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By helping us, you're helping hundreds of people every day in lots of ways. Thank you for helping to keep our service free to everyone who needs us.

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Help save and change lives for generations to come

Remember Wellington Free Ambulance with a gift in your Will

If you're considering leaving Wellington Free Ambulance a gift in your Will – thank you!

A gift left to Wellington Free is a really special way to leave your own personal legacy. You will help ensure that we can deliver on our commitment: to be there for the people of Greater Wellington and Wairarapa when they need us the most.

Gifts of all sizes have a profound impact. Through your heartfelt gift you will be making sure that your friends, family, and neighbours for generations to come will continue to have a free ambulance service.

Together, we can keep saving and changing lives free of charge now and into the future.

"For me it's important to pay it forward.  I want to support the amazing, selfless and caring paramedics who look after us with respect and care when we feel most vulnerable"  Steph - Bequest Donor 

Over the years, Steph has needed Wellington Free Ambulance a few times; to save a family member who was having a heart attack, to save her little girl who swallowed a coin and most recently when Steph experienced a sudden severe gallstone attack.

“It takes a really special person to be a paramedic and I will always be grateful that they were there to care for me at my weakest moment.  For me it's important to pay it forward. I know my donation will help save lives and provide care for someone else's child, parent or grandparent.  It might only be small, but it's given with enormous gratitude."

 

The impact of your gift

The impact of your gift

Each year we must fundraise around $8 million from the community to bridge the gap between funding from Government and the cost of keeping services free of charge to anyone in need.

This is no easy task, and we're humbled by the generosity and commitment of people like you, who share the belief in keeping the free in Wellington Free Ambulance.

The vital funds we receive from gifts in Wills help Wellington Free Ambulance buy life-saving equipment for our ambulances and rescue vehicles, and train our people to the highest standards, all ensuring we're able to respond when people need us.

You'll also support the future regional development of our stations and the introduction of new technology that continually improves our patient care, and ultimately saves and changes lives.

How to leave a gift in your Will

How to leave a gift in your Will

We recommend that you first discuss your plans with your loved ones.

If you decide to help us with our lifesaving work and leave Wellington Free Ambulance a gift in your Will, then the next step is to visit your solicitor or a trustee company to ensure your wishes are properly recorded.

View our quick guide to how to leave a gift in your Will.

Write your Will online

Write your Will online

We’ve partnered with Gathered Here, a trusted, safe and easy to use online Will writing platform to provide our wonderful supporters the opportunity to create a free online Will. 

Making an online Will is an easy and convenient option and through Gathered Here – you can write a Will safely and securely following their step-by-step process in less than 10 minutes. 

Gift in Wills enquiry form

Get in touch

Get in touch

Whether you’re making your first Will or updating an existing one, we're so grateful for your interest in remembering and supporting Wellington Free Ambulance beyond your lifetime. Whatever you decide, thank you for considering giving in your Will.

If you plan to leave a gift to Wellington Free Ambulance, we would love to hear from you. Not only would we like the opportunity to thank you personally, but we would also like to invite you to join our Legacy Circle – a group of like-minded supporters who have chosen to remember Wellington Free Ambulance in their Will.

Please email Amber to let us know of your gift. 

Contact the Gift in Will Manager - Amber 

Please get in touch if you have questions about leaving a gift in your Will and would like to chat. Rest assured that you are under no obligation and your intentions can change at anytime.

Phone: 04 498 9604
Mobile: 021 718 639
Email: [email protected]

 

"I look after Wellington Free Ambulance, because they look after me!"

Audrey’s 97 years have been filled with amazing adventures. She has some fantastic tales to tell, but woven throughout her story is one simple theme: helping others.

These days Audrey has needed the help of Wellington Free paramedics a number of times, following terrible pains in her chest, when she had pneumonia and when she had a fall resulting in a broken wrist.

“It’s a wonderful service – it’s free, if you need it it’s there, and you don’t need to worry. I am proud to have Wellington Free in my Will. I am a firm supporter, and that will never change.”

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You Rights & More info

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Your Rights

As our patient, and under the Health and Disability Commissioner’s Code of Rights, you have the right to:

  • Be treated with respect
  • Be fully informed
  • Freedom from discrimination, coercion, harassment and exploitation
  • dignity and independence
  • Services of an appropriate standard
  • Effective communication
  • Be fully informed
  • Make an informed choice and give informed consent
  • Support
  • Respect of teaching or research
  • Complain

If we don’t respect these, let us know and we’ll do everything we can to put it right.


Support in the process

If you need support or help with making a complaint, you can contact the office of the Health and Disability Commissioner and ask for an advocate.

www.hdc.org.nz
0800 555 050

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