THANK YOU TO OUR ANNUAL SPONSORS!

Co-hosted with Lower Fairfield County Estate Planning Council

CLE Credit Sponsor

EPCWC will be providing CLE credit for the October 21st dinner courtesy of our CLE sponsor, the Westchester Bar Association.

RSVP cutoff is 5PM Wednesday Oct 14th, 2026

Space permitting, late registrations may be accommodated through 5pm Monday Oct 19th, 2026.  Note we make no warranty that late registration will be available for any event. Late registrations shall require both a Late Fee of $25 AND a refundable registration deposit of $25.  Registration deposits are refunded within three business days as long as the registrant attends the meeting.

If your plans change and you can no longer attend, please email [email protected]. Cancellations must be made by 5PM 7 calendar days prior to the date of the event.  Cancellations made after this point (and no shows) will not be issued back the $25 deposit. 

Reservations are on a first come, first served basis. 

Seating is limited.

Free parking behind the restaurant.

Member Fee is $0 (+ $25 refundable deposit)
Non-Members are welcome; Non-Member Fee is $110 (+ $25 refundable deposit)

5:00-6:15 - Registration and Networking
6:15 – Buffet Dinner Served
6:30-7:30 – Opening Statements and Presentation
7:30-8:00 – Additional Networking

Enhancing Client Plans with Charitable Giving: Opportunities & Solutions through Community Foundations 

In this session, we will explore a variety of charitable giving strategies, highlighting the advantages and flexibility of working with community foundations. The goal is to help you help your clients develop plans that include meaningful support for the causes they care about in financially advantageous ways—whether during their lifetime or through their estate, all while keeping in mind recent changes to the tax laws. We’ll have a lively conversation, including practical takeaways to enhance planning discussions at year-end and at every phase of the planning process.

Speaker:

Audra Lewton, Esq.
Director of Planned Giving  
The New York Community Trust  

Audra Lewton is the Director of Planned Giving at The New York Community Trust, where she helps supporters create meaningful charitable legacies. An attorney with extensive experience in estate and philanthropic planning, she has counseled and collaborated with individuals, families, and charities on a wide range of matters. Audra began her career as an associate in the private client group at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. She then spent over a decade at Barnard College, where she served as Director of Gift and Estate Planning and Assistant General Counsel, before returning to private practice at Brick & Patel LLP, and later establishing her own law practice.

An active volunteer in her local community and a devoted team leader for the Lustgarten Foundation’s annual Long Island Walk for Pancreatic Cancer Research, she is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Long Island and the New York City Bar Association, having served on its Non-Profit Organizations Committee. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Philanthropic Planning Group of Greater New York. Audra earned a B.A. magna cum laude from Wellesley College and a J.D. cum laude from Cornell Law School, and is admitted to practice law in New York State.

CPA/CFP Continuing Education:

Pending Approval

Cost:

$0 MEMBERS (+ $25 Refundable Deposit)
$110 NON-MEMBERS (+ $25 Refundable Deposit)