Becky Hagen Jokela “Who gets Grandma’s yellow pie plate?”

Everyone has personal belongings such as wedding photographs, a baseball glove or a yellow pie plate that contain meaning for them and for other family members. Planning to pass on such items can be challenging.

To provide practical information about the inheritance of personal property the Staples Community Foundation will present a planned giving workshop for the public Wednesday, April 28, from 5:15-8 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples.

Becky Hagen Jokela, Regional Extension Educator and Extension Professor, will be the presenter and facilitator. She has a masters degree in Family and Consumer Science from the University of Wisconsin Stout and she has an accredited financial counselor designation from the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education. Jokela has worked for the University of Minnesota Extension for 16 years in Family Resource Management.

Onsite registration will begin at 5:15 p.m. and a light supper will be served until 6 p.m. The presentation and break-out sessions along with a question and answer period will be from 6-8 p.m. A workbook will be given to all attendees.

The workshop is offered at no cost to the public, but pre-registration is requested so enough meals and workbooks will be available.

Call Mary Theurer at 218-894-3752 for more information or to register.

The workshop is sponsored by the Staples Community Foundation in conjunction with the Initiative Foundation.

The Staples Community Foundation is a component fund of the Initiative Foundation.