Alvin H. Blitz, Chief Director of Gift Planning

Alvin H. Blitz, Esq., is Chief Director of Gift Planning for the Masonic Charities of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, which consist of the Masonic Villages, the Pennsylvania Masonic Youth Foundation, the Masonic Library and Museum of Pennsylvania and the Masonic Charities Fund. He is responsible for designing, planning and executing short and long-range fundraising programs for each of the Masonic Charities.

Prior to joining the Masonic Charities of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Mr. Blitz served as general counsel and director of gift planning for the American Heart Association since 1999, where he was responsible for the oversight and implementation of the planned giving and major gifts program for the Pennsylvania/Delaware region, including bequest administration and legal affairs. Before that, he worked as an attorney for the law firms of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, and Hetrick, Zaleski & Pierce.

Mr. Blitz holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Scranton, a master's degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Juris Doctorate from Dickinson School of Law.

He has been treasurer for the past 12 years for St. John's Episcopal Church, Carlisle, Pa.; was the past president of the Estate Planning Council of Central Pennsylvania and is a past board member of the Greater Philadelphia Planned Giving Council. He was a past speaker on the subject of estate administration at the National Committee on Planned Giving Annual Conference in 2003 and the Association of Fundraising Professionals International Conference in 2005.

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