The Ranch needs your vote!
09/13/2012
The Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches was recently nominated for the chance to share $5 million in grant money by participating in a nationwide program sponsored by Chase Bank.
The Ranch needs your vote!
Pack Your “Go Bag”
06/22/2012
By Dr. Fred Hueston, CFRE, Director of Gift Planning at the Ranch:
A friend of the Ranch recently shared with me a suggestion that his and his family have incorporated into their overall estate planning, and it is an idea with some important relevancy for today.
In his home office, near where he keeps important papers and business records, he has a knapsack labeled “Go bag.” Inside this backpack are the original of his Will, his insurance papers for his house life insurance, copies of his passport, driver’s license, checking account statements, and also contact information for all of his professional advisors (life insurance agent, pastor, his adult children names, addresses and phone numbers).
In addition, he shared with me that he, of course, has a safety deposit box at a local bank that has many of the originals of the items mentioned above. But, as an added precaution to all of this, his two adult children (who live in two separate cities, two states apart) also have photocopies of the aforementioned business and investment papers.
This is a very important idea for us all to consider – in some form! Having been the executor for several of our Ranch donor’s estates over the years, I can share honestly with you that more often than not, I’ve spent a great deal of time looking through desk drawers and files, trying to locate a title to a car or a deed to a house, and coming up with nothing!
Over the years, as our sons have reached adulthood, my wife and I have discussed our estate plans with them in general terms. I have shown to them where our wills are located, and also, over time I have introduced them to our advisors (insurance, investment, our banker, etc.). And, of course, they know our pastor well.
However, I am convinced that this “Go Bag” has a great deal of merit to it – especially since the gentleman who described this to me lives in the path of some potentially severe weather patterns, which he has witnessed first-hand over the years.
“Preparedness” is something we try to instill in the youth here at the Ranch on a daily basis. Perhaps the “Go Bag” is an idea we should consider within our own lives as well!
For more information about estate planning, please contact Dr. Fred Hueston at (501) 681-6501 or email the Ranch’s Development Office through our website.
Summer 2012 Crossroads Now Available!
06/06/2012
Click the image below to download the Summer 2012 Crossroads (PDF).
Alumni News – Paul Stapleton
05/24/2012
One of our former Ranch residents, Paul Stapleton, shared with us some of the things he learned at the Ranch and how those thigns help him in his current career path. Read Paul’s story here!
Washington County Sheriff Tim Helder’s charity golf tournament raises over $11,000 for the Ranch
05/17/2012
Last week the Washington County Sheriff’s Department hosted a golf tournament to benefit the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch and the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Wives Association Scholarship Fund.
Spring 2012 Ranch Report Now Available!
04/13/2012
Click the image below to download the Spring 2012 Ranch Report (PDF).
An Invitation for All
03/05/2012
A recent visit to the beautiful hills surrounding Mountain View led me to the home of long-time Ranch supporters Shirley and Hannah Dyke, who reside south of town approximately six miles off of a beautiful country road.
For our visit, the Dykes had something they were indeed excited to show me. They are constantly improving and upgrading much of their land and buildings. Recently, they purchased a property adjoining their residence and after nearly a year of diligent work, they have completed the entire restoration of a second “home” for the benefit of the Ranch children, our house parents, and even the Ranch Boy Scout Troop to potentially use and enjoy!
“It’s All About the Kids” – Where Ranchers Tell Us About Themselves!
02/20/2012
Read below for the inside scoop from Ranchers Abbi, Zeke, Lizzy, Jon-Michael and Zack! We asked them questions about some of their favorite things and future goals.
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