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Keeping the Dream Alive for Future Generations Mennonite Central Committee
A donor-advised fund with variations
Providing in home technology and support for people with disabilities throughout BC
By Jacqueline Dagg, Manager, Donor Relations Vancity Community Foundation
604.326.0175 www.bcits.org
One thoughtful gift during your life can change the lives of thousands around the world. Gift a gift to MCC through your Will or other planned gift options. Please call Phil Schafran for confidential information.
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BREATHE LIFE INTO YOUR LEGACY
So Alex and Karen talked to a gift planner at Vancity Community Foundation. Together VanCity and the Curries established the framework for a charitable investment account, called a donor-advised fund, which was named the Currie/Baehr Fund. The Curries made an initial donation, prepared a brochure for the Fund, and sent it along with the invitation to their anniversary dinner party to family and friends as their initiative to launch the Fund. Their guests were supportive and generous and the Vancity Community Foundation’s first donor-advised fund was on its way. A donor-advised fund is a charitable fund created by a donor(s) that is named and held by a public charity, typically a community foundation. Donor-advised funds are a cost-effective alternative to the creation of and running of a private foundation. Donor-advised funds are controlled by the public charity but the donor recommends which charities can be granted to. Donations to the docontinued on page 17
In 1946, World War II Veterans returning from overseas service and suffering from tuberculosis started BC’s original TB Vets key return service. Through your Legacy Gifts, TB Vets has been providing British Columbian children and adults with respiratory equipment, research and education. To date, TB Vets has granted over $10 million. Help us continue that proud legacy.
To find out more contact us at: bequests@tbvets.org or 604-874-5626 www.tbvets.org Helping British Columbians breathe since 1946!
Surrey Hospice Society Companions for the Journey
We are rooted in the community of Surrey and we branch out to those in need, by providing social, emotional and spiritual support for individuals and their loved ones as they face life-ending illness, and we provide ongoing grief support programs and counselling for children, teens and adults. We believe no one should face a life-ending illness alone, and no one should be alone with their grief.
We offer companions for the journey.
Join us for ‘An Affair to Remember’ Saturday, November 13th, 2010
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Surrey Hospice Society's Fall Fundraiser for an evening of dinner and dancing at Eaglequest (Coyote Creek) Golf & Country Club Champagne reception 6-7 PM Dinner Buffet – 7 PM Entertainment by Abba Again Tickets: $95.00
Call for more information at (604) 543-7006 or visit our website at www.surreyhospice.com
In 1993, just prior to their 25th wedding anniversary, Alex and Karen Currie decided to celebrate the occasion by doing something to benefit their community rather than to receive well-meant gifts. They felt youth at risk, in their struggle to succeed and make decisions to change their lives, were more worthy of support than their accepting anniversary gifts from their guests.