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Your legacy: bringing healing and hope
By remembering A Rocha in your will, you can help ensure that your savings continue to work for the care of God’s creation. Your gift would:
- Strengthen A Rocha’s Christian witness to God the creator.
- Help the conservation of important habitats and species.
- Bring people together in community for environmental education and action.
- Enable the cross-cultural exchange of ideas and skills, especially in places where resources for conservation and Christian witness are limited.
- Support A Rocha’s work in cooperation with other organizations and individuals who share the commitment to a sustainable world.
If you would like to discuss the best way your legacy can be used by A Rocha, we are always happy to have an informal and confidential chat.
Simple errors in wording can create confusion and delay in carrying out people’s wishes. It is important, for example, that A Rocha’s name and address are put properly into the will. For the convenience of a solicitor who may be helping you draw up a will, here are a few examples of useful and accurate wordings:
Legacy of all or part of net estate
‘I give to A Rocha International, Registered Charity Number 1136041, of 4th Floor, 49 St James’s Street, London, SW1A 1AH the residue (or % share of the residue) of my estate absolutely and I direct that: i) the proceeds may be used for the general purposes of A Rocha International and ii) a receipt signed by the Administrator for the time being or another duly authorized officer shall be a good and sufficient discharge to my executors.’
Fixed sum legacy
‘I give to A Rocha International, Registered Charity Number 1136041, of 4th Floor, 49 St James’s Street, London, SW1A 1AH the sum of ______ and I direct that: (i) such money be used for the general purposes of A Rocha International and (ii) a receipt signed by the Administrator for the time being or another duly authorized officer shall be a good and sufficient discharge to my executors.’
It is particularly helpful for A Rocha if gifts are given to general funds, as they can then be used wherever they are most needed. However, if you want to leave money to a particular project, please insert the following wording into either of the above instructions instead of (i):
(i) it is my wish (without imposing any legal restriction) that the bequest is used to help the A Rocha project in ______ provided that in the reasonable opinion of the International Trustees there is a need of such funds for that project at the time of my death and (ii) …
Donations in memory - instead of flowers
Many people would prefer to see donations made to their favourite charity in lieu of floral tributes. If this is stated in your will, the executors can make sure that your wishes are known. The following wording can be used:
‘I request my executor to ensure that instead of flowers at my funeral, donations are made to A Rocha International, Registered Charity Number 1136041, of 4th Floor, 49 St James’s Street, London, SW1A 1AH.’
If you would be happy to tell us that you have left a gift in your will, we would love to hear from you, as it will help us plan for the future and we would like to thank you. Of course, you are always free to change your mind. Email [email protected] or call us on 0300 770 1346