Back ST. LOUIS (Monday, June 10, 2002) – Marc Carmichael, JD, president of the Chicago-based R&R Newkirk Company, will speak on how charitable giving can provide better living during a planned giving seminar on Thursday, June 27 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Clayton Plaza. The seminar is hosted by the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter. To register for the seminar, contact Mary Segneri at 314-516-2783 or msegneri@redcrossstl.org. A $50.00 tax-deductible donation to the American Red Cross will help defray the cost of this seminar. Continuing education credits are available for bankers, CPAs, financial planners and insurance professionals. Carmichael’s lecture “Better Living through Charitable Giving – Gifts That Solve Problems for Clients” will address the following topics during the three hour seminar: • Charitable Deductions and Beyond • Special Gift Opportunities for Business Owners • Problem Solving Potential of Charitable Contributions – Case Studies • Planning with NIMCRUTS and FLIPCRUTS • New Developments in Charitable Gift Planning Carmichael is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Law and a member of the Indiana State Bar Association. He serves on the board of directors of the Chicago Planned Giving Council and was the 1998 President of the National Committee on Planned Giving. He has spoken at state bar association meetings and the National Conference on Financial Planning. Carmichael’s company, R&R Newkirk, publishes a variety of planned giving tools, including Charitable Tax Service, a four volume reference library on planned giving and charitable estate planning; The Advisor, a charitable estate planning newsletter; and the Federal Tax Pocket Guide for Advisors and Planners. About the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter Founded in 1917, the American Red Cross St. Louis Area Chapter provides emergency and preparedness assistance to more than 354,000 St. Louis-area residents each year. The Red Cross depends on the efforts of 14,700 volunteers and 150 staff to provide a wide range of community support services, including disaster relief, first aid and CPR training, water safety, adult daytime professional care, services to military personnel, assistance to homeless families, and support for blood services. The Chapter provides programs and services to St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County and Jefferson County in Missouri, as well as Monroe, St. Clair and part of Madison County in Illinois.

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