HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011998 - 1998-222 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Declaring July 1995 as )
LEA VEA LEGACYMONYHin ) RESOLUTION NO. 98/i z 2
Contra Costa County }
WHEREAS, the Leave a Legacy project is a joint initiative of the Northern California
Planned Giving Council and the Silicon Valley Planned Giving Council working to promote
interest and participation in planned charitable giving through a will or estate plan; and
WHEREAS, civic clubs, community foundations, religious groups, artistic, cultural, health,
welfare, educational, and other non-Profit public benefit associations make extraordinary
contributions that enrich the everyday lives of citizens living in Contra Costa County, and these
organizations rely on the generosity of donors who make financial contributions to help support
their work; and
WHEREAS, fewer than 50% of Americans have a will or estate plan, and, of those who do,
less than 3% make plans to leave a financial legacy for their favorite causes or non-profit
organizations; and
WHEREAS, donors and their family members receive tremendous satisfaction from making tax-
deductible contributions to nonprofit organizations to help fund their favorite causes long after
they are gone; and
WHEREAS, our communities and heirs will benefit because it is easy, financially Prudent, and
personally rewarding to make a planned gift with the advice of the Project's financial advisors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors declares June 1998
as LEA VEA LEGACYMO177Hin Contra Costa County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON May 5, 1998, by a unanimous vote of the Board members
present.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the Minutes of
said Board of Supmdsors on the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this 5hday of May, 1998.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator.
By
Deputy Clerk
Introduced by Supervisor
.Mark DeSautnier, District IV