{"id":4916,"date":"2023-10-05T16:04:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T16:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/?page_id=4916"},"modified":"2023-11-10T20:23:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T20:23:50","slug":"a-legacy-gift-in-your-will","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/a-legacy-gift-in-your-will\/","title":{"rendered":"A Legacy Gift in Your Will"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4916\" class=\"elementor elementor-4916\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2001014 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2001014\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-359de0b\" data-id=\"359de0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54abf32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"54abf32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><button id=\"listenButton1\" class=\"responsivevoice-button\" type=\"button\" value=\"Play\" title=\"ResponsiveVoice Tap to Start\/Stop Speech\"><span>&#128266; Listen to Post<\/span><\/button>\n        <script>\n            listenButton1.onclick = function(){\n                if(responsiveVoice.isPlaying()){\n                    responsiveVoice.cancel();\n                }else{\n                    responsiveVoice.speak(\"Legacy Gifts to the Canadian Council of the Blind A Legacy Gift in Your Will Different Ways to Create a Legacy Gift Creating Your Legacy Gift in 3 Easy Steps The 1944 Legacy Society A Legacy Gift in Your Will A gift in your will shows more than just foresight and careful planning; it reveals a lasting commitment to the Canadian Council of the Blind and a desire to make a difference beyond your lifetime.The Canadian Council of the Blind works to improve the quality of life for people with vision loss through awareness, peer mentoring, socializing, sports, advocacy, health promotion, and illness prevention.We cannot do it alone \u2013 we need your help. What to give? You can give a specific amount, a percentage, or the residue of your estate. You can bequeath real property or securities.Please join our partners by considering a legacy gift to the Canadian Council of the Blind \u2013 help build the future.Most legacy gifts are bequests: gifts established in someone\u2019s will. Such a gift would allow your estate to realize tax savings in the future. Usually, these gifts enable people to make a more substantial contribution than they could manage during their lifetime. That means a gift in your will would have a deep impact on the future of the Canadian Council of the Blind and those that we serve \u2013 in your local community and across Canada. What are your next steps? A Gift in Your Will (Bequest)Create a will that reflects your wishes. 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it reveals a lasting commitment to the Canadian Council of the Blind and a desire to make a difference beyond your lifetime.<\/span><\/p><\/div><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Canadian Council of the Blind works to improve the quality of life for people with vision loss through awareness, peer mentoring, socializing, sports, advocacy, health promotion, and illness prevention.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We cannot do it alone \u2013 we need your help.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2fb7bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2fb7bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to give?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55fc05c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55fc05c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can give a specific amount, a percentage, or the residue of your estate. You can bequeath real property or securities.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please join our partners by considering a legacy gift to the Canadian Council of the Blind \u2013 help build the future.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most legacy gifts are bequests: gifts established in someone\u2019s will. Such a gift would allow your estate to realize tax savings in the future. Usually, these gifts enable people to make a more substantial contribution than they could manage during their lifetime. That means a gift in your will would have a deep impact on the future of the Canadian Council of the Blind and those that we serve \u2013 in your local community and across Canada.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90261cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90261cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are your next steps? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365da48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"365da48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/a-gift-in-your-will-bequest#sample\">A Gift in Your Will (Bequest)<\/a>Create a will that reflects your wishes. You can make your bequest in honour or in memory of someone special.<\/li><li>If you already have a will and are considering a bequest to the Canadian Council of the Blind, the easiest and least expensive way to make a small change in your existing will is to add a codicil. The codicil will retain all the provisions of your will, except those that are modified by this addition.<\/li><li>Make an appointment with your lawyer to draft or revise your Will. Your lawyer will help you with the key information and details. The Canadian Council of the Blind has <a href=\"\/shaggy\/a-gift-in-your-will-bequest#sample\">sample wording<\/a> available to assist you and your lawyer.<\/li><li>Contact the Canadian Council of the Blind office to inform us of your gift to ensure we honour your gift intentions as you wish.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After first taking steps to ensure your loved ones and heirs are cared for through your estate, a bequest gift to the Canadian Council of the Blind can be a truly exceptional way to create a legacy for the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-727ee3f\" data-id=\"727ee3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b6f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9b6f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/keys-being-given.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4923\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/keys-being-given.png 375w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/keys-being-given-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72b6943 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72b6943\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70c940c\" data-id=\"70c940c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf9a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"baf9a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/different-ways-to-create-a-legacy-gift\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn about different ways to create a legacy gift.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legacy Gifts to the Canadian Council of the Blind A Legacy Gift in Your Will Different Ways to Create a Legacy Gift Creating Your Legacy Gift in 3 Easy Steps The 1944 Legacy Society A Legacy Gift in Your Will A gift in your will shows more than just foresight and careful planning; 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