So much more than friendship

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1 So much more thn friendship How to include Assistnce Dogs Austrli in your Will, nd build brighter future filled with love, friendship nd greter freedom for people with disbilities.

2 By leving gift in your Will to Assistnce Dogs Austrli, you will bring dogs nd people together in prtnerships tht re life-chnging. On behlf of the tem, thnk you so much for considering gift in your Will for Assistnce Dogs Austrli. It s the best wy to ensure your love of dogs nd your concern for vulnerble people will still be trnsforming lives long into the future. Your ill cn chnge lives. This booklet will show you how. Our Assistnce Dogs re s intelligent s they re loving. Their tireless efforts to brighten difficult lives is humbling. As is the compssion of our Will supporters. Together, they mke life-chnging tem. It would be privilege to welcome you on bord. Richrd Lord Top Dog, Assistnce Dogs Austrli

3 We re redy to help

4 Being nurse, I m used to cring for people nd looking fter them. And I think this is just nother wy of providing tht. When I pss on, I cn continue to help other people. Jne Brtlett pictured with Bernie (13 yers old), Coco (2 yers old), Buster (1 yer old) nd Bernice (3 months). 43-yer-old Jne Brtlett hs four beutiful Lbrdors nd loves them to bits. As nurse, Jne lso cres pssiontely bout the welfre of vulnerble people. Lil Lerner Pup So when the time cme to write her Will nd she chnced upon television progrm bout Assistnce Dogs Austrli, Jne knew exctly wht she wnted to do: I tlked to my prtner, nd told him tht including Assistnce Dogs Austrli in my Will ws wht I wnted to do. And then I went to lwyer nd she sorted it out. I feel relly hppy nd relly stisfied with the decision I mde.

5 Lur is shring her love round the whole fmily nd is mking rel difference in the house. She is such clming presence for Finn. Alison, mum to Finn who suffers from Angelmn s Syndrome. Life cn be chllenging for 11-yer-old Finn nd his fmily. He hs Angelmn s Syndrome, which mens he hs to del with intellectul nd mobility issues, sleep disorder nd hving no speech. Finn s disbilities mke it difficult for him to form reltionships with other children. But he dores his Assistnce Dog Lur, nd she dores him too. They re wonderful together. Lur s fur nd fluffy ers re gret ttrction for Finn to touch nd ply with. And Lur is even helping Finn to lern how to wlk, by guiding him gently round the yrd while he holds her led. Finn s mum Alison feels so thnkful for the love Lur hs brought into their home. Lur is constnt compnion for Finn, she sid. She s not just his dog. She s his best friend. Finn Lur

6 It tkes big herts to do this work. Puppies tired from ll tht trining

7 Assistnce Dogs hve lredy touched so mny Austrlins, but there is much more to be done. Assistnce Dogs Austrli ws lunched in 1996 by smll group of dog-lovers who believed expertly-trined Lbrdors nd Golden Retrievers hd the intelligence nd love to trnsform lives. They were proved right, nd tody, you ll find our Assistnce Dogs providing love, freedom nd friendship in the homes of gret mny people with disbilities cross Austrli. We re still smll chrity, but we re blessed with supporters who hve the biggest herts. It s your compssion tht will ensure the friendships we build dily will continue to trnsform lives for yers to come. When we go to the prk now, the kids tend to sy Wow, wht beutiful dog, insted of Look Mummy there s girl in wheelchir. He helps everyone in the community look beyond Isobel s disbility. Isobel s mum Ctherine tlking bout her dughter living with high level prplegi.

8 I just thought it ws mzing nd beutiful tht humn being could trin n niml to help people. Jennifer Jones, with eger trinee Wicket. Jennifer Jones still remembers the dy she first lerned bout Assistnce Dogs. There ws n rticle in her newspper bout dog who crried n oxygen tnk on his bck to help little girl with brething problems. It ws story of love nd loylty tht moved Jennifer to ters. So when the time cme for her to rewrite her Will, she told us tht she knew exctly wht she wnted to do: I sked myself, wht do my children need when I m gone? I wnted to give them nice memory of me. So when I sw the picture of tht little girl, I just thought tht ws the nswer. I rng up Assistnce Dogs Austrli, told them my intention nd sked them to send me the correct wording. Tht s wht they did. It ws so esy. Does someone need help? I cn help.

9 Brndi ws beutiful dog. Everyone who sw her hd smile on their fce. And I ve found tht Brndi helped to brek down the usul brriers, by lmost cting like cushion. Cmeron hd mny wonderful yers with Brndi. Cmeron Toomey ws ll set to be the next cptin of the Austrlin Lcrosse Tem. Two weeks before the Interntionl Gmes in 1996 he fell down stirwell nd becme qudriplegic. In hospitl, Cmeron herd bout Assistnce Dogs Austrli. Some months lter Brndi the Golden Retriever entered his life. skills gve Cmeron bck his independence. And tht in turn gve him bck some of the self-confidence he d lost fter his injury. Brndi pssed wy few yers go, but left behind much hppier nd more confident Cmeron. Tody, Cmeron is involved in lcrosse s coch something he d never hve dred drem possible before Brndi. Brndi ws trined to ssist Cmeron in more thn 50 mzing wys. From opening doors, to operting pedestrin crossings, Brndi s Cmeron Brndi

10 How will you remember Assistnce Dogs Austrli? There re three key wys you cn include Assistnce Dogs Austrli Limited in your Will: Residury Bequest A residury legcy is gift of percentge of the reminder of your estte fter ll your other wishes hve been fulfilled nd expenses met. Becuse the vlue of your gift will rise with infltion, it will be worth s much to us tomorrow s it is tody. Specific Bequest A specific legcy is gift of specific item of vlue. For exmple pinting or property. Pecuniry Bequest A pecuniry legcy is simply gift of specific mount of money. For exmple, $5,000. Plese be sure to discuss these options with solicitor. They ll ensure tht your loved ones nd the cuses you hold der benefit from your Will exctly s you would wish. I hope tht s nice nd cler

11 How to leve bequest Don t worry if you ve never mde Will, or hve no ide how to mend n existing one, our Bequest Officer is redy nd witing to help. Simply cll us on or emil us t: bequests@ssistncedogs.org.u. We d love to her from you. Writing bequest It s importnt to word your Will correctly to ensure your wishes re crried out exctly s you intend. The pproprite wording is below: I GIVE AND BEQUEATH: () The residue of my estte, or (b) A percentge of my estte, or (c) The specific sum of $, nd/or (d) Items from my estte. to ASSISTANCE DOGS AUSTRALIA LIMITED. ( the chrity ) for its generl purposes PROVIDED HOWEVER if t the dte of my deth the chrity hs: (i) Amlgmted with nother chritble institution or institutions, this legcy shll tke effect s if it hd been mde to the mlgmted institutions. (ii) Chnges its nme or constitution or both, this legcy shll tke effect s if it hd been mde to the mlgmted institution with either, or both the nme or constitution s ltered. (iii) Trnsferred ll its ssets to nother chritble institution, this legcy shll tke effect s if it hd been mde to the institution to which the ssets hve been trnsferred or, (iv) Cesed to exist, my trustees shll py legcy to such other chritble institution the object, which in the opinion of my trustees most resembles those of the chrity. (v) I DECLARE tht the receipt of the secretry or other proper officer for the time being of the institution to which the legcy should hve been pid nd pursunt () of this cluse shll be full dischrge for my trustees for the legcy, nor shll my trustees be bound to see to its ppliction.

12 For more informtion contct: Bequest Officer Assistnce Dogs Austrli Phone: Fx: Emil: Address: PO Box 503, Surry Hills NSW 2010 Website: ABN: Thnk you!