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“Don’t forget us” says wildlife charity

Northumberland Wildlife Trust is urging members of the public to support Remember a Charity Week, which runs from 7 - 13 September.

The week long event aims to raise awareness of the importance of leaving legacies to favourite charities and to highlight the fact that charities rely on legacies to keep them going; in fact, 40,000 people write a Will every week, which suggests there will be as many as 250,000 people in the process of actively considering their Will at any one time.

It is a common myth that only the rich and famous leave money to charity when they die. This could not be further from the truth. The reality is that without the gifts left in wills, many charities, including Northumberland Wildlife Trust would struggle to continue their work.

The wildlife charity believes that wildlife is like music: you don’t need to know anything about it to enjoy it. Both wildlife and music evoke fond childhood memories, so imagine if future generations didn’t get the opportunity to share the same experiences.

Legacies, both large and small, have made a huge difference to the work of the Trust and donations of all sizes have helped it protect the Region’s natural treasures on many of its 60 nature reserves and in 2006 it was able to purchase an area of coastline at Cresswell, Druridge Bay as a new nature reserve.

A number of local solicitors have joined forces with the wildlife charity to offer percentage discounts throughout the year with Newcastle City Centre based Geoffrey Lurie Solicitors offering a free will in return for a £75 donation to the Trust. More details can be found at: http://www.nwt.org.uk/how-you-can-help/living-legacy/next-steps

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Sue Bishop .