b'Heres how you can help Each year our community make donations that make it possible for us to provide care, free of charge, for hundreds of patients and families across Furness and South Lakes. We are eternally grateful for every single penny that comes in. Here are a few of the ways you can help ensure we provide that same level of expert care for ever. Regular givingOur Events Donating regularly, whether that be monthly, quarterly orEvery year hundreds of people take part in fundraising events yearly, helps protect the future of our hospice. Our currentfor St Marys Hospice. There are ones that we run year in, year appeal is called Sponsoranurse (the name changesout, like our Walk to Remember and our night time mountain occasionally). treks (this year were going up Blencathra!), as well as newer events that have proved really popular, like Everest basecamp When you sign up to make a regular donationexpedition and our Skydive for St Marys. Did you know thatwhich can even be just the equivalent of atwo of this years participants, Dr Sylvia Wood and Bridget cup of coee or a pint of beer each monthitChaplin, who were 88 and 81 respectively, only found out allows us to forecast the level of income weabout the SkyDive after reading last years edition of this very can expect. This ability to forecast enables usmagazine? So, if youre a thrill seeker, however young or old, to plan our spending more robustly, meaning we can take onmaybe you could be next? new services and sta them, with a degree of certainty that well have the income to cover the expenditure. Find out more through the QR code how you can become a regular giver!Legacy giving A gift in your will is a way of continuing to make a positive impact on your community after youve died. It is also an increasingly popular way in which you can support your family and remember your favourite charities, because you can leave as little as 1% to us and still ensure your family is taken care of.Anything you give us, is guaranteed to be spent delivering care locally. There are even tax benets for those who inherit your estate.As well as our events, we also take part in local and national If your estate is liable to inheritance tax it is likely that you willevents. For example, were proud to have a huge team take save 400 for every 1000 you donate (this is a rough guide part in the Keswick to Barrow and Coniston to Barrow walks, please get professional advice if you think you may fall into thisand weve usually got spaces in events like the Rob Burrow category!)Marathon in Leeds, and the Great North Run on Tynesideall you have to do is raise the relevant minimum sponsorship (and Making a gift in your will is a joyful act which is life driven anddo the event, of course!) only death activatedand did you know, those who leave a gift to a charity in their will live, on average, eight years longerThese events are a guide and not an exhaustive list. You can do than those who dont.anything you want for St Marys Hospice (as long as its legal). Ever fancied playing in a 24 hour football match? Submerging One in every six patients at St Marys has their care paid for byyourself in icecold water every day for a month? Shaving o a gift someone left to us in their will, and every gift in a will,your hair? Or maybe cycling from Lands End to John OGroats? however large or small, really does make a dierence. WhatsAll of these have been done in our name in recent years. more, if youve already written a will, all you need to do is contact your solicitor and pass on our charity number (517738)The world is your oysterand if you let us know what youre to remember us in this way.See the advert for Legacy givingplanning we can usually promote your event on our social on page 25. media sites, helping you to raise even more. Continued on page 21 17'