An eternal tribute

An eternal tribute

When a loved one dies we may find ourselves completely overwhelmed with the many decisions we have to make. Within this booklet, we hope you find both immediate and lasting ways to remember your loved one.

After losing a relative or friend, our thoughts often turn to how best to respect their wishes. Many people request donations in place of, or as well as, flowers at their funeral.

We can provide discreet collection envelopes, with a short declaration for donors to complete allowing the hospice to claim Gift Aid on their donations.

Gift Aid means we can claim an extra 25% on eligible donations - at no extra cost to the donor. St Richard’s can also provide an attractive collection tube, as pictured below, for donations free-of-charge if you would like one.

By giving in memory of their loved one, friends and family are helping provide dignity, care and compassion to patients and family members at St Richard’s Hospice.

Funeral collection donations If you decide to hold a collection in aid of the hospice at a funeral or celebration of life, please contact the Fundraising Team for support.

For any assistance call the Fundraising Team on 01905 958262 or email appeals@strichards.org.uk or visit www.strichards.org.uk/give-in-memory

Create a Forget-me-Not tribute page An online Muchloved tribute fund is easy to set up and allows you to remember and share precious memories of your loved one, whilst helping St Richard’s raise money to support free, specialist care.

The tribute page can be used in a number of ways: • To tell family and friends about the funeral, including the location and times. The online page can be shared via social media or email.

It also allows you to nominate

own personal message to be engraved on a leaf. This may be to remember or celebrate someone special or perhaps in recognition of a company or staff member. Each leaf will remain in place on the tree for one year starting from July or December.

After 12 months you can choose to renew your donation and keep the leaf on the tree or the hospice can send it back to you to keep and treasure forever.

Each year Donor Tree supporters will be invited to a reception at the hospice.

St Richard’s Hospice as the chosen charity for any donations and people can donate online wherever they are in the world.

• As an everlasting tribute you can add pictures, videos, music and stories to reflect on the life of a person special to you. The page can be public or private and can be shared with whoever you wish. You can use the page to make donations or for any future fundraising such as events or challenges you may undertake to raise money for the hospice in memory of your loved one over time.

Donor Tree The Donor Tree provides recognition of those who mean something special to you and also essential income for the hospice to fund our care in years to come. The tree has 456 elegant bronze, silver and gold effect leaves and takes pride of place in the hospice reception for all to see.

Visit www.strichards.org.uk/give-in-memory If you would like to use your tribute for the funeral, first click on the ‘Funeral Donations’ link and follow the easy steps. If you are looking to set up an everlasting tribute after the funeral please visit ‘online tribute pages’.

If you require any help or advice please do not hesitate to contact the Fundraising Team at the hospice on 01905 958262 or appeals@strichards.org.uk

After you have selected your leaf colour and donation amount, you can choose your

To make a donation and order your leaf online please visit www.strichards.org.uk/donortree As leaves are limited, any donation for a leaf is in addition to any funds already received and excludes donations from funeral collections or events.

Gifts in Wills Making a gift to St Richard’s in your Will is one of the most generous ways to support our charity. During our hospice history, gifts left in Wills have helped us expand and develop our care. There are many ways to leave a gift in your Will, while ensuring your family and loved ones are taken care of.

For more information, please visit: www.strichards.org.uk/gifts-in-wills

Lights of Love At the end of each year, St Richard’s holds its Lights of Love campaign – offering the community a chance to come together and remember loved ones. You can attend commemorative services held across south Worcestershire, while lights can be dedicated to friends and relatives on our Christmas tree at St Andrew’s Spire in Worcester.

To find out more, please visit: www.strichards.org.uk/lightsoflove

Regular giving Becoming a regular giver is one of the best ways of supporting the hospice and its continued work. Regular giving provides the hospice with a dependable income, which means you are helping us to plan

for our future – enabling us to continue supporting patients and their loved ones.

For more information about setting up a regular donation visit: www.strichards.org.uk/donate

Fundraising St Richard’s is dependent on voluntary donations to carry out our work and holds a range of events, appeals and challenges during the year. To see how you can get involved visit www.strichards.org.uk/events You may also like to organise your own fundraising event in memory of your loved one and we are very happy to help in any way we can.

For more information and a downloadable fundraising guide visit: www.strichards.org.uk/raise-funds or feel free to give the Fundraising Team a call on 01905 958262

Tree of Life In our hospice garden we have a tree where friends and relatives can hang a silver leaf in memory of a loved one. If you wish, the leaf can be engraved with a special message to your loved one and hung on the tree for 12 months, before it is returned to you. The hospice’s Chaplaincy Team can also arrange to hold a dedication service when you place your leaf on the Tree of Life.

To make a donation and to order your silver leaf online please visit. www.strichards.org.uk/tree-of-life

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If you would like further information, please do not hesitate to call the St Richard’s Fundraising Department on 01905 958262 or email appeals@strichards.org.uk

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2019