Ensure Clarke’s excellence for generations to come with a legacy gift.
Clarke honors and recognizes those extraordinary people who have provided for Clarke in their estate plans by means of a bequest, charitable trust, annuity, life insurance policies, retirement plans and other vehicles.
If you have included Clarke in your estate plans, please let us know. We would like to thank you for your generosity; make sure the purpose of your gift is understood and documented. Contact Claudia Miner at cminer@clarkeschools.org or 855.203.7085.
Planned giving includes leaving a bequest in your will, trust or from your retirement plan to provide a continuation of the giving you attended to during your lifetime. After you are gone, you may want to provide a legacy to Clarke to perpetuate funds needed to continue the mission initiated many years ago. And the gift may be tax deductible!
Martha Morrell left Clarke in 1944 equipped with the confidence and skills to pursue a life full of opportunity. She continued her education at Smith College and built a successful career in IT and database management at Stanford University, where she was known for her intellect, independence, and curiosity. More than 70 years later, she honored Clarke with a legacy gift that reflects the lasting impact of her time here. Her generosity helps ensure that today's students can look ahead to bright futures in higher education and beyond.
Clare Conover, Clarke Class of 1947, went on to graduate from Colby Junior College in 1953 and enjoyed a long career as a Medical Technologist and Researcher in Connecticut hospitals. A passionate reader and lover of the outdoors, she brought energy and curiosity to all she did—qualities Clarke aims to foster in every student. Her decision to include Clarke in her estate plans so many years after graduation speaks to the powerful foundation her early education provided. Clare’s legacy gift will support future students in building lives of purpose and potential.
My attorney suggested that I might enjoy the act of giving my legacy gift today. Becoming a member of the John Clarke Legacy Society has been a very satisfying experience. My mother-in-law, Marion Wood, was a teacher at Clarke for many years and my gift honors her dedication to teaching children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
She taught people by how she lived, even in how she left her estate. The best we can do is be receptive to these lessons.
To her, Clarke saved her. She loved it there. Once she got there she blossomed.
For more information on these meaningful gifts, please contact Claudia Miner at cminer@clarkeschools.org or 855.203.7085.
