any of its departments.
  

• The Parma Hospital Health Care Foundation hosts two special events each year, its Renaissance Evening in March and the Golf Classic in June. Individual and corporate tickets are available for each event as are sponsorships entitling you or your organization to tickets and/or advertising. Both events include silent auctions and raffles. To learn more or to be on the invitation list for these functions, call the Foundation office at 440/743-4280. In 2003 the Renaissance Evening raised over $53,000 for the Seasons of Life Residential Hospice.
  

Planned Gifts

• Securities: A gift of appreciated securities is gaining popularity today. Tax on the amount earned by the sale of securities or stocks can be offset when the securities are charitably donated. For more detailed personal information, contact your attorney or financial planner. You can receive the appropriate paperwork from the Foundation office by calling 440/743-4280 and asking for the security transfer form.
  

• Bequests: You can continue your support of The Parma Hospital Health Care Foundation through a bequest to Parma Community General Hospital. For detailed information contact your financial planner or attorney and make them aware of your wish to place the Hospital in your will. Use of the appropriate terminology will help to ensure that your gift is legally binding and will be used according to your wishes. Sample bequest language is:
  
  I bequeath to Parma Community General Hospital through The Parma Hospital Health Care Foundation (insert dollar amount, percent of total estate or property to be donated) to be used for its exempt purpose.