A memorial service is due to be held for David Haines, a British aid worker who was killed by Islamist militants in Syria last month.
Mr Haines was murdered by the Islamic State (IS) group after spending more than a year as a hostage.
The service is being held in Perth, where the 44-year-old grew up.
Mr Haines' family said the event would be a celebration of his life, and asked for well-wishers to donate to the charity Hostage UK in lieu of flowers.
They also asked for those attending the service at Perth Congregational Church to wear brightly-coloured clothes.
Mr Haines's brother Michael will address family, friends and colleagues.
Michael Haines and the wife of Alan Henning, from Eccles, Greater Manchester, who was also killed by IS, have written a joint letter calling for "acts of unity" against IS militants.
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Hostage David Haines's brother Michael: David saw the whole world as his neighbour"
Both men were beheaded months after being kidnapped while on aid missions.
A book of condolence has opened in Perth for David Haines, a father-of-two, who was taken hostage in Syria while working for international relief agency Acted in March last year.
Mr Haines, who was born in Holderness in Yorkshire and raised in Perth, had previously done relief work in post-war Croatia, where he eventually settled with his second wife and four-year-old daughter, as well as working in Libya and South Sudan.
Primer Minister David Cameron condemned his death as an "act of pure evil", and his 17-year-old daughter Bethany called for IS to be "eradicated".
In the letter, Michael Haines and Barbara Henning condemn "those who seek to drive us apart" and urges all religions to find "a single act" in the coming weeks that "draws people together".
They said their loved ones had been delivering "vital humanitarian support to those who needed it most".
"Their desire to help was not driven by their religion, race or politics but by their humanity. David and Alan were never more alive than when helping to alleviate the suffering of others," they said.
"They gave their lives to this cause and we are incredibly proud of them."
'Hateful acts'The pair said they had come together to write the letter because "we will not allow the actions of a few people to undermine the unity of people of all faiths in our society".
Mr Haines and Mrs Henning said they had been "overwhelmed" by messages of support from within the UK and around the world.
Hundreds of people attended a memorial service for Mr Henning last week, while Prime Minister David Cameron this week said he would consider recognising the murdered aid worker with a national honour.
In a separate video message, Michael Haines said he wanted other families to understand that terrorism and extremism was not "something that happened to other people", adding: "It affects us all."
"Together we have the power to defeat the most hateful acts," he said.
He said his brother was an "ordinary guy from Perth who did extraordinary things".
"My brother's killers want to hurt all of us and stop us from believing in the very things that took David in conflict zones," he said.
"My brother didn't see nationalities or religions, he just saw other human beings in need of a little help to get by - or sometimes a lot of help to live to see another day.
"This is how my family will remember him," he added.
IS has killed two other Western hostages in the past two months - US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff - and is holding the British journalist John Cantlie, who has appeared in a series of propaganda videos.
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