YOUR GIFT. YOUR LEGACY.TM
A Night of Inspiration and Education
Denver, CO
May 18, 2017
6 p.m.
Glenmoor Country Club
110 Glenmoor Dr, Englewood, CO 80113
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What you’ll learn:
Achievements by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and how your donations impact both the lives of those affected and the research our esteemed partners are able to conduct
Cutting-edge developments in the research of these terrible diseases, and progress for finding a cure
Visionary tax-planning strategies utilized to create tax-favorable income through planned giving
How to create a legacy by teaching generational charitable giving without impacting you or your children’s wealth
Presenters
Daniel A. Pollyea
MD, MS Associate Professor
Clinical Director of Leukemia Services Division of Hematology, University of Colorado Cancer Center
Dan Pollyea is the Clinical Director of Leukemia Services and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He did his medical training at the University of Chicago and his fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Stanford University. His interests involve clinical and translational research relating to the leukemia stem cell, and he is the principal investigator of multiple clinical trials piloting experimental therapies for patients with AML and MDS. He is an LLS-funded researcher with over 40 peer-reviewed publications.
Dave Anthony, CFP®, RMA®
Certified Financial Planner
Retirement Management Analyst and president of Anthony Capital, LLC
Dave Anthony, CFP®, RMA® is a Certified Financial Planner, Retirement Management Analyst and president of Anthony Capital, LLC, a fee-only registered investment advisor firm. Dave has been involved in the financial services industry for 20 years and specializes in creating comprehensive, integrated retirement income plans that use math and science to optimize his clients investment, insurance, tax, health care, retirement income, and philanthropic needs. For the past eight years, Dave has been an active advocate for WWII and Korean wartime veterans and has donated thousands of hours of his time in helping these veterans obtain VA benefits. Dave is host of the “The Retirement Income Show” which can be heard weekly on 710 KNUS and 1690 KDMT, and teaches a monthly workshop that teaches investors and retirees how to create tax efficient retirement income plans. He is also the creator of FBIAS™ Fact Based Investment Allocation Strategies. Dave and his wife Jennifer have six kids, and you can find them exploring Colorado’s rivers, mountains, and peaks most weekends.
Kirk Cassidy, IAR
President of Senior Planning Advisors, Inc.
and Strategic Investment Advisors, Inc.
Kirk Cassidy is the president of Senior Planning Advisors and Strategic Investment Advisors. He holds a life insurance license in Michigan and other states, as well as a Series 65 securities license, which makes him a fiduciary.
Kirk believes the best assistance he can give his clients in retirement is helping each create a comprehensive retirement plan that fits his or her needs. Kirk developed an asset allocation model that provides his clients with a roadmap to help preserve and distribute financial assets, while also helping increase their wealth.
Kirk has extensive experience in charitable planning and helping clients utilize charitable strategies that allow them to fulfill their philanthropic goals while more effectively managing tax liabilities. In addition, he has been actively involved in a number of charitable organizations, including sitting on the boards of directors of the Don Ferrarese Charitable Foundation and the Brent G. Cassidy Family Foundation.
Kirk and Jessica Cassidy
In 2009, Kirk’s father, Brent, was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Since hearing of Brent’s diagnosis, Kirk’s wife, Jessica, was on a mission to absorb any and all information to aid in his treatment. This is when she found the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Jessica discovered that LLS graciously provides a plethora of resources for not only patients but their families through their multiple patient-service programs. These services provide direct access to financial aid, clinical trials and support teams, just to name a few.
During Brent’s battle he was enrolled in a clinical trial that prolonged his life, allowing one of the greatest gifts of all: becoming a grandparent to Kirk and Jessica’s daughter, Samarra. The couple flew back to Michigan so Jessica could give birth at the same hospital in which Brent was receiving treatment, and he was able to be a part of the birth of the next generation of his family. Unfortunately, six months later, Brent lost his battle.
Though Jessica and Kirk already supported LLS by advocating and raising millions through planned giving and awareness, losing Brent made their desire to make a greater impact in the blood cancer community grow exponentially, and inspired them to do more to honor and help keep his legacy alive. They jumped into the Light the Night Campaign and Executive Challenge, and funded a research grant in honor of Brent through Dr. Carl June's CAR-T Immunotherapy engineering.
Their continued desire, tenacity and planned-giving strategies gained recognition by Frank Canning from LLS. After a lot of meetings and many calls, their model turned into the first pilot program of Your Gift, Your Legacy.
Kirk and Jessica's desire to make a global impact on the blood cancer community became a reality when they launched this platform with the assistance of LLS (specifically Frank Canning and Erin Kozaki), its partners and Advisors Excel. YGYL is now being catapulted to a national program.
Advisors Excel has fully supported Kirk, Jessica and LLS’ partnership. At their recent national event, they raised $630,000 in a single night for LLS, ultimately helping the organization make YGYL possible.