Please consider giving a gift to Karuna in your Will.
A bequest is a gift of personal property or real estate made through a Will. After providing for loved ones, many people choose to make a gift to a charity such as Karuna.
Having a current Will is the only way to ensure that your financial affairs will be settled exactly as you wish. Bequests enable Karuna support terminally ill people and their families. Bequests are a very worthwhile and meaningful way of showing you care.
It is simple to include a gift to Karuna in your WILL.
If you have an existing Will, you can add a codicil which allows you to make minor changes without making a completely new Will. If you do not currently have a Will, you can consult a solicitor, the Public Trustee, or use a kit.
The suggested wording is:
“I bequeath free of all duties and charges… (description of gift) to The Karuna Hospice Service Ltd, PO Box 2020 Windsor 4030 in the State of Queensland, for the general charitable purposes thereof and I declare that the receipt of the Secretary or Honorary Treasurer shall be sufficient discharge to my executors.”
Where it says ‘description of gift’ you could put for example…
…a proportion of your estate, (eg ‘half of my estate’)
…the residue of your estate after you look after family members,
…a specified sum of money, or specific items (such as investments, real estate, artwork or jewellery)
