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Protect Loved Ones – Wills are important regardless of your wealth. They help you to protect your children, your pets, and your legacy, while saving your loved ones stress and uncertainty.

Assure Your Wishes – Without a will, your wishes regarding your assets and who manages your estate may not be met. Instead, the government decides who receives your assets and who administers your estate.

Easy To Do – If you need to create and/or update your will, there is no substitute for using a qualified attorney with estate planning experience in your state. A knowledgeable attorney can make sure that your wishes are properly recorded, which can reduce expenses and help your loved ones receive their inheritances sooner.

Our heartfelt gratitude is extended to the late Nanette Courtine, the late Barbara Jacobus, and thelate Ruth and Harry Kalish for their transformational gifts to our students. As we came togetheras a community this past year to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the P.G. Chambers School, wewere reminded of the legacy of love and caring for the children and families we serve by thosewho came before us. While we wish we could have celebrated Nanette, Barbara, Ruth and Harryfor their generous legacy gifts in their lifetime, please know that we celebrate them now withmuch gratitude and appreciation for these special gifts that will benefit our children in perpetuity.

This information does not constitute legal advice nor does if substitute for legal advice. You should consult a qualified tax advisor before using any language below or signing any documents intended to be legally binding.

Specific Amount

I, ______________, hereby give, devise, and bequeath to P.G. Chambers School, Inc. (EIN# 22-1551480), 15 Halko Drive, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927, the sum of $________ to be used at the School’s discretion. *

Percentage Amount

I, ______________, hereby give, decide, and bequeath to P.G. Chambers School, Inc. (EIN# 22-1551480), 15 Halko Drive, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927, __________percent of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, to be used at the School’s discretion.*

Contingent Bequest

In the event the beneficiaries of bequests and devises herein predecease me, or, in the case of institutions, cease to be organizations described in section 501(c)(3) if the Internal Revenue Code, I _______________, hereby give, devise, and bequeath to P.G. Chambers School, Inc. (EIN # 22-1551480), 15 Halko Drive, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927, the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate to be used at the School’s discretion.*

*Donors may also restrict their bequests to specific purposes, including but not limited to the endowment of P.G. Chambers School for underwriting our ongoing programs and services. Named endowments for specific program funds generally require specific minimum amounts to ensure 1) a fund’s long-term viability and 2) the fund’s ability to meet the program’s needs. For more information, call, email or write Kathleen DeSantis, 15 Halko Drive, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927; telephone 973-829-8484; email desantisk@chambersschool.org.

Sample Codicil Language for amending an existing will

I, [name], a resident of the County of [county], State of [state], declare that this is the codicil to my last will and testament, which is dated [date original signed].

I add or change last will in the following manner:

[List all specific changes or additions to the original will. Reference each section number of the will and the specific language you will be affecting]. This is where you could include a bequest to P.G. Chambers School, Inc., 15 Halko Drive, Cedar Knolls, New Jersey 07927; EIN #22-1551480

Otherwise, I hereby confirm and republish my will dated [date originally signed], in all respects other than those herein mentioned.

I subscribe my name to this codicil this [day, e.g. 1st] day of [month], [year], at [full address where signed], in the presence of [full name of first witness to codicil], [full name of second witness to codicil], and [full name of third witness to codicil], attesting witnesses, who subscribe their names here in my presence.