MARITIME CHARITIES TEAM UP TO PROMOTE BEQUESTS
By Adnews Staff
Over 90 charitable organizations in the three Maritime provinces have teamed up to encourage people to leave bequests to charities in their wills, insurance policies and estate plans. The group has organized Leave A Legacy Week, which will take place from Oct. 25 to 31. The event will feature public seminars, mall displays and a newspaper insert. In addition, there will be a 1-800 number so people can receive an information kit about bequests. Leave A Legacy is looking for sponsors for the event. Sponsorship costs range in price from $100 to $5,000. Sponsors will be mentioned in the newspaper insert, at seminars and on the group's Web site. With the higher level sponsorships, companies can sponsor a seminar and they will receive a link from the group's Web site to the company's site. The event, the mall displays and newspaper inserts were created by the steering committee of the Leave A Legacy group.