About LEAVE A LEGACY™ Month of May

May is National LEAVE A LEGACY™ Month! Join us in celebrating the many LEAVE A LEGACY™ activities taking place this month across your communities! Although some activities take place throughout the year, the majority of events and media campaigns take place specifically in May.

Below is a list of events and activities spearheaded by our local LEAVE A LEGACY™ programs in 2011 - all of which have been funded with grant money received from our National Development Sponsor, Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life.

Don’t forget to check out our Events page for information on activities in your area!

LEAVE A LEGACY™ Month of May Events - 2011

Windsor-Essex LEAVE A LEGACY™

16-page tabloid in the Windsor Life Magazine LEAVE A LEGACY™ lunch event Bus advertising, billboards and radio ads

Saskatchewan South (Regina) LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

Aired television PSAs locally throughout the year. Ads in the Regina Leader-Post Hosted a local event.

GTA LEAVE A LEGACY™ Community Outreach Committee

Hosted their second library series, which is open to the public at large. The sessions introduced new ideas for giving to encourage philanthropic giving.

Waterloo-Wellington LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

Created 125 binders containing information on LEAVE A LEGACY™ which were distributed to local Professional Advisors.

Saskatchewan North LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

Published a series of print advertisements in the Saskatoon Sun.

London and Region LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

30 page supplement to the London Free Press, bus ad campaign, local event.

Greater Vancouver LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

LEAVE A LEGACY™ partnership campaign and media campaign LEAVE A LEGACY™ Public Forums

Temiskaming LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

Hosted presentation on Wills, Power of Attorney’s, estate planning etc. Donor Stories

Ottawa LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

Strategic marketing and communication plan

Manitoba LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

Advertising in community newspapers

Prince Edward Island LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

Hosted educational sessions on LEAVE A LEGACY™ for allied professionals.

Chatham-Kent LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

LEAVE A LEGACY™ supplement in the Chatham Daily News and Chatham This week.

Southern Alberta LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

Transit ad campaign Hosted a Charitable Planned Giving 101 event

Lethbridge LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

Hosted a Planned Giving 101 session

Prince Albert LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

Media campaign Local events: LEAVE A LEGACY™ Luncheon with Chamber of Commerce (Les Pavelik) & Planned Giving Workshop (Laurent Fournier, Jim Traves and Rob Dalziel)

Greater Victoria LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

Public outreach to draw attention to LEAVE A LEGACY™ and bequest giving Promoted 2012 CAGP Conference in Victoria

Nova Scotia LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

Television and newspaper Placed banners in high traffic areas around the province

Newfoundland LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

30 second radio ad on VOCM and K-Rock LEAVE A LEGACY™ ad in the Newfoundland Bar Association newsletters Hosted a full-day professional development event with Fraser Green, philanthropy expert, and author of "Iceberg Philanthropy".

The Niagara/Golden Horseshoe LEAVE A LEGACY™ Committee

Hosted a free annual event for the community