Remember Scouting in your Will

The night sky is clear and bright. You look up at the stars as you sit in front of the embers of a dying fire. The Scouts and other parents have turned in for the night, leaving you alone with your thoughts.

You have been with the Scouting program for a long time now. You’ve seen the difference it can make in the lives of boys and families. Your thoughts now turn to what Scouting would be like in the future. What it could be like.

The answer is as clear as the night sky itself. With thoughtful planning and a commitment to the future of Scouting – on your part and on the part of many other Scouting families – this great movement will continue to grow and flourish. One way you and your family can support your local council’s need for an endowment is to name the trust fund of the Cascade Pacific Council as a beneficiary in your will.

A bequest to your council’s endowment can take many forms. You can leave a specific item or amount of cash. You can leave a “residuary” gift, distributing to the council part of what’s left over after all your other bequests have been distributed. Or you may leave a percentage of your estate to Scouting.

If you feel that a bequest to Scouting would be beneficial to you and would like more information, please contact our council Endowment Director, Mike Egan, at 503.225.5779 or megan@cpcbsa.org. Also, look for more information on our national planned giving web site --- www.fsd.org. With a little planning and thought, you “will” be prepared.

Let us know how we can help.

Will your will be known?	PDF (855KB)
National BSA Foundation wills guide	PDF (2.4MB)
Samples of bequest clauses	Word Format (28KB)

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