How do I leave a legacy to Door of Hope?
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Some people like to remember Door of Hope's projects among destitute children by leaving a legacy. It is a superb way of guaranteeing that DOH's humanitarian objectives carry on. The following guidelines may be of assistance to you.
- Contact your solicitor. It is important that professional advise is obtained when making out a will. Your will must be legally correct for it is the expression of your wishes. If you do not have a solicitor, the best means of obtaining one is to look in the Yellow Pages.
- List your assests and what their value is. Your assests include your savings, your house, insurance policies and personal valuables, etc.
- Think about who you wish to benefit from your Will and how you would like your assests (as mentioned above) to be distributed. Your family, friends, etc, will undoubtedly be at the top of your list. If you would like Door of Hope to benefit from your Will, think about how much you would like to leave to the organisation.
- You will need an executor. Someone to ensure that your wishes are carefully carried out. The person can be a member of your family, a friend, or your solicitor.
- It would be helpful to contact your solicitor in order to discuss these plans. You will be given helpful advise on the tax implications on leaving legacies to family, friends, or charities like Door of Hope.
On choosing to leave a legacy to Door of Hope.
Kindly note that the folowing details will be required by your advisor when you make or change your will.
ECL Door of Hope,
P.O. Box 60,
Battle,
East Sussex, TN33 0WW.
Registered Charity No: 1083260.
How your legacy will be used by Door of Hope.
It will be used to bring to bring practical humanitarian help, a sense of worth, a code of Christian and moral values to very poor and disadvantaged children in the Ukraine, Bulgaria and Latvia. Where the needs are greatest, sums of money will be used wisely and to the best of our ability.
By leaving a legacy to Door of Hope you will help in bringing hope to the hopeless and help to the helpless. To the lives of deprived, vulnerable children existing in extremely poor conditions, right on our doorstep - under three hours air travel away from where we live.
If you would like further details on legacies or would like to talk to someone, you can email or call 01424870836. You can rest assured that Door of Hope will retain any information that you choose to give in strictest confidence.
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