2021 VOL 1 NO 16
DIGITALLY DISTRIBUTED AUSTRALIA WIDE
Inside this Issue • PRINCE HARRY ACKNOWLEDGES STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FOR TWENTY YEARS. • TONY BONNER ‘WHAT A TIME WE ARE ALL IN’ Story & Recollections Courtesy of Tony Bonner AM
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These are some things to consider when drawing up your Will: Looking after your loved ones will no doubt be your highest priority. Think about who you want to include as beneficiaries of your
Estate –the it could be siblings, children, nieces Sometimes you just know you’ve found one . and nephews, grandchildren and close
Steph has never seen her wedding dress – or her husband Rob – but she knows they’re both perfect for her.
Growing up in a typical Australian household, Steph dreamt of one day getting married and having a home and a family of her own. The chance to travel the world with her future husband and children was her idea of perfection. Then at just 19, Steph was diagnosed with a rare retinal disease called Cone-Rod Dystrophy. Today Steph is one of over half a million Australians who have low vision or blindness. Luckily for Steph she is not alone. There’s a furry angel by her side.
When Steph met Rocky.
After battling through a rapid change in vision, Steph reached out to Guide Dogs for support. “I wasn’t too sure about it, but I went along for a half-day trial with a dog named Leo,” she says. “I started crying and thinking, ‘Oh my God, I can get my independence back.’ My fiancé Rob said he’d never
seen me walk so fast and freely until that day. It gave me so much confidence!” Steph immediately applied for a Guide Dog and soon a beautiful black Labrador trotted into her world. “Rocky and I clicked immediately,” Steph says. “He has changed my whole outlook on life. He’s been great not only for my independence, but for my mental health too. His companionship is incredible.”
A dream dress for a dream wedding.
There was one more obstacle Steph was anxious about: finding her dream wedding dress – without being able to see it. “I heard all these stories about people trying on wedding dresses and knowing it’s the one,” Steph says. “I was like, ‘That’s not going to happen to me.’ “I tried on about twelve dresses, but nothing felt right. In the end I took my brother’s choice and added an extra layer to the skirt – because I wanted the big princess wedding.
“When that big layer went on friends. with the beautiful satin belt just When choosing an Executor, think about who underneath the bust, I got goose would be ‘Oh capable of dealing with your affairs. bumps and I went, my God, this is the one.’ to be someone you trust, who is It needs “Being able to know that andand feelperhaps is not a business-minded it without seeing the dress was beneficiary in your Will. just incredible.”
You will need to think about the assets that Life-changing generosity. make up your Estate, who you want to have “If I hadn’t been matched with how they should be distributed (for Rocky, itthem wouldand have been harder to regain mya confidence. example, percentage of your Estate given I may not have met someone after specific beneficiary reaches a certain I love and hadathe wedding I’d age). Ifabout. you have a very complex Estate and always dreamt All of this is thanks to Guide Dogs and in an intricate manner, we wish to distribute the supporters who give to recommend that you seek professional legal Guide Dogs.” advice. Every single day, Australians just likeWhen Stephconsidering are told theygiving a gift to charity, will become blind. reflect on what is most important to you, the Every year, Guide Dogs legacy you would like to leave and the organisations across Australia charities you care about. This should help you change lives through breeding, raising and training remarkable make a decision you feel comfortable with. dogs, and by providing orientation and mobility support. This is all thanks to the generosity of Australians just like you and, in fact, a large part of the charity’s funding comes from people who leave a gift in their Will to Guide Dogs.
Include a Charity offers you: access to a database of solicitors, financial advisors and online Will-writing tools from Australia's leading online services. Access to our listing of over 100 charitable organisations who you can support. Tips on things you should consider before writing or amending your Will.
To find out how you can make your mark, visit the Include a Charity website
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You can help to change the lives of people like Steph.
Find out how leaving a gift in your Will to Guide Dogs can help change the lives of people living with low vision or blindness. Call us for a chat: NSW/ACT: (02) 9412 9339 Donna SA/NT: (08) 8203 8319 Zoe QLD: (07) 3869 5917 Renae
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Or, find out more online at guidedogs.com.au/get-involved/gifts-in-wills
What legacy will you leave?
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