At Azleway, we believe in providing children with the highest possible continuum of care. We must have quality facilities and a plan for the future to enable us to meet these needs effectively.
We depend on contributions and monetary support of gracious donors to build and maintain quality facilities and programs. Private contributions allow us to accomplish our goal by giving us the resources we need to provide the best care available for the children in our programs.
In 2006, our development team raised over $450,000 for special programs and general donations. However, in 2006 our goal is to raise just over $1,000,000 in order to meet the ever growing needs of basic care for the children, expansion to better serve the children in our care and the communities we serve, as well as building a future of financial stability for this agency.
Please take a few minutes to look over the areas Azleway is concentrating it's efforts in 2007.
Azleway Needs by Location
Azleway Boys' Ranch
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Warehouse facility - Papa Bills Grocery store - Build new grocery facility which would include a large freezer and warehouse for palatalizing and stocking of grocery items. This larger store house will be use to purchase items in bulk for all three community pantry locations.
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Multi - Purpose gymnasium - Build a gymnasium on campus in order to better meet the physical needs of the children. Currently Azleway rents a gym for indoor activities.
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Paving roads and parking lots
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Purchase land - for the expansion of the Azleway Charter School.
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Recreation Center - Azleway is currently housing approximately 70 children on campus. We are in need or a larger recreation facility in order to house multiple cottages at one time. The Recreation Center includes a weight training area, pool tables, arcade games and a movie area.
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Group Therapy room - Build a group therapy center that would allow children to voice and process current issues related to their past. Planned therapy sessions are to include but not limited to:
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- Anger management
- Victims of Sexual abuse
- The development of empathy
Big Sandy Ranch
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New Cottage - Build new therapeutic group home for boys. This home could house up to eight children and would be utilizing the school and other facilities on the campus.
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Completion of Charter School building
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Recreation Center / Weight room
Pine Mountain Ranch
Palestine
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Roads - Pave and repair the roads at the Pine Mountain Ranch. Roads are currently in need of desperate repair. The access road on this property have not been maintained for many years. Prior to Azleway purchasing the property several years ago the Ranch was unused and forgotten for many years.
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Recreation Center - Pine Mountain is in need of indoor and outdoor recreation facilities. Children need physical activity in order to positively release built-up frustration and emotions. Azleway sees the need for the following areas of recreation:
- Baseball Field
- Basketball Court
- Lake Access
- Pavilion
- Recreation building
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School Building - Current school building is in need of complete renovation and expansion. The Pine Mountain population continues to grow and our current school facilities need to be expanded in order to meet the population needs.
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Therapeutic Foster Home - New construction of an additional therapeutic foster home. This home could house up to eight children and would be utilizing the school and other facilities on the Pine Mountain campus.
Equipment
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Industrial Lawn Equipment - with three ranch locations and over 900 acres to tend to our lawn equipment tends to ware out quickly.
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Emergency Generators - Azleway is in need of emergency generators for Azleway Boys’ Ranch, Big Sandy Ranch, and Pine Mountain Ranch.
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Passenger Vans - New and barely used 15 passenger vans are always a need at Azleway. Passenger vans are our only way or transporting entire cottages and large groups.
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Recreation Equipment - Basketball, Baseball, Fishing, Hiking, Camping... you name it we do it. Azleway needs sporting goods for all locations.
Planned giving integrates a donor’s charitable gift with his or her overall financial, tax, and estate planning goals to maximize benefits to both the donor and Azleway. Planned gifts typically come from a donor’s assets rather than income, and can be either outright or deferred. Some types of gifts include:
Wills
Trusts
Charitable Lead Trust
Charitable Remainder Trust
Charitable Gift Annuities
Real estate
Life insurance
Stocks and Mutual funds
It is highly recommended that donors consult with their own tax or legal advisors prior to making a planned gift.
Gift of Life Insurance
Some of our supporters no longer need their life insurance that was purchased years ago to provide for children or other family members. If that is your situation, please consider donating the policy to the Azleway. You may claim a charitable deduction for approximately the policy’s cash surrender value, and the proceeds are completely removed from your estate.
Gifts of Retirement Plans
Many individuals today have large qualified retirement plans such as an IRA, 401(k), or Keogh plan. These assets have been growing tax-free for years. Once the owner begins to receive payments from the qualified plans, the distributions are taxed. The plans are also included in the owner’s taxable estate. A retirement plan may be an excellent source of funds for making a gift to Azleway.
Charitable Remainder Trust
One way to make a gift of your retirement plan is to create a charitable remainder trust through your will. It works like this: Your IRA assets will be transferred to a charitable remainder trust. There is no tax due because the charitable remainder trust is a tax-exempt entity. The trust will provide life income to the beneficiary (for example, your child) with an eventual gift to Azleway. The beneficiary will pay income tax on the distributions from the trust. Your estate will receive an estate tax charitable deduction for the value of Azleway’s right to eventually receive the trust assets.
How to contact Azleway regarding estate information…
Azleway, Inc.• 15892 CR 26 • Tyler, TX 75707
(903) 566-8444 Ext. 212
The Annual Fund at Azleway provides unrestricted and budget-relieving support for the general operating budget of the Organization. The Annual Fund provides a way for our community and friends of Azleway to express their appreciation for the dedication given to children in need. Giving to Azleway allows you to invest in the continued growth of the Organization and insures that our agency will be around for years to come to provide the needed care to children who have been removed from their homes will have a place to go.
The gifts you make to the Annual Fund can be used in various ways -- to strengthen and enhance programs, provide scholarship assistance to children with financial need, provide funding for faculty development, increase resources in the library, provide necessary upgrades to our technology, sustain and grow our programs. Your contribution helps Azleway bridge the gap between state revenues and the actual cost of care provided for by Azleway.
With your financial support of the Annual Fund, you are helping provide the necessary resources that will move us from status quo to excellence. Thank you for helping Azleway move into areas of growth that will benefit our children, faculty and staff.
