Leaving a Legacy

Hudson, Kansas

Leaving a Legacy

Ways to leave a legacy in Hudson:

1) Make a cash donation to the current short term projects directly.

-or-

2) Make a charitable, tax deductible gift to the Hudson Community Improvement Fund.

Once fully endowed, this fund will perpetually generate money that can be used for improvements each and every year.

Contributions to the Hudson Community Improvement Fund may be sent to:

Golden Belt Community Foundation

1307 Williams Street

P.O. Box 1911

Great Bend, KS 67530

Contact the GBCF office at (620) 793-3000 or gbcf@goldenbeltcf.org for more information.

For years, our rural towns have lost population as youth migrate to urban areas. At the same time, the U.S entered a golden age of business growth and personal prosperity. Americans created, invested and multiplied unprecedented wealth. Real estate increased in value exponentially. Over the next 50 years, this capital — a conservative estimate of $598 billion in Kansas — will change hands.

In Stafford County alone, this averages to over $5.5 million each year that is transferred from one generation to the next. In many cases, that wealth – and support for communities – will leave the area forever.

But if just 5% of that were set aside in local endowments for our county it would add up to over $5.5 million by year 2028, and it would provide over $275,000 in revenue each and every year for local community causes.

Counties with aging populations will find the transfer of wealth is expected to peak and then start to decline over the next generation.

This is a call to action before the opportunity decreases over time.

Contact the Golden Belt Community Foundation for more information.

Hudson, Kansas, USA. It’s about leaving a legacy.

Hudson is the town that several people call HOME. It always has been and always will be.

For others, Hudson was a town where you spent a phase of your life. There were numerous memories made over the years that made you the person that you are today.

And for some people, Hudson is your heritage, where your family lived. You may have never lived in Hudson, but you feel a connection or bond and you know why Hudson, Kansas is special.

Then there are thousands of people who have touched Hudson with a visit, tour, surfed the internet or some how find this unique town and want to ‘leave a legacy’ as well.

You now have the opportunity to ‘leave your legacy’ in Hudson. There are numerous short term and long term projects that need YOUR support, so that Hudson’s legacy is not lost.

Please consider giving ‘back’ to Hudson and ‘leave your legacy’ for the future generations, that they might see and know Hudson, just like you!

Current Short Term projects:

Show Case in Hudson Community Hall for Hudson High School Memorabilia:

Cost will be based on the amount of memorabilia collected. Current projected cost for the memorabilia is about $1000.

Send donations to:

Sally Bauer, IQ Club

PO Box 39

Hudson, KS 67545

Ph. 620-458-3292

Hudson Park Improvements:

Next phase of improvements include

1) Purchasing a Merry-Go-Round and

2) Updating the landscaping.

Send donations to:

Mike Munz

Hudson Community Club Treasurer,

PO Box 13

Hudson, KS 67545

Ph. 620-458-3047

Continue to check back for updated projects…

Hudson is close to having an endowed fund which will generate money for projects in the future.

This brochure explains the charitable process and why this is so important to the future of Hudson. We need your help to make this endowment work!

Established 1887