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13/11/2009
RNLI receives £1 million gift in will |
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The Royal National Lifeboat Institute has received £1 million in a will donation.
John and Molly Brown were supporters of the charity and after Molly died in 2006 and John passed away this year, the money was bequeathed in Mr Brown's will, the Courier reports.
The couple had lived in their later years at Kinghorn in Scotland, where they would regularly see lifeboats going out on missions and Mr Brown occasionally helped with rescues in his own boat.
Legacy manager for the RNLI in Scotland Lindsay Aitken said: "Although six out of ten RNLI lifeboat launches are funded through gifts left in wills, it is rare to receive such a large bequest."
Those keen on making a charity donation via their legacy may wish to speak to a lawyer skilled in will writing to establish this.
Dying intestate would mean no money being given to charity, unless those who received some of it make a donation themselves.
Every year, the Treasury receives £18 million from the estates of people who die without a will, money that could have been left to loved ones instead, the Daily Mail noted this week.
Written by Anthony Dyson
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