Leaving a Legacy: Why one donor chooses to give

For information on Legacy giving, contact Jackie Jones at jjones@unicef.ca or visit uniceflegacy.ca.

“My efforts will bear fruit”

Mary Lynn Lalonde works in Geneva, Switzerland as Engagement Manager for UNICEF. As she describes it “Unbelievably, for this northern Ontario girls, I get to spend days sharing stories about UNICEF”s life-saving and life-changing work. It’s the best job in the world.”

In her role, Mary Lynn has spent days at the bedsides of children recovering from severe acute malnutrition in Mauritania, as they develop back to full health. She’s watched bright-eyed little girls and boys open their minds, along with their new UNICEF-provided schoolbooks in rural schools in Zimbabwe. She’s comforted mothers and babies in refugee camps, and accompanied health workers on massive vaccination campaigns, to hopefully bring about the end of polio in her lifetime.

As she grew a little bit older and began to think about what her gift for future generations can be, Mary Lynn decided to become a legacy supporter to UNICEF Canada.

“Some people think leaving a gift in their Will is about death and loss. For me it’s the exact opposite. It’s about how I will live on – paying forward to future generations the values that I hold dear.”

With you by our side, we’ll never give up

Donors like Mary Lynn – and you – help us to continue moving the world forward for children.

You can leave a lasting legacy in this world by supporting children caught up in conflict and disaster to have a chance at a new life.

We at UNICEF have been doing this life-saving work in more than 190 countries for the past 70 years. With your support, we can keep doing it, keep saving lives, and keep reaching our goals.

By leaving a legacy gift, you can leave a lasting impact on this world. You will be directly helping vulnerable children succeed in life – a chance they might never have if it weren’t for UNICEF and our generous donors.

You can change the world for children

You can leave an enduring legacy for children by making any of these 5 simple choices:

1. Add UNICEF Canada as a beneficiary in your Will;
2. Make a gift of appreciated securities to take advantage of tax savings by eliminating tax on any capital gains realized on your investment;
3. Designate UNICEF Canada as one of the beneficiaries or alternate beneficiary of your RRSP/RRIF, pension plan or TFSA;
4. Designate UNICEF Canada as a beneficiary of an existing life insurance policy that your family no longer needs.

For information on Legacy giving, contact Jackie Jones at jjones@unicef.ca or visit uniceflegacy.ca.