Monday, February 21, 2011 What is Your Legacy?
Over the past few weeks, both Jason and I have written on topics while trying to expand the meaning of estate planning to include planning for those intangible possessions that we all have. We’ve used the term “Family Wealth & Legacy Planning”. I truly believe in this concept. Just this weekend, my wife and I were watching some Oprah episodes that had been DVR’ed. One episode in particular touched me.
Oprah was interviewing Dani Johnson, a self-made millionaire who will appear on a new reality series called Secret Millionaire. The show takes some of America's most successful self-made millionaires and puts them in the country's poorest areas. The goal of the experiment is to find and ultimately reward the unsung heroes who hold these communities up. While Dani’s own personal story is compelling, it’s really a sister-act that Dani meets during the show.
Twin African-American sisters, Helen and Ellen, who are in their 80’s, started the Love Kitchen in 1986. Since that time, they have operated a food kitchen for those less fortunate. "Many of The Love Kitchen's recipients are the forgotten people, the gap people. At first, they see hope in our eyes, but we want them to see hope through their own eyes." - Helen Ashe
What a remarkable story…these sisters didn’t possess financial wealth, but think of the legacy that they will pass on. It certainly makes one think of their own legacy, and how one will be remembered. If you’d like to learn how to preserve your legacy, please contact BridgeBuilder today.
To see the rest of Helen and Ellen’s story, please click here.
Garrett Griffin |