Financial planner Joe Garrett of Garrett Robinson Investment in Carrollton believes in the power of West Georgia Community Foundation to make our community greater. In fact, Joe has personal knowledge of how easy it is to set up a fund at the Foundation. Following the tragic death of their son, the family established the Will Garrett Memorial Fund in 2017, which provides tuition scholarships for students at Oak Mountain Academy. “Not only was the fund easy to set up, it’s easy to make distributions. People easily can make tax-deductible donations,” he said. The majority of his clients have heard of the Foundation, but most people don’t know how it works and the benefits it can offer them. “Some believe the Community Foundation was developed for people who are super wealthy, but it’s for everyone who wants to outsource money management and liability,” Joe noted. “Nonprofit organizations and even churches can also benefit from having a fund there.” Joe noted that sometimes clients think they want to set up their own foundation. He tells them to first explore what the Community Foundation can do for them. “Clients often want help with financial planning following a life-changing event, whether good or bad. Often funds are created following the death of someone, similar to the fund we set up for my son,” Joe said. “We are all going to die someday, there’s a 100 percent chance of that, so why not do something to perpetually benefit our community? The Foundation can help you make sure you will continue to support things that are important to you.”