Include MAF in your will

Include MAF in your will

 

Thank you for checking out this important part of our ministry. Leaving a bequest to MAF through your Will is an excellent way of supporting this great work for God into the future – we like to call it a “Lifeline beyond your lifetime”. So important are bequests, that in many areas, one flight in six is made possible by this form of income.

We have produced a number of key resources to help as you weigh up the possibility of taking this step:

  • The new and enjoyable seven minute DVD Lifeline beyond your lifetime shows why bequests are such a vital way of supporting MAF’s aviation ministry. It comes in its own collectable package. You can also watch it here.
  • “Your guide to including MAF Australia in your will” is a no-nonsense information booklet that outlines all you need to know in order to make a bequest to MAF. Download it as a pdf here.
  • Using helpful categories, “Keeping your memories alive” enables you to summarise and record in one place details of your personal affairs in a 36 page booklet. It can also help you decide how your estate should be allocated.

Any or all of these resources are available free of charge by contacting us on Freecall 1800 650 169, or by email to maf@maf.org.au

          

 

Harry Hartwig Fellowship

We invite our bequestors to become members of the Harry Hartwig Fellowship, named in honour of MAF’s first pilot in Papua New Guinea. This is our way of recognising the very special contribution made by those who decide to leave part of their estate for the future use of MAF. It is anticipated that special events will be organised from time to time, to which Fellowship members will be invited. If you are already a MAF bequestor, and have not yet received an invitation to membership, please let us know.

More information on the Harry Hartwig Fellowship can be found here.

 

Suggested wording for a bequest to MAF Australia

“I,..............................give, devise and bequeath to MAF Australia (ABN 26 134 583 887) for its general purposes, free of all duties, the following: (whichever is applicable)

The sum of $................    

..............% of my estate

The residue, or..................% of the residue of my estate

Life insurance policy number.......................................    

Property situated at...................................................    

Other (details)..........................................................    
   
..............................................................................
   
and I direct that the receipt of the Chief Executive Officer, or other proper officer of MAF Australia shall be sufficient discharge to my executor for the bequest.”

The precise wording that you use in your Will should be finalised with the help of a solicitor to ensure that your exact wishes are conveyed.

(That wording can be downloaded here)