Legacy of Compassion

Would you like to sustain your concern and care of rescue Chinese Cresteds long after you are gone? Participate in our “Legacy of Compassion” program and consider naming Crested Guardians, Inc. in your last will and testament; planned giving through your after-life directives will ensure that your caring and compassionate nature extends beyond living. The funds you bequeath will enable us to continue to carry on our mission of helping Chinese Cresteds in need, and you’ll have tremendous satisfaction in knowing that you will leave a Legacy of Compassion long after you are gone.

Providing for Crested Guardians, Inc. in your last will and testament is an easy way to support our mission on behalf of rescue Chinese Crested dogs. You may consult with your attorney to include a charitable bequest to Crested Guardians in your will, or you can draw up a codicil, which is an addendum that places new provisions into an existing will.

For any last will and testament, there are different kinds of bequests and specific language to indicate the precise direction of your final requests is generally required. Below are some of the more common types of bequests and recommended language to use in a will, which you can review with your attorney.

Specific Bequest
A specific bequest allows for the donation of a fixed gift in the form of a cash amount, and can be represented with the following example language: “I give, devise and bequeath to Crested Guardians, Inc., (www.crestedguardians.org) the sum of (insert dollar amount) to be used for its general purposes.”

Residuary Bequest
A residuary bequest allows for a percentage of your estate be donated, and can be represented with the following example language: “I give, devise and bequeath to Crested Guardians, Inc., (www.crestedguardians.org) all (insert percentage amount) of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, to be used for its general purposes.”

Contingency Bequest
A contingency (or conditional) bequest allows you to make a gift contingent on certain circumstances, and can be represented with the following example language: “If my wife/husband/partner/child should predecease me, I bequeath the sum of (insert dollar amount) to Crested Guardians, Inc. (www.crestedguardians.org) to be used for its general purposes.”

NOTE: Because the laws governing wills and bequests vary from state to state, Crested Guardians recommends that you consult with an attorney to create your will or codicil to ensure that it is legally binding.

Please contact us if you are interested in our Legacy of Compasssion program.

THE RAINBOW BRIDGE

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together…

- Author Unknown