A Bridge From this World to the Next

Dear Friend of Family & Life,

For many of us, our desire to protect life and support the vulnerable is a driving force in our lives. This urge to protect the lives of those who are unable to defend themselves is a noble manifestation of Christian charity. Our journey towards creating a Culture of Life is long and demanding and sometimes we can be distracted by temptations. But we can help ensure its success by extending our actions beyond the span of this life through the provision of a legacy.

A legacy can serve as a bridge between this life and the next which guarantees that our work in this world continues even after we have passed into the next. It is a profoundly practical expression of love and kindness for the unborn. The primary reason for making a Will is to provide for those close to you according to your wishes. It's one special way of letting family members and those causes dear to you know how much you care for them.

By remembering Family & Life, you will make a hugely inspirational, long-lasting and dignified mark on countless lives, lives which might otherwise be taken in acts of cruel barbarity and heinous disregard.

Please consider making a gift to Family & Life in your Will, thereby guaranteeing your desire to see a future filled with love and life.

Yours in Christ
David Manly
Director

Why Family & Life?

Family & Life doesn't believe in short-term temporary solutions - our work is driven by the need to bring about real and lasting change. This long-term view enables us to plan and build for the future. But our long-term committment needs your long-term support.

Let me give you five reasons for including Family & Life in your Will:

1. The more secure Family & Life becomes, the more babies will be saved from abortion and the stronger our abilities will be to establish a Culture of Life. A bequest is not just a symbolic act; it is a highly practical, lifechanging and intelligent way of creating a Culture of Life.
2. Our opponents are awash with money, some of which comes from your taxes. Unless we begin to match them pound for pound, euro for euro, it will be much harder to protect young people from deceiving pro-abortion propaganda, and from abortion itself.
3. Remembering Family & Life ensures that your legacy carries on your commitment to the pro-life cause, and continues to make a real difference for many years to come.
4. You will be making a hugely inspirational, longlasting, dignified and loving mark on countless lives.
5. God will reward you!

Eternal Friends Society

As a way of showing our deep gratitude for those supporters who decide to remember Family & Life in their Wills, we have set up the Eternal Friends Society.

Once a supporter indicates that they have included Family & Life in their Will, that supporter is enrolled in our Eternal Friends Society. The society is our special way of saying 'thank you' and of remembering the sacrifice you have made to defend unborn life.

Once enrolled, we remember your sacrifice in two ways:

On Life Day every year a special Mass is offered at Knock Shrine for, the intentions of these supporters and their families. On the anniversary of a supporter's death, a Mass is offered in Rome in thanksgiving for their life and their continued support of the unborn.

What Your Gift Could Do

€10,000 would pay for the printing of Life Day Novenas to be distributed every year for Life Day and storm heaven with a prayer to end abortion.

€50,000 would pay for the development of a new pro-life commercial for cinemas. A new commercial would build on the successful commercials of the previous ten years and reach millions of young people throughout the island of Ireland.

€150,000 would pay for three nationwide pro-life advertising campaigns at crucial moments when pro-abortion campaigners are attempting to sway public opinion. This would include billboards, bust stop and train advertising.

€500,000 would pay for two new school visitation teams to visit schools every day for five years. It would also enable us to set up a dedicated website to keep in contact with those students we encounter and to communicate the pro-life message to them while they are in college and/or when they eventually join the workforce.

€1,000,000 would help to develop an avalanche of new and exciting life saving projects for the next ten years which would include opening a dedicate pro-life pregnancy advice centre with the latest foetal ultrasound equipment.

More than anything, your gift helps 'futureproof' Family & Life's work to protect innocent babies. This means the daily financial pressures are relieved, thus enabling us to plan further ahead and spend more time devising new and innovative ways of saving babies, helping mothers and creating a Culture of Life.

Your legacy to Family & Life could begin a new chapter in our campaign to defend the innocent. A chapter where, for the first time, we could begin to match our opponents in terms of financial strength and long term project planning.

Please consider including Family & Life in your Will today!

3 Easy Ways to Leave a Legacy

1. A Specific Share of Your Estate
   Known as a "residuary legacy", a percentage of your estate is left to Family & Life after your family have been taken care of. A residuary legacy is the most beneficial form of legacy for Family & Life as it is a percentage; hence, as your estate increases in value, so too does your legacy to Family & Life.
2. A Specific Gift
   Known as a "specific gift", this is where you leave an item of jewellery, property, stocks, shares or other items.
3. A Specific Amount
   Known as a "pecuniary legacy", a specific sum of money is left to Family & Life. Remember, any gift small or large will help us in our life-saving work!