Bequest giving

The Florence Nightingale Society

When you let us know that you have left a gift for Emerge Australia in your will, we will make you a member of the Florence Nightingale Society.

As a member of the Society we will send you:

an Emerge Australia lapel pin
a framed certificate in recognition of your support

We will also record your name in a perpetual Bequest Book, which will be displayed in our office.

Your legacy can help people with ME/CFS

In making your will, you may wish to consider a gift to Emerge Australia, enabling us to help people with ME/CFS and their families at a time when they are hurting and experiencing difficulties.

Sharing what you have with others is one of life's greatest joys. A bequest to Emerge Australia also offers an opportunity to provide a lasting memorial to your generosity well into the future.

When you leave a gift in your will to Emerge Australia

Through a gift in your will, you help to ensure that Emerge Australia's vital work of support and advocacy can continue for future generations.

At the very core of Emerge Australia is the belief that until a cure is found, people affected by ME/CFS can lead better lives by being understood and supported by the medical and wider community.

Our role is to make sure that anyone affected by ME/CFS has the access they need to the support, information and advocacy that empowers them to make their lives more liveable.

For your gift to Emerge Australia, we recommend the following wording for your legal advisor's consideration:

"I GIVE, FREE OF ALL DUTIES AND TAXES, the whole of my estate, or ______% of my estate, or the residue of my estate (or ___% of the residue of my estate), or the sum of $ _______, or my units/shares in ___________________ Trust/Ltd, or my real property situated at [insert street address], having the title reference _________________, to

Emerge Australia Inc, ABN 22 385 438 041

Ross House
247-251 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000

The receipt of the treasurer, secretary or public officer for the time being of Emerge Australia is an absolute discharge to my executor."

If you are considering including Emerge Australia in your will, please contact our InfoLine on (03) 9529 1344 or email us.

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