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December 15, 2014

2014 Charitable Gifting Deadline Fast Approaching

In Tax Planning

In order to ensure timely processing of your gifting directives, your friends at Coldstream request that you have all charitable gift requests for 2014 submitted to us by

Friday December, 19 2014

We wish you and yours a safe and healthy Holiday Season

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