Arthur Rank Hospice Charity’s Make a Will Month returns for a third year in October. Supported by community-focused local solicitors, the Charity is encouraging people to take the important step of making a Will. Participating solicitors donate their time and skills to complete a set number of appointments across the month and instead of the clients paying a fee to the solicitor, they are asked to make an appropriate donation to the Hospice.
Since the scheme first started in 2017, Miller Sands and Thomson Webb and Corfield have generously donated their time to the scheme. A spokesperson from Thomson Webb and Corfield, comments: "We gain access to a lot of potential clients who perhaps otherwise would not have used us. It’s not all about just making Wills: it introduces new clients to other legal services that they might want to have, then or in the future; or a friend might mention that they might like to make a Will and that leads to recommendations. It’s about getting us and our name out there and showing people that we are happy to help.”
Thomson Webb and Corfield also recognise that the scheme is of great benefit to the community they serve. By partnering with the Charity they are able to make a real difference: “We realise how many people have been touched by Arthur Rank Hospice. In fact, many of our, and our colleagues’, relatives have been cared for through its many services. We feel very passionate about supporting this scheme and giving back.”
The Hospice is widening the opportunity to further Solicitors, inviting them to become part of the scheme this Autumn.
If your firm would be interested and you would like to learn more about making a difference to those who need the Hospice’s support and your business, please visit arhc.org.uk/Makeawill or get in touch with Lucy Day (Gifts in Wills Officer, Arthur Rank Hospice): lucy.day@arhc.org.uk or 01223 675881.