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Joe and Anna have been faithful supporters of their favorite organization, and believe it is important to support and encourage this charity.

Joe: Several years ago, Anna and I decided to become part of our favorite organization's mission. We believe that it is truly helping others. We think that it is important to partner with them to make a difference. For that reason, Anna and I have made gifts to the charity over the years to help others.

Anna: We wanted to do more than to just make gifts. Joe and I have been careful over the years and have accumulated some resources. We plan to be generous with family, but we also have the ability to be generous with charity.

After talking it over, we decided to leave a bequest in our will. Our attorney took the simple language available from the organization and included a nice bequest. We are delighted that we help enrich the lives of others by making this gift.

You also may want to make it easy and convenient to have a bequest included in your will. The language link below shows how a bequest can very easily be included in your will.

You might find it helpful to print this page and the bequest language. Please feel free to give this information to your attorney. If he or she has any questions, please contact us.

Click Here to review sample bequest language.

*Please note: The name and image above is representative of a typical donor and may or may not be an actual donor to our organization. Since your benefits may be different, you may want to click here to view a color example of your benefits.


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