S p e c i a l F e a t u r e
You've left your mark.
Now leave your legacy.
Please consider a gift
to United Way of the
Lower Mainland in
your will.
Contact us for
more information
at 604. 294. 8929.
Celia Campos
celiac@uwlm.ca
Michelle Bernard
michelleb@uwlm.ca
or visit:
uwlm.ca/planned-giving
Charitable Registration No.
BN108160185 RR 0001
DATE
A P P R O VA L R E Q U I R E D
The enclosed proof is sent for your approval. We will not proceed with the job until the proof is returned.
D O N OT G I V E V E R B A L I N ST R U CT I O N S . C H E C K C A R E F U L LY !
Beyond this point we cannot accept responsibility for any errors. Alterations (other than typo-
graphical errors) will be charged extra. Mark proof "OK" or "OK with corrections" as the case may
be, signing your name so we may know that the proof reached the proper authority.
SIGNATURE OF APPROVAL
Children's Charity of BC. Its Variety Kids
Can campaign builds on the organization's
goal of stepping in where health care ends
to help kids with special needs. Launched
earlier this year, the campaign is geared
to attract more funding toward Variety's
core grant areas, with funds going towards
mobility programs, specialized therapies,
mental wellness, educational programs
and bursaries for learning disabilities,
plus lifesaving medical equipment and
supplies. The campaign was kicked o€ by
an initial $1 million donation by the Milan
and Maureen Ilich Foundation, with the
goal of $2.5 million raised.
Kristy Gill, executive director of
Variety, says: "There are more and more
children who have special needs with
parents who don't have the nances to
support them, and we need to step in."
The problem becomes apparent
when one learns that even simple devices
such as hearing aids aren't covered by
government care.
To fortify the services it provides,
Variety is seeking to expand its Legacy
Committee with as many as 10 volunteers
from the legal, estate nance, and
investment realms, to help educate
potential donors about the organization's
programs and ensure that their gifts have
the most benecial outcomes.
It should be noted that Variety's
current initiatives augment a consistent
history of making a di€erence to children
in need: launched in B.C. in 1966,
Variety has since 2010 distributed over
