We are thankful for those who have made an estate gift to Compassion & Choices. Here are their stories.
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Couple Makes Legacy Gift Through a Bequest to Ensure Future Support
Peter and Barbara are longtime friends of Compassion & Choices and are dedicated supporters of compassionate right-to-die options. In addition to their years of giving and advocacy—including attending Lobby Days in Albany—Peter and Barbara have also included a bequest to Compassion & Choices in their estate plan to ensure their support of our mission continues beyond their lifetimes.
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Rhyena’s Gift to Inspire Intentional Living and Dying
Having worked as an artist, a filmmaker, an arts administrator, a teacher and a massage therapist, Rhyena is content in what she calls the “Third Act” of life in her roles as a board-certified holistic health and wellness coach and an end-of-life doula.
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Marcia's Gift Does a Little More
Marcia Strean grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and received her master’s degree in social work from Boston University in 1954. When her two grown sons were still very young, she and her late husband Herb moved to Teaneck, New Jersey, to raise their family. Now retired, Marcia ran Marine Associates, a Coast Guard licensing company, for 20 years.
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President & CEO and Her Husband Make Estate-Plan Gifts to Support Compassion & Choices’ Mission Beyond Their Lifetimes
Together with Kim Callinan's husband Earl Taylor II, Kim has made a life in community service. Investing in social-change philanthropy is important to Kim and Earl, so the couple has included Compassion & Choices in their estate plan. Kim named Compassion & Choices as a beneficiary of an IRA and a life insurance policy, and Earl named Compassion & Choices a beneficiary of his IRA. “The beneficiary designations were easy and quick to do,” Kim says, “and we can still benefit our loved ones—it’s a win-win.”
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Gift Disclosure
Planned giving donor and advocate Robert Raben of The Raben Group speaks with Compassion & Choices CEO Kim Callinan. Mr. Raben thanks advocates for making a planned gift. He further encourages donors to find a way to disclose their gift to Compassion & Choices. He explains that disclosing their planned gift will help Compassion & Choices plan its important work in promoting compassionate care and medical aid in dying for decades to come.
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A Planned Gift is the Gift Everyone Can Give
Robert C. Cheek donates annually to Compassion & Choices because he strongly believes in the organization and its cause—to let people decide for themselves how to die. And to maximize his giving, he also is leaving a planned gift that will be made after he dies. By donating both during the annual giving campaign and through planned giving, he can provide strong support for the organization.
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The CGA Planned Giving Vehicle Achieves Two Key Goals
Margot Mazeau explains how she came to the U.S. after World War II as an exchange student. Over her life, she has known several people who would have benefited greatly by the efforts of Compassion & Choices around end-of-life choices. As she learned more about its important work, she wanted to support Compassion & Choices financially. The CGA planned giving vehicle achieves two key goals: to provide income to live on during her lifetime and to support the work of Compassion & Choices.
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