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Solicitors willing to waiver a fee for Jospice donations
Northwest law firm, Brown Turner Ross are giving people in
Liverpool and Southport the opportunity to draw up their will and
have their fee benefit Jospice in the process.
The Jospice Will Week begins on Monday 10th May 2010, Brown Turner Ross will not retain a fee to anyone who has their will drawn during Jospice Will Week or makes an appointment during that week, and instead the fee they receive will be donated directly to Jospice.
Will Week is part of Jospice Week, which aims to raise funds and highlight the work of the hospice and its positive effects on the local community. Jospice is a local Liverpool charity which cares for local people and their families with terminal illnesses.
St Joseph's Hospice is a 25 bed hospice based in Thornton Liverpool, caring for terminally ill patients and their families. The charity was founded by Father Francis O'Leary MHM in 1962, and supports several clinics and hospices in Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras & Peru, that were opened under the charity's original name "Jospice International".
During Jospice Will Week, there is an open day on the Thursday 13th May at Jospice, which gives local people the opportunity to come along and have a look at what Jospice do, this allows for complete transparency with their work and breaks down any barriers which people may have, if they are scared to visit or do not know what to expect.
Lyndsey McHale, Partner at Brown Turner Ross said:
"I head up the Wills & Probate department at Brown Turner Ross and I love the opportunity to get involved with such amazing charities like Jospice, who can only continue to provide their crucial services through fundraising and donations. We want people to protect their assets and support a worthwhile cause at the same time. So, if you are thinking of drawing up your will soon, then come and see us during Jospice Will Week or call and book an appointment to have your will drawn during that week, the money you donate will be going to an extremely wonderful and much deserving local charity."
Pat Murphy, Director of Fundraising & Communications at Jospice said:
"Being a local charity means that we rely heavily on the kindness and generosity of local people and businesses, the Jospice Will Week aims to highlight the work we do here and the positive effects on the local community. The money that Brown Turner Ross raises will be a massive help to the continued growth and development of the centre. "
To book an appointment with Lyndsey McHale, please call 0151 236 2233 for those in Liverpool, or 01704 542 002 for those in Southport