Leave a Gift in your Will

A gift in your will is a gift that lives on.

We know from experience that most people would like to leave the world a little better off. It is a way of sharing assets - money, property or valuables - that you may need now but can spare for a worthy cause when you no longer need them. Gifts to Australian Diabetes Council are the backbone of finance for the good work done for people with diabetes.

Gifts enable us to continue our vital education and awareness programs and our financial support for diabetes research. It would be very difficult to continue expanding services for an ever-growing number of people with diabetes without them.

Contributing to Australian Diabetes Council means you are helping to improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians, by:

• Helping them to avoid diabetes;
• Helping them to learn how to live well with diabetes; and
• Ultimately, helping to cure diabetes.

Suggested wording for a gift in your Will to Australian Diabetes Council

Money Gift
“I give ………………………… dollars ($...................) to Australian Diabetes Council for its awareness, research, education and advocacy programs and I declare that the receipt of such amount by its Chief Executive, Treasurer or other authorised officer shall be sufficient discharge to my Executors.”

Specific Gift
“I give my ……………………………………………… (insert description of property) to Australian Diabetes Council for its awareness, research, education and advocacy programs and I declare that the receipt of such gift by its Chief Executive, Treasurer or other authorised officer shall be sufficient discharge to my Executors.”

Residuary Gift
“I give the residue of my estate to Australian Diabetes Council for its awareness, research, education and advocacy programs and I declare that the receipt of such share of the residue by its Chief Executive, Treasurer or other authorised officer shall be sufficient discharge to my Executors.”

Inform us of your gift
If you intend to leave a gift to Australian Diabetes Council in your Will or if you have already included us, we would really like to know so we can thank you personally. Informing us allows us to better plan for the future. Please be assured all information will be held in strict confidence and if you prefer to remain anonymous, we will of course respect your privacy.
Please contact us by:
emailing:  fundraising@australiandiabetescouncil.com or
calling Fabiola Mougios on 02 9552-9896.

Whether you inform us of your gift or not, we are very grateful to you for remembering Australian Diabetes Council in your Will. You will be making a great difference to those living with or at risk of diabetes in the future.
Thank you.

Solicitors
If your client chooses to leave a bequest to Australian Diabetes Council you can use our suggested Will wording.
Please contact us by:
emailing:  fundraising@australiandiabetescouncil.com or
calling Fabiola Mougios on 02 9552-9896.

Executors
If you are an Executor of a Will that includes Australian Diabetes Council please contact us by:
emailing:  fundraising@australiandiabetescouncil.com or
calling Fabiola Mougios on 02 9552-9896.

Giving in memory of a loved one
A special way to honour a loved one when they pass away is by offering family and friends the opportunity to make donations to Australian Diabetes Council to celebrate their life, instead of sending flowers. Your gifts will help us to support newly diagnosed people, educate about diabetes management and fund vital research.

How to organise donations in memory of your loved ones
The funeral director can organise this for you. They will contact us for a supply of special donation envelopes that will be available at the funeral. Alternatively, we can send these direct to a family member. We will send a letter and receipt to every person who make a donation In Memory.

An acknowledgment letter will be sent to the family, along with the names of the people who made a donation.

If you would like any more information about donations In Memory or setting up an online Tribute page, please call:
Fabiola Mougios on 02 9552-9896 or
email:  fundraising@australiandiabetescouncil.com