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Planned Giving
You know right away, by the
brief pause, the noise in the
background and the sound of the
voice: “Hello. May I speak to Mr.
or Mrs....”
It’s a solicitor. For the
umpteenth time, somebody in
some far away call centre is interrupting
your dinner to ask you for
money.
Ugh.
Another version of the same
September 2008 • 52 • Fifty-Five Plus Magazine
thing happens at all sorts of
inopportune times. You’re in the
shower and you hear a knock on
the door. You’re in your bath
robe, enjoying the morning paper
and a cup of coffee, when the
doorbell rings. You’re dishing up
supper and the same thing happens.
It’s somebody asking for a
donation. The timing is enough
to drive you crazy.
Something similar takes place