BEQUEST: A GIFT FOR THE FUTURE

Each of us wants to leave a gift for future generations. Your bequest to the Sierra Business Council accomplishes a greater good — the assurance that the Sierra’s incredible beauty will endure for the wonder and awe of people for years to come. It is your personal legacy — a triumph of smart planning and growth.

There are several ways you can make provisions for the future of this important work:

• Include a gift to the Sierra Business Council in your will.
• Name the Sierra Business Council as the beneficiary of a trust or other vehicle such as your retirement plan, insurance policy or bank account.

Options for your bequest to the Sierra Business Council:

• A specific dollar amount.
• A percentage of your estate's value
• Designation of all or part of your life insurance or retirement plan proceeds

To complete a gift for the future, please call to your attorney. Additionally, you’re welcome to change or enhance your choices at any time. We urge you to consult your attorney in preparing your will, however, the following language may be helpful in providing a bequest to the Sierra Business Council:

"I give, devise, bequeath to the Sierra Business Council, a nonprofit corporation organized and existing under the laws of California, and with current business address of 10116 Jibboom St., Truckee, CA 96161 _______ (specific dollar amount, property, or percentage) to be used for its general purposes in the name of innovative approaches to solutions that foster community vitality, environmental quality, economic prosperity, and social fairness in the Sierra Nevada.”