United Way's Endowment Dinner plane video
Channel: United Way of East Central Iowa
Date: 2012-05-25

Transcript:
Barry Boyer:

"Hey, Chuck, how are you?"

Chuck Peters:

"Hi Barry, how you doing?"

Barry Boyer:

"Are we ready to fly today?"

Chuck Peters:

"Well, we're not quite ready to fly, just a few more things to check out here, but we're close, we're real close.  I'm just looking at the propeller, here,  making sure there are no nicks.  It's a fantastic day, you know.  I just love flying this plane and it's just going to be wonderful to fly this today."

Barry Boyer:

"It is a beautiful day.  You know, Chuck, I've not really flown before and certainly not flown with you.  Should I be updating my will?"

Chuck Peters:

"Well, Barry, you're a little more direct than some people are.  I have this conversation a lot with people who have never flown in a small plane.  This is actually one of the safest planes to fly.  It has a great safety record.  I'm a fairly experienced pilot."

Barry Boyer:

"That fairly worries me."

Chuck Peters:

"I have a good safety record as a pilot.  I've been trained on emergency procedures.  You know, it's about as safe as you can go.  Actually, the most dangerous thing you did may have been driving out here."

Barry Boyer:

"I see, good to know."

Chuck Peters:

"But it's always good to have your will up to date, though.  And , you know, it's funny you mentioned that because Mary Ann and I realized that  a lot of our estate planning had been all set up to try and get the boys through school and to get our youngest child to 30 and now that that's happened, we really need to redo things.  We're thinking about how do we help those charities that we really care about after we are gone and so we are going to make sure that we take care of charities that we've supported like United Way."

Barry Boyer:

"In the will?"

Chuck Peters:

"In the will."

Barry Boyer:

"Interesting, Gilda and I have given to United Way for years.  We're passionate about the mission of United Way.  I just didn't realize there was another way to do that.  That's something that I need to look into as well."

Chuck Peters:

"There are a lot of people who do it.  I was playing golf with Jack Cosgrove last year and he said that he and Dilla were doing that.  I actually saw Tom and Sarah Anderson the other night and they said that they were doing it."

Tom Anderson:

"I'm a sixth generation Cedar Rapidian so born and raised here.  Our children are seventh generation Cedar Rapidians."

Sarah Anderson:

"We wanted to be in a community that we are proud of, that our children are proud of."

Jack Cosgove:

"I was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, went to McKinley High School, went to Iowa State University, married, stayed here in Cedar Rapids and we've been married 55 years.

Tom Anderson:

"We really believe in giving back time, talent and treasure and that it takes a combination of all three.  We feel so fortunate for what we've received in this community that we think it is incredibly important to give back.   Our belief on why it's important to give within your will is because instead of just a chunk of money going to people when you pass.  We think that you're also trying to make an impact and you're also trying to teach lessons about what's important within life and nothing teaches that like giving while you're alive and nothing teaches that like giving through your will."

Jack Cosgrove:

"I would say that if anybody is considering, please do it.  It's a great thing to do.  You will give to the community for a long time after we're all gone.  I really think that the charities that benefit from the United Way campaign are very, very worthwhile and they do a lot of really good work and we can continue that even though we are not here by giving in our estate."

Sarah Anderson:

"I think that giving through your will has a number of advantages and benefits for your family and it doesn't really differ that much from why you give while you're alive.  You are blessed to be here.  You've had a lot of benefits from being in your community.  There is something nice to think about when you pass that you might live on in a certain way and it's great if you can live on and help your family live a lifestyle that they like and give them the gift of giving instead of the gift of receiving.  So, for me, that's why we set our will and our estate planning up the way we did because there is nothing better than giving someone the gift of being able to give."