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When his high school football coach first mentioned Wabash College as a
possibility for a college football career, Rensselaer's Addrian Frederick
had never heard of it.
Fortunately Addrian and his mother, Sophie Duley, came to know Wabash well.
Lettering in three sports in high school (football, baseball, and
basketball) and being named a two-time All-Conference and First Team
All-Area selection, Addrian (#31) racked up eight tackles and played in all
ten games for the Little Giants in 2006 as a freshman defensive back.
As a sophomore, he made 12 tackles and played in nine games. Last year he
was named to the 2008 All-NCAC team.
Off the field Addrian majors in psychology and is a member of Beta Theta
Pi.
"Addrian loves the football program and just everything about Wabash," says
Sophie. "It's a perfect fit. Everybody knows each other, everybody is like
family, and the professors care about the kids' learning and want them to
do their best."
A medical transcriptionist, Sophie notes that multiple scholarships and one
loan made it possible for Addrian to attend Wabash.
"We never could have afforded Wabash without the scholarships," she notes.
"Addrian would have needed to get major loans and carry a lot of debt into
adult life. We're able to swing Wabash with the scholarships and what I
contribute."
Grateful for the generosity of others who made Addrian's education
possible, Sophie wanted to give back to Wabash herself. Because of her
tight budget, however, she couldn't afford an outright gift.
The solution came in the form of an insurance policy through her job. In
her will Sophie specifies that Wabash will receive a certain sum from the
policy after her death.
"I don't have the money to donate now," she says. "Thanks to the insurance
policy, I'll be able to donate to Wabash and a few of my favorite charities
when I'm gone."
Life insurance is one of the most effective ways to maximize giving to
Wabash. It is possible to make a significant future gift without giving
away assets that might be needed in the here and now.
Some good choices as charitable gifts are older policies that are no longer
needed to help survivors or those that will add to the size of a taxable
estate without providing much benefit to loved ones.
Sophie encourages others to join her in supporting Wabash.
