GIFTS IN WILLSLeave a Lasting Legacy

YOUR LEGACY

Leave a lasting gift and make a significant difference in the lives of those affected by illness and injury. Through your Will you can help

the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation continue your legacy far beyond your lifetime through the funding of life-saving equipment, patient

care programs, staff development, research and scholarships.

By choosing to include our Foundation in your Will, you’ll become a vital part of the lifesaving work and compassionate care of the Toowoomba Hospital, Baillie Henderson Hospital and Mt Lofty Heights Nursing Home.

You can make the life of a staff member a little easier, the day for a patient a little brighter and bring peace of mind to the loved ones of patients.

Your support, great or small, goes directly towards improving the quality of care, investing in the newest of equipment and advancement in treatments for the countless patients and families touched by our hospitals.

By naming the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation as a beneficiary in your Will, you can ensure that many generations to come are given the gift of the best possible chance for a healthier and happier life.

Alison Kennedy

CEO Toowoomba Hospital Foundation

ENERGY

Lachlan Miles has never let his condition get in the way of living his life to the fullest. With thanks to an incredible gift from our community we

can make sure he’s able to continue making the most of life closer to home.

Lachlan is no stranger to our Emergency Department and Ambulance crews. He suffers from a severe form of epilepsy meaning he can have several seizures a day and many trips to the Toowoomba Hospital every week.

Despite his ‘frequent flyer’ status, Lachlan has always kept a smile on his face and a wicked sense of humour. It was his bravery and spirited personality that inspired local mum Tess Bourke to do what she could to help the Miles family.

After hearing about the need for a special transmit-receive coil for the Hospital’s MRI machine, Tess sprang into action.

Thanks to her incredible donation, and that of WPM Sheet Metal Works Toowoomba, Lachlan and patients just like him with stimulators can now have their medical imaging done right here in Toowoomba.

“It means I don’t have to go to Brisbane on those long drives,” says Lachlan.

“It’s a lot more comfortable now as I know a lot of the hospital staff in Toowoomba, a lot more than Brisbane. It’s my hometown.”

Your legacy means we can lead the way in bringing vital life-saving equipment to the patients of our hospitals.

COLLABORATION

At the very core of our philosophy is a simple yet powerful motto, “we’ll get by with a little help from our mates”. Through your legacy we

can continue to make bigger and better impacts together.

The generosity of our mates helps give the gift of new and expanded services throughout our hospitals, like that of the Toowoomba Hospital Cardiac Investigations Unit.

With help from the Foundation, the Unit has been able to bring life-saving cardiac investigation technology previously not available in Toowoomba, to our patients. Their latest addition, a portable cardiovascular ultrasound machine, is bringing them one step closer to taking their services on the road.

Director of Cardiac Investigations Unit Feena Enfantie said the support of the Foundation and its mates means being able to keep vital services local, and treat more patients.

“Being able to provide our specialist cardiac services right across the Darling Downs is our ultimate goal and we wouldn’t have been able to realise this vision without the generous people who donated to our unit.”

With the generosity of our community we will continue to find new ways and opportunities to make a difference in the lives of the people touched by our hospitals, today, tomorrow, next year and for many more years to come.

EMPATHY

There’s no better legacy to leave than one of support, care and compassion. Your gift can make a world of difference to those who

need it the most, ensuring your memory lives on with future generations.

With your support we can help bring a smile to patients’ faces, comfort to a loved one, a welcome distraction to sick kids and support to people affected by illness and injury in our hospitals.

Whether it’s giving back to the medical staff who cared for you or a loved one, or paying it forward so that others may also benefit from the care you received, there are many incredible ways your legacy will transform people’s lives.

We are committed to caring for our community through all stages of their lives and ensuring that their quality of life is well looked after.

Thanks to the generosity of our community we’ve helped to enhance a range of family and patient care programs across our hospitals, from children’s health to aged care, through to mental health and cancer care.

We strongly believe in the compassion and care of people like you, in the power that showing and passing on these values can have on those around us. Your legacy gift can pass on the idea of caring for others and ensure the values you hold dear will live on.

OUR PROMISE

We understand that deciding to leave a gift in your Will is an extremely important and personal decision. That’s why no matter how great or

small, you can be assured that your legacy will be truly valued.

If you choose to include the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation in your Will it is extremely important to us that your gift is treated with the utmost care, sensitivity and respect. So, here is our promise to you:

• We care about and are committed to bettering healthcare in our region, however, we understand and recognise that your family and loved ones will always come first.

• We will always honour and respect your privacy. What you choose to give will be kept entirely confidential and we will only acknowledge your generosity if you are comfortable for us to do so.

• You have the absolute right to change your mind about leaving a gift to us and we will respect any and every decision you make.

• We will ensure that your gift will do the greatest good and have the greatest impact, and respect all your wishes on where, what and how you would like it to be used across our hospitals.

• You are under no obligation to tell us you’ve left a gift to the Foundation in your Will. If you do, we would love to say thank you and keep you updated about our events and the achievements of the Foundation and our supporters.

It is with this promise that you can be confident that your gift and wishes will be well looked after and respected, knowing that your legacy will continue to benefit those in need into the future.

WHY IT MATTERS

From funding state-of-the-art equipment, investing in staff training or improving the quality of care and service through patient programs, your gift matters. It matters because it’s saving lives, whether it’s your

children, grandchildren or the many generations to follow.

There will always be a need for good-quality healthcare and as our region continues to grow and the demand on our hospitals increases, it is our hope that the Foundation will continue to be there to support patients, their families and the hardworking medical staff.

Gifts in Wills ultimately ensures that the Foundation will be here for the long-term, supporting people through the hardest, happiest and saddest times of their lives.

Your impact of giving can make a difference to a cancer patient, a sick child or someone with a life-altering injury and will inspire the future successes of our hospitals and staff.

Not only is your legacy a vital source of funding but we can guarantee that 100% of your gift will go to where you nominate it to go, helping those who need it the most.

Your legacy is a gift that means the Foundation can keep training medical staff, funding better equipment and bringing vital and quality health care to our growing and diverse region for many years to come.

This is why your gift matters.

280,000the approximate number of people

living across our health service

4.9%the percentage of Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Islander people

17.5%the percentage of our population

who are over 65 years of age

90,000the square kilometres

we cover

32%the percentage of the population

who are obese

30.9%of the population are in the

lowest quintile for socioeconomic disadvantage

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How to leave a gift in your willAfter you have taken care of your loved ones in your Will, you may like to consider leaving a gift to the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation. There are many ways you can leave a gift:

A residual gift The remainder of your estate after specific gifts have been disbursed.

A percentage gift A percentage of either the residue or the entire estate.

A pecuniary gift A specific sum of money.

An asset gift Real estate, shares, bonds or other particular items of value.

Important information regarding Toowoomba Hospital FoundationToowoomba Hospital Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation providing support through

the provision of funds to the Toowoomba Hospital, Baillie Henderson Hospital and Mt Lofty Heights Nursing Home for equipment, staff development, research and scholarships.

Toowoomba Hospital Foundation (ABN 29 572 118 270) is a Public Benevolent Institution and an Income Tax Exempt Charity.

HELPFUL INFORMATION GENERAL ENQUIRIES

P 07 4616 6166 E stacey@toowoombahospitalfoundation.org.au

www.toowoombahospitalfoundation.org.au

Suggested wordingFor your convenience, we have provided a suggestion of wording. We advise you always contact your solicitor when writing a new Will or a codicil (amendment) to your existing Will.

I bequeath to the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation (ABN 29 572 118 270) in such a manner as Toowoomba Hospital Foundation may determine and I declare a general charitable intention, (the residue of my Estate); or the sum of (a specified sum); or my (specified items), free of all duties and taxes including, if any capital gains tax, and the receipt of the Chief Executive Officer or other authorised officer of the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation shall be sufficient discharge to my trustee(s) or executor(s).

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07 4616 6166

info@toowoombahospitalfoundation.org.au

Toowoomba Hospital Campus

Pechey St Entrance, South Toowoomba, QLD, 4350

www.toowoombahospitalfoundation.org.au