Grant Legacy Group opens its Upper East Side townhouse for a day of remembrance and quiet service—free and open to the public.

The day begins with the Morning of Honor, an interfaith memorial in the townhouse's main hall led by clergy from across the city's traditions. Families are invited to submit the names of loved ones lost, and each is read aloud. A bound Book of Remembrance will remain on permanent display in the lobby for families to visit year-round. A chamber ensemble performs throughout the morning.

Inside, Grant Legacy attorneys offer free estate-planning and will-drafting consultations, alongside a Protect Your Family trust-and-legacy workshop designed for New York's mix of old wealth and new earners. Tea and refreshments are served in the parlor.

At midday, Lila announces the Grant Legacy Foundation, seeded with a six-figure commitment to help cover funeral costs for families across the five boroughs who cannot afford a dignified goodbye, alongside a scholarship for city students pursuing law, business, or mortuary science.

"This city tests you," she tells the room, "and then it makes you. I intend to give something back to both."

She closes from the steps with the line that defines the work:

"We don't sell goodbyes. We protect legacies."