Leaving a gift to Eastern Health in your Will
The decision to include a gift to Eastern Health in your Will is an important and very personal decision. Thank you for considering it.
How your bequest makes a difference
A gift to Eastern Health in your Will has the potential to save and enrich lives.
It can help fund:
- Ground-breaking medical research
- New technology and life-saving equipment
- Specialist programs and services
- Education, training and grants for staff
How to include Eastern Health in your Will
All gifts bequeathed to Eastern Health are highly valued. When considering your gift, we encourage you to explore the option that best suits you.
Whatever your decision, to ensure that your Will truly reflects your wishes, we strongly recommend that you seek the advice of a solicitor experienced in the preparation of Wills.
Correct name and address for supporters wishing to include a gift in their Will to Eastern Health
It is important that your Will contains the correct name and address for people wishing to include a gift to Eastern Health in their Will. The correct details are:
Eastern Health Foundation
Level 4, 5 Arnold Street
Box Hill Victoria 3128
ABN 68 223 819 017
Eastern Health includes Angliss Hospital, Box Hill Hospital, Healesville Hospital and Yarra Valley Health, Maroondah Hospital, Peter James Centre, Spectrum, Turning Point, Wantirna Health and Yarra Ranges Health.
Suggested wording for your Will
The following options are offered as a guide to how you can leave a gift to Eastern Health in your Will.
Unrestricted bequest:
“I bequeath (insert number) per cent of my residuary estate to Eastern Health ABN 68 223 819 017, Level 4, 5 Arnold Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128 to be used for its general purposes, and I further declare that the receipt of the Board Secretary, Chief Executive Officer or other proper officer of Eastern Health is sufficient release for the executor of my estate without seeing to the final distribution of funds.”
Specific purpose bequest:
(Please note, before specifying a gift to a particular purpose, it is important that you contact Eastern Health Foundation at 03 9895 4608 or email fundraising@easternhealth.org.au. This will ensure that your wishes can be met.)
“I bequeath (insert number) percent of my residuary estate to Eastern Health ABN 68 223 819 017, Level 4, 5 Arnold Street, Box Hill Victoria 3128 and I express the wish without creating a binding trust that the funds be used and applied for the purposes of ________ or if the purpose no longer exists then for a similar purpose at the discretion of Eastern Health. I further declare that the receipt of the Board Secretary, Chief Executive Officer or other proper officer of Eastern Health is sufficient release for the executor of my estate without seeing to the final distribution of funds”.
Free Wills booklet
Please contact Eastern Health Foundation on 03 9895 4608 to request a copy of our free Wills booklet.
For further information
Please do not hesitate to contact Eastern Health Foundation for a confidential discussion regarding leaving a gift to Eastern Health in your Will. Please call 03 9895 4608 or email fundraising@easternhealth.org.au
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