Colostomy UK is set for a funding boost to help safeguard the future of the charity, after they confirmed that they have partnered with a specialist will-writing service to offer Free Wills to their supporters.
The charity provides vital information and support for people living with stomas nationwide (a stoma is an opening in the abdomen surgically created to divert the flow of urine or faeces into an externally-mounted bag, in cases where the bowel and/or bladder are damaged as a result of disease or trauma).
They have teamed up with Free Wills in the hope that their supporters will take advantage of the opportunity to draw up their own personalised wills for free, while choosing to leave a legacy gift to support future generations of people living with stomas (although there is no obligation to do so). Colostomy UK’s Chair, Mandi Laing, hopes that this partnership will raise some much-needed extra funding and said;
“It is no secret that as times get tighter and more challenging, charities are struggling to raise funds which arguably are needed now more than ever. We have so many fantastic supporters, and when we heard about the opportunity to offer them a Free Wills service, we jumped at the chance to give them access to this excellent service, while also giving our funding a boost via legacy donations, which will help to ensure that we can adapt and respond to the needs of future generations of people living with stomas”.
Carl Christensen, MD at FreeWills.co.uk said:
“The subject of Wills is seldom spoken about, and we hope we can continue to highlight the need for everyone to have a Will and, at the same time, help raise funds for Colostomy UK. It is fantastic to be able to give something back to such a well deserving cause. We wish them all the best with their funding endeavours and hope to play a small part in helping them to generate further donations.”
