Would you like to help Epilepsy Bereaved carry on after you are gone?
Have you considered leaving a legacy to Epilepsy bereaved in your will?
Epilepsy Bereaved is striving to put an end to epilepsy deaths. Whilst we are doing everything we can today, we need to be confident that we can continue to fund cutting edge research into epilepsy deaths and disseminate that research so the next generation can benefit from it.
Please consider helping Epilepsy Bereaved by leaving a legacy to us.
Here to help you is Your Guide to Making a Will.
If you would like further information on legacies, then please contact out fundraising team on 01235 772850 or fundraising@epilepsybereaved.org.uk
You may also like to consider using Will Aid
You do not need to be rich to leave a legacy. Everyone who leaves a gift to Epilepsy Bereaved will be making a real difference to our work.
Please let us know if you have included Epilepsy Bereaved in your will, as this helps us plan for the future. If you would like to discuss this further then please contact Epilepsy Bereaved on 01235 772850 fundraising@epilepsybereaved.org.uk
If you haven’t made a will yet, you can do so online at http://www.thewillsite.co.uk/ or contact your local solicitor. We would always advise that you consider taking independent advice before drawing up or amending a will.
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Why I’m leaving a legacy
By Roger Scrivens
Becky
“When my wife Sandie and I lost our youngest daughter Becky (11) in May 2004 to SUDEP, our world fell apart. But, something inside keeps you going and something “outside” helped that process. The “outside” I speak of was Epilepsy Bereaved. The charity helped us through our darkest days and provided a cathartic channel along which we ventured, with trepidation at first and then wholeheartedly. We have attended charity gatherings and have been involved in many fund raising events in memory of Becky. Towards the end of 2009, I was invited to join the Charity’s Board of Trustees, an opportunity which I was delighted to accept.
We are all mortal and I decided some while ago that when I pass on, I wanted to leave a bequest to benefit the Charity. I have made sure that Epilepsy Bereaved are now included in my will. To me, it will be a tangible way of saying a final thank you to an organisation that has helped me continue my life following my saddest of days”.
It is a common myth that only the rich and famous leave money to charity when they die. This couldn’t be further from the truth. The reality is without the gifts left in wills by people like Roger, many charities like Epilepsy Bereaved wouldn’t even exist.
Thankfully 74% of the UK population support charities and when asked, 35% of people say they’d happily leave a gift in their will once family and friends had been provided for.
The problem is only 7% actually do.
That’s why, if we all leave some money in our wills for charity as well as our family, we can make a huge difference.
So, you don’t have to be rich and famous to make a contribution that can make a difference. We can all do something amazing for the world just by leaving a gift in our wills.
