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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Health

‘Immeasurable’: why leaving a gift for charity in your will is a special way to support a cause that matters to you

Patient sitting at a hospital with an eye patch after surgery.
Bequests to the Fred Hollows Foundation have trained surgeons, nurses and health workers who have helped to restore sight. Photograph: Michael Amendolia

When Alison Smith told her children she was leaving a bequest to a charity in her will she faced no objection.

Alison Smith smiling on camera wearing a backpack with a city in her background.
Alison Smith Photograph: Alison Smith
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