Should you care to remember us in your will please seek advice from your solicitor or contact Marlene O'Connor, CEO or the Fundraiser in confidence at (091) 381828.  Alternatively, you could request that instead of flowers people make a donation to Galway Simon Community.

"Your gift could help Galway Simon Community to develop and expand the level of service and care provided to those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the West of Ireland."

 

Making A Will

For many the idea of making a will is a turn off, but it is something we all need for the sake of our families and loved ones.  By making a will, you can provide for the people you love and help to make things easier for them after you are gone.  While you are drawing up your will and making provision for your loved ones, you can also take the opportunity to help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Your gift could help Galway Simon Community to develop and expand the level of service and care provided to those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the West of Ireland.

By making a bequest to Galway Simon Community you are giving life and dignity in a way that the benefits of your generosity will continue long into the future.

 

There are different types of bequests that you can make;

A Pecuniary Bequest This is a gift of a specific amount of money. Example: “I give to Galway Simon Community, of 10 Montpellier Terrace, The Crescent, Galway, registered charity number 8007 the sum of €…(in figures) and €…(in words) for the general purposes of the charity and I direct that a receipt of the Treasurer or other duly authorized officer of the charity shall be sufficient discharge for my executors”

A Residuary Bequest This is a gift of the residue or your estate, or share of the reside after other bequests to your family and friends have been made and all debts, taxes and expenses have been paid. Example: “I give devise and bequeath all (or share of) the residue of my estate to Galway Simon Community, of 10 Montpellier Terrace, The Crescent, Galway, registered charity number 8007 the sum of €___ (in figures) and €___ (in words) for the general purposes of the charity and I direct that the receipt(s) of the Treasurer or other duly authorized officer of the charity shall be sufficient discharge for my executors”

A Specific Request This is the gift of a particular item of value; this could include stocks, shares, proceeds of a life assurance policy, property, furniture, jewelry etc. Example: “I give devise and bequeath to Galway Simon Community, of 10 Montpellier Terrace, The Crescent, Galway, registered charity number 8007 my (description of the property) for the general purposes of the charity and I direct that a receipt of the Treasurer or other duly authorized officer of the charity shall be sufficient discharge for my executors”