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4 give Manitoba | JUNE 11, 2022 Enhance your legacy with a gift in your will to the Lung Association, Manitoba. Together we will help Manitobans breathe with ease! formerly the Society for Manitobans with Disabilities Planned gifts in support of Manitoba Possible don't just break down barriers, they eliminate them. Contact us to plan your gift today at (204) 975-3108 or foundation@manitobapossible.ca Professor plans to leave a legacy that will support students after her career at UM closes M usic has played an integral role in Laura Loewen's life since she decided she wanted to learn to play the piano at three years old. "As a young person, the sense of being able to create something so beautiful was a profound experience for me," she says. Loewen studied music in university and played as a freelance musician for many years before joining the Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba in 2002, where she now works as associate dean. Working at the university is the best of both worlds for Loewen since she not only gets to learn and grow as a musician but also give back to her community. "I'm passionate about music, and I've had these amazing teachers who have nurtured and mentored me, who passed what they learned to me for safe- keeping," she says. "And now I get to share that knowledge with my students who love music as much as I do." To continue giving back, Loewen joined the Isbister Legacy Society by designating the University of Manitoba as the beneficiary of her life insurance policy to fund a scholarship for students who love music and want to study here. As a recipient of scholarships throughout her schooling, Loewen knows firsthand how fantastic it feels to be supported since it allows students to focus solely on their studies and learn who they can be as musicians and as people. "I have devoted so much of my life to this faculty and believe so strongly in what it does," she says. "Giving a legacy gift feels to me like a continuation of my work as a professor because it won't stop just because I stop working here." The Isbister Legacy Society recognizes individuals who have informed the University of Manitoba that they have left a gift in their will or established another planned gift benefitting the university. Learn more at umanitoba.ca/giving