Creating a Life-saving Legacy through your Estate Gift
Planning for the Future, Today
The Search Dog Foundation (SDF) established the Guardian Endowment Fund with gifts received in response to the deployment of our teams to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center tragedy. By including SDF in your estate planning, you will join our Founder, Wilma Melville, and nearly 400 other caring individuals who understand the significance of the canine-human bond in saving lives. The Guardian Endowment Fund ensures that SDF-trained teams will continue to be ready to respond in the wake of disasters for many years to come.
Already included us in your Estate Plans?
If you have already included SDF in your estate plan, THANK YOU! Please contact Director of Philanthropy Debra Roets at [email protected] or 888-4K9HERO so we may thank you directly and include you in special events and updates. There are benefits to being an SDF Guardian, and your willingness to be listed as a member of our Guardian Community (even anonymously) encourages others to follow your example.
Ready to join the SDF Guardian Community?
For more information on making an estate gift to SDF, please download a copy of our Legacy Packet, which includes more information about various types of estate gifts and a Letter of Intent to inform us of your plans. (The Letter of Intent is optional). If we can answer any questions, or to request mailed copies of our Estate materials, please contact Director of Philanthropy Debra Roets at [email protected] or 888-4K9HERO.
The simplest and most popular way to include SDF in your estate plans is through a bequest—designating a specific dollar amount, asset, or percentage of your estate to SDF in your will. If you already have a will, a codicil (amendment) can easily be added to include SDF as a beneficiary. A copy of our Bequest Form is available here, or can be mailed upon request. Simply fill it out, show it to your financial advisor or attorney, and mail it back to SDF.
The Scaife Family Foundation Guardian Glade at the NTC
Every Guardian is acknowledged and celebrated with their own engraved tile in the Scaife Family Foundation Guardian Glade at the National Training Center (NTC). It is dedicated to those who have made the Search Dog Foundation part of their personal legacy and was unveiled on September 11th, 2011.
