Legacy Giving

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Why Leave a Gift in Your Will

Picture yourself looking back on your life’s journey. What will you see? A tapestry of moments, woven together with threads of compassion, courage, and care for others. In each of these moments, you created the fabric of your legacy. How you will be remembered. How your values live on. How your story will be told.

Now imagine extending this legacy far into the future—long after you’re gone. You can do this when you write a gift into your Will for the Canadian Red Cross.

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Tools to Help Plan Your Gift

Choosing to include a gift in your Will can be a deeply personal decision.
A charitable bequest can be about reducing the final tax bill your estate will pay. Or, donating whatever is leftover after you’ve cared for loved ones to charity and not the government.

How to Leave a Gift in Your Will

Including a gift in your Will to charity is actually quite easy. However, the process and costs associated with Will-making may seem daunting.

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Join the Red Cross Legacy Circle

The Red Cross Legacy Circle is a special group of visionary Canadian Red Cross supporters representing the best of humanity. Legacy Circle members include the Red Cross in their Will to ensure compassion and care reach those who need it most, for generations to come...