Make a Will Month October 2020

to make a difference

Have your Will written in exchange for a donation to St Leonard’s Hospice Coated in anti-microbial emulsion. Safe to touch October is Make a Will Month

Have the Will to Make a Difference to Writing a Will... ensure St Leonard’s Hospice can keep • Makes your wishes known. Keeping your Will up to date gives you serving the local community in years peace of mind that the people and causes that matter to you will to come. be looked after in the way you want. • Helps your family and friends. A Will means your family and friends can administer your estate knowing that they are acting on your This year St Leonard’s Hospice’s Make a Will Month takes place in wishes. October, giving you the opportunity to have your Will written by a • Gives your assets to the people and causes you care about. local solicitor in exchange for a donation towards patient care at Without a Will that sets out your wishes, what happens to your St Leonard’s Hospice.* estate when you die will be decided by law. If you have written a Although it is possible to write a Will by yourself, it is highly advisable to Will, you keep control. use a solicitor to make sure that your Will is valid and that it properly • Can minimise inheritance tax. Having a Will may reduce the reflects your wishes. amount of inheritance tax that could be payable on your estate.

Have the Will to Make a Difference to ensure St Leonard’s Hospice can keep serving the local community in years to come. Last year the care we were able to provide to one in every four patients was funded through the generosity of people leaving gifts in Wills. There is no obligation as part of this scheme to leave a legacy gift to St Leonard’s Hospice in your Will. However, once you have provided for your loved ones any gift, of any size, will help to ensure St Leonard’s is able to carry on providing the best quality of care and support for our community in the future.

* Please note this is not a free Wills scheme and a donation must be made in to make exchange for your Will being written by one of the participating solicitors. a difference 2 3 To take part in St Leonard’s Make a Will Month...

Step 1 Choose a solicitor from the list in this leaflet and contact them to make an appointment to take place in October.

Appointments are limited, so please contact them as soon as possible to reserve your slot. to make a difference Don’t forget to mention St Leonard’s Make a Will Month.

Step 3 Have your Will written by the participating solicitor of your Step 2 Get everything ready. List your assets (property, possessions choice. and money) and the people and organisations you’d like to remember in your Will. This offer applies to standard Wills, mirror Wills and codicils only. If your Will is not standard, your solicitor will advise you You could download the guide from our website to help and agree a fee with you before proceeding. stleonardshospice.org.uk Complete the attached form and give it to your solicitor along with your donation. (To pay by card please phone the Fundraising Office on 01904 777 777)

Step 4 Relax, safe in the knowledge that you have put your affairs in order for you and your family.

Every donation you make will help to support local people facing life limiting illnesses.

A standard Will usually costs around £150 + VAT. The suggested donations for the St Leonard’s Make a Will Month are £90 for a single Will, £180 for a joint Will and £60 for a codicil. (A codicil is a supplement making a change or addition to an existing Will).

4 5 Participating solicitors Donation information Please complete this voucher and place it with your donation into the Firm Phone Address Contacts envelope which your solicitor will provide. Crombie 01904 624185 17-19 Clifford Street, Belinda-Jane Wilkinson York, YO1 9RJ Poulter Title Forename Surname Matthew Railton Address 01757 708957 6 Park Street, Selby Vaughan Lindley Postcode Elmhirst 01757 703895 Abbey Yard, Claire Morrow Parker Selby, YO8 4PX Chris Hudson Telephone Email

Where did you hear about Harlands 01904 655555 18 St Saviourgate, Dorothy Appleby Make a Will Month? York YO1 8NS Which solicitor did you use? Ison Harrison 01904 917985 23 Micklegate, York, Olivia Williams YO1 6JH Have you left a Gift in your Will to St Leonard’s Hospice? Yes No Prefer not to say Lupton 01904 561404 Stamford House, Ed Taylor (You are not obliged to tell us but letting us know gives us the Fawcett Piccadilly, York, Beth Pattison opportunity to say thank you) YO1 9PP Joanne Whitely

Method of Payment RG Law 01904 310336 3rd Floor, Donata Crossfield Donation amount: £90 £180 Other £ Stamford House, I would like to make my donation by: York, YO1 9PP Cheque or postal order (payable to St Leonard’s Hospice) Ware & Kay 01904 718000 Sentinel House, Sian Foster Cash Peasholme Green, Ian Fisher Credit/Debit Card (please phone the Fundraising Office on 01904 777 777) York, YO1 7PP Anna Roughley Bella O’Keeffe Communication Preferences We know you care about We need each individual’s consent to stay in touch. St Leonard’s Hospice and we’d Please fill in a form per person. If you need more forms, like to stay in touch with you as just call or email us 01904 777 777 or we build our future. However, [email protected]. we need your consent to do this. If you change your mind in the If you have any questions about how we look after your future, just let us know. information, or you wish to withdraw your consent, just call or email at the details above. You can view our FAQs and How can we contact you? Privacy Policy online at www.stleonardshospice.org.uk 6 All Post Email Text 7 Have the Will to make a difference St Leonard’s Hospice is proud to be part of the local community, supporting hundreds of families each year since 1985.

‘There are no words which could adequately describe the care both my husband and I (and our son) received from the angels (because that’s how I see them) at St Leonard’s. During the two weeks David was in the Hospice he said several times, “This is costing a lot. They need money here.” And this is why, since then, I have always been keen to support any fundraising efforts organised by St Leonard’s. It will be no surprise to anyone that alongside my family St Leonard’s is remembered in my Will.’ Barbara, Hospice supporter

Have the Will to Make a Difference to ensure St Leonard’s Hospice can keep serving the local community in years to come.

For further information please call 01904 777 777 [email protected] St Leonard’s Hospice, 185 Tadcaster Road, York YO24 1GL stleonardshospice.org.uk

St. Leonard’s Hospice, York is a registered charity, no. 509294 and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, no. 01451533