Planning for the Future

What does it mean to Leave a Legacy?

Leaving a Legacy is the perfect way for you to be remembered.

Legacy gifts are essentially gifts for the future, or gifts of the future.    There are many forms of leaving a gift of tomorrow. Through Estate Planning - Bequests, RRSP's/RRIF's, Life Insurance Policy, Stocks, Shares, Bonds or Real Estate.

When it is time to act legally on your will, the executor of your estate will distribute these assets according to your final written wishes. Your gift is an important source of long-term funding. These gifts will provide a commitment of your on-going support that helps to keep the hospital’s future strong and secure.

Through the Sault Area Hospital Foundation's planned giving program, donors can provide the hospital with vital funding for such key priorities as:

1. Maintaining the ongoing need for new medical equipment and technology

2. Supporting with recruitment and retention of physicians and professional staff by providing the most up-to-date state-of-the art equipment
 

Leaving a personal legacy is a heartfelt expression of the values they stand for – a symbol of who they are and what they believe in. Indeed, legacy gifts are often used to create permanent tributes which honour and preserve the memory of the donor – or a loved one – forever.

This section outlines some of the ways you can make an effective gift as part of your estate planning. We hope you find this information helpful.