Leave a gift in your Will

Making a Will is an important way to secure the future of your loved ones and to make known your wishes to those you leave behind. Leaving a gift in your Will (bequest), is a tremendous and thoughtful way of supporting the work of Motor Neurone Disease New South Wales Ltd. (MND NSW). It ensures that we can continue to support all those affected, be they the people living with MND or their loved ones, for it is estimated that for every person diagnosed with the disease another fourteen people will live with the consequences of MND forever.

The Blue Cornflower Society, named after the symbol of hope for people living with MND, has been formed to recognise benefactors, like Pamela, supporting the vital work of the MND NSW.

"I often wondered why John, the girls and I, never asked the questions; 'Why John, why us, why our family'? It was only looking back that I understood that with motor neurone disease the question is 'Why anyone'?

There are two other issues that need to be addressed. They are the appointing of an Enduring Guardian and giving someone your Power of Attorney.

Suggested wording for your bequest to Motor Neurone Disease New South Wales Ltd.

To make a Will, we strongly advise that you make an appointment with a solicitor or trustee company. However, there are five steps in preparing your Will.They are:

Your valuable gifts will form a key part of MND NSW’s long-term income and help us to continue to provide essential information, support and advice for people, like Lorrie, living with MND, their families and carers. It will also help us to continue the search for better treatments, and ultimately a cure, for MND.

Lorrie and Noel built their house in 1975 – a home that has been filled with laughter and tears. Perched high on a ridge north of Sydney, they look out over the beautiful Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.

MND NSW needs over $3 million every year to continue to provide services. Fifteen per cent of our income is recurrent funding from the NSW Government, meaning we rely on fundraising for nearly $2.5 million per annum.

When you originally wrote your Will, whether five or twenty five years ago, your life would have been different from what it is today. Perhaps others depended on you then more than they do now. Perhaps previously named beneficiaries have died or you have new additions to your family and new causes that you care about.

You can make an online enquiry or for additional information or questions about leaving a gift to MND NSW in your Will, please contact our office ph. 02 8877 0999 or Freecall 1800 777 175.

Download a copy of our Bequest Brochure