InTouch Magazine - Fall/Winter 1999

Leave a Legacy

Everyone leaves a legacy - through the memories left with children and grandchildren, friends, colleagues and other acquaintances. More and more, however, people are taking control of their legacies and actively shaping the way they want to be remembered. By examining what has been important in their lives, people often uncover how they would like to see their values perpetuated after they are gone.

Albert Einstein summarized it pretty well with, "Life is a gift, and if we agree to accept it, we must contribute in return. When we fail to contribute, we fail to adequately answer why we are here."

The Minnesota Planned Giving Council with its membership of nearly 400 profit and not-for-profit members has begun to jointly promote the message of giving through bequests and estate plans. Called Leave A Legacy Minnesota, the collaboration is not commercial, not tied to a specific cause, and not owned by anyone. It is educationally based to promote the message of giving through estate planning.

Talking about death and estates can be awkward and uncomfortable. Put into perspective, it is an opportunity to think about what's important during life and after it. What matters most is how priorities and values can be perpetuated. To have thought through all of this and to make decisions brings a tremendous peace of mind. Leave a Legacy Minnesota promotes that peace.

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