As St. Paul says, the good we do lives on. The May Company, Boeing, Anheuser Busch Political Action Committees have matching gift programs available to double or triple the impact of an employee's donation. Please check with the human resources department of your employee benefits office to see if you can have the power of a match. We have attached a flyer about the Section 529 College Savings Plan at Salomon Smith Barney. This is not an endorsement of SSB but for information on this type of college savings plan available from many companies.
Good planning helps.
See your financial adviser. Until you see children sitting on a log waiting to be taught, you don't appreciate the tools we have. But wait till school is out please. The next best thing to going is to talk to someone who has been there. The core of Roger's book was his 83 letters to his mother during his tour of duty.