SPECIAL
REPORT
“The multitude of activities offered through the National Rifle Association at places like Camp Perry illustrates the NRA’s commitment to preserving and promoting the shooting sports, and that’s a cause I will forever stand behind and support in any way I can,” says NRA President John Sigler.
Sigler is referring to the pinnacle of competitive
shooting championships, the National Rifle and Pistol Championships,
held each summer in Camp Perry, Ohio. The competition celebrated
its 100th anniversary in 2007. During the festivities, Sigler announced
the new Competitive Shooting & National Championships Endowment.
An accomplished competitive shooter and pro-gun activist, Sigler
was inspired to lead the charge in the establishment of this new
endowment, which will provide a source of funds for the shooting
sports in perpetuity.
Further demonstrating their passion for the shooting sports, Sigler
and his wife, Ingrid, designated this endowment as a beneficiary
in their reciprocal wills. This action qualified them as Charter
Class members of The NRA Heritage Society at the Ambassador level.
The NRA Heritage Society
The NRA Heritage Society distinguishes those men and women who strongly
believe in the purpose of the NRA and generously assist in ensuring
its future by making a planned gift. Membership is awarded to all
individuals who have included the NRA, NRA-ILA, the NRA Special
Contribution Fund (NRA Whittington Center), or any of the NRA’s
tax-exempt affiliates in their wills, trusts, or other estate plans.
Members will be recognized in NRA publications and invited to attend
special regional and national events. In addition, NRA Heritage Society
members and Ambassador members receive a distinctive thank-you gift
in recognition of their planned gift commitment.
The NRA Heritage Society is proud to recognize
the Charter Class of Ambassador members. Ambassador members are those
Heritage Society members who have chosen to strengthen their commitment
to the National Rifle Association by providing documentation of their
planned gifts to the NRA Office of Advancement. Membership in the
Charter Class of Ambassadors is available through the 2009 NRA Annual
Meetings in Phoenix to those Heritage Society members who take this
important step to document their gifts.
Commemorative Giclée Recognizes Charter
Members
At the 2008 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits
in Louisville, Ky., and available for a limited time, the Charter
Class of Heritage Society Ambassador members will receive a limited
edition framed giclée of an original oil painting commemorating the
patriots who fought at the Battle of Concord during the American
Revolution.
“The Fight at Concord Bridge”
by Harry Jaecks, size: 24 x 12 inches.
Does this print belong to you? When you put NRA or an NRA affiliate in your will, trust, retirement plan or other life documents and provide documentation, this print will be provided free of charge as a token of our appreciation. Contact the NRA Office of Advancement at (877) 672-4483 (NRA-GIVE) to find out how you can obtain your print.
On the morning of April 19, 1775, companies of
Massachusetts minutemen and militia, led by Colonel James Barrett,
occupied the hill above the Concord River. The bridge was held by
three of the King’s Regiments of Foot, part of General Gage’s expeditionary
force to disarm the colonists. As the minutemen advanced down the
causeway in a column of twos, the light infantry companies guarding
the bridge retreated back across the stream. The British regulars
were then ordered to form street volley positions. A lieutenant in
the rear of the formation, recognizing that this was a tactical mistake,
ordered flankers to be sent out. At this point, confusion reigned
in the British lines. It was believed that a warning shot from the
British side sparked a ragged volley, fired on the advancing minutemen
without any order being given. Two minutemen were killed and four
more injured before Major John Buttrick ordered his men to, “Fire,
for God’s sake . . . fire!” In the ensuing battle, 10 of the King’s
own, including four officers and sergeants, were wounded and three
regulars killed. At this point the British line caved. Panicked and
leaderless, they abandoned their wounded and retreated toward town.
Harry Jaecks
The tavern owners, shopkeepers, tradesmen and farmers who
answered the call to muster in Concord came to defend liberty, a concept that
they understood better than citizens of any of the other 12 colonies.
History is full of similar scenes. Prior to this date, they invariably
depicted the defense of one totalitarian form of government against
another. The events that day at Lexington and Concord represent the
first time that patriots laid down their lives in the defense of
liberty against tyranny.
When asked about his painting, “The Fight at Concord
Bridge,” Harry Jaecks, an NRA Life member and the art director for
NRA Publications, replied, “When an artist tackles such an emotionally
charged subject, the temptation is to take artistic license. I did
take some license. But my intention was not to create a heroic Hollywood
image. My intention was simply to make a painting of ordinary men
doing something very extraordinary.”
A Gift That Reflects Your Life Values
Extraordinary people exist today. You are one of them! Follow John
and Ingrid Sigler’s example and leave your own legacy. Whether your
passion is hunting, youth education, wildlife conservation or fighting
for the Second Amendment, patriots at every income level can make
gifts that reflect their life values through a provision in their
wills or trusts to benefit the NRA or an NRA affiliate.
Learn how easy it is to make a difference and in
the process become a Heritage Society Charter Ambassador member.
For a free, no-obligation consultation on opportunities to remember
the NRA in your estate plans, contact NRA’s Office of Advancement
at (877) 672-4483 (NRA-GIVE) or plannedgiving@nrahq.org.
Leaving a Gift
Through Your Will
Interested in leaving a gift to the NRA or another one of NRA’s organizations
through your will or trust? The following is suggested wording
for your attorney to use when crafting your documents:
“I give, devise, and bequeath ________(cash, securities, real estate,
firearms, coin collections, artwork, etc.) to ___________ the (Designate
one: National Rifle Association, NRA-Institute for Legislative Action,
The NRA Foundation, Inc., NRA Special Contribution Fund, or NRA Civil
Rights Defense Fund), 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030-9400.
This bequest shall be used for the (give a specific program or endowment
name or indicate that it is for ‘unrestricted/general purposes as
shall be determined by its Board of Trustees’).”
The NRA Office of Advancement team would be pleased to provide you with additional information about ways of giving, including information on our various endowments. Call (877) 672-4483 (NRA-GIVE) to speak with someone today.
Note: The text above is an example and is not intended to replace the advice of a licensed attorney. Please seek professional advice in constructing your life documents.
NRA’s Organizations Include:
1. National Rifle Association of America
2. NRA Institute for Legislative Action
3. The NRA Foundation, Inc.
4. NRA Special Contribution Fund
(NRA Whittington Center)
5. NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund
