Donations and Bequests The Gift of Giving A Century of Giving Every year RSL LifeCare helps Australians in crisis. Demands on our services are still escalating. RSL LifeCare grew from a commitment to look after those that needed help. Donations and Bequests have played a huge part of RSL LifeCare’s history since 1911, when we ﬁrst began at Bare Island on Botany Bay. The need for services continues to grow with thousands of senior Australians looking to RSL LifeCare for assistance. RSL Life Care is ready to answer these needs and invites people to support us with a Donation or Bequest. Thank you for considering RSL LifeCare. Major Rod White.AM RFD (Retd). Chairman of RSL LifeCare Your Gift Your gift will help support some of the following initiatives: • No entry fees for people and in particular veterans without ﬁnancial means to enter aged care – over 40% of our residents in aged care are concessional. • Retirement living housing available for veterans and ﬁnancially disadvantaged people at no cost – over 25% of homes at RSL ANZAC Village are available on a concessional basis. • Funding of our research centre headed by our Professor of Ageing reviewing innovative ways of treatment and care to the aged. • Additional and state-of-the-art equipment including the latest in pressure area care, wound management and dementia care. Equipment purchases such as: • Shower Chair: $60 – help with additional equipment for our frail aged. • Wheelchair Comfort Cushions: $100 – Vital in helping manage ongoing pain and maintaining mobility. • Bed Rail Cushions: $180 – extra comfort and protection for a safe and restful sleep when people become confused or distressed. • Walker: $250 – Assistance with maintaining safe mobility and independence. • Commode Chair: $1,000 – Extra soft to help maintain skin care. • Pressure Relieving Mattress: $2,000 – Relief for those experiencing pressure ulcers or at high risk of developing sores and needing specialist care. • Electric Lo-Lo Beds: $3,000 – Safe and easy to use, these beds are the ultimate in safety for those who are confused or disoriented. A tax deductible receipt will be forwarded. Some families request that their loved one be commemorated through a memorial donation in lieu of ﬂowers. Funeral homes can be supplied with envelopes for donations to RSL LifeCare. Memorial donations may also be made by mail, telephone, or in person. Donations to RSL LifeCare may be made by: • Post: Attn: Penny Joy, PO Box 56 Narrabeen NSW 2011 • Phone: Penny Joy on (02) 8978 4285 • In person: Please talk to us! Bequests One important way you can help in the future is by including a Bequest in your Will. We ask people to consider putting RSL LifeCare in their Will so that we can continue to provide facilities and services to help people in their time of need. Whatever amount you bequeath be assured that it will be an enduring tribute to your generosity and concern for welfare. Bequests are often referred to as “the gift that never stops giving”. These gifts are generally used for capital development projects such as aged care facilities. RSL LifeCare is grateful to receive a speciﬁc bequest, your entire estate, or a small percentage. Our History RSL LifeCare is a charitable organisation that was formed in 1911 to provide care and service to war veterans. From small beginnings providing care and service to just a handful of war veterans, the organisation has grown to be one of the largest senior living services in Australia. Caring for 5000 people across Independent Living, Community Care, Assisted Living, Dementia and Nursing Home, we have developed an extensive range of services that fosters independence and provides social, clinical, emotional and spiritual support. Despite our growth and the passage of time, RSL LifeCare remains true to its original aim and mission – to provide a home of peace and security to senior Australians. Your Gift of Love and Life For more information please contact Penny Joy: • Phone: (02) 8978 4285 • Email: [email protected] • Post: Attn: Penny Joy, PO Box 56, Narrabeen NSW 2101 Thank you for your interest in RSL LifeCare’s important work. Care and support of our older community members is a true remembrance of who we are as Australians.