Hang a bauble on our tree of memories
While Christmas can be a time for happiness and joyful memories, for many of us it is also a time of reflection; a moment to remember our loved ones who are no longer with us. Heart Research UK welcomes you to remember them with our Christmas appeal.
Many of you give to us because you have lost someone too soon. Your donations to us in their memory help us to ensure that, in the future, other families do not go through the same heartbreak.
This Christmas, our appeal centres around the tree of memories: a virtual tree which gives everyone the chance to pay tribute to lost loved ones or write messages of support to those currently fighting heart disease.
Click on the image below to add your message and to donate what you can to help us take on heart disease.
7 million people are currently living with heart disease, and all donations raised from this appeal will fund research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease to help keep the people we love around for longer.
Whether you have a personal connection with Heart Research UK or not, you can donate and write a message to help decorate our virtual Christmas tree with colourful baubles and lights. You can even add a picture of a loved one to celebrate their memory at this special time of year.
Many families now request that mourners make a donation to a chosen charity and this can often be done in lieu of flowers. Heart Research UK is here to make this as easy as possible for you at this very difficult time. This doesn’t mean that there won’t be any flowers at the funeral, just that floral tributes will be limited to immediate family, while others are invited to make a donation to Heart Research UK.
Most funeral directors are willing to collect donations for you, handling the administration of these gifts and making sure that they are passed to Heart Research UK. However, you may prefer to manage this yourself. We can help by providing cards or envelopes for the service plate collection, or by helping you to set up an online collection page. We will acknowledge each kind donation and let you know how much has been raised.
We are grateful to you for organising a funeral collection in support of Heart Research UK. We hope that your considerate tribute brings you and others comfort at this difficult time.
You can choose to arrange the collection yourself or you can ask the funeral director, a friend or relative to do it for you. You or the funeral director can order donation envelopes and a collection box from us below.
Please email development@heartresearch.org.uk and we can send you more details including what to do on the day, funeral cards and how to pay your donations in.
If you have already held a funeral collection. You can pay in your funeral collection money HERE
Please give us enough notice to get the cards to you in time for the funeral. We use second class postage so allow five working days for delivery from point of order.
Making an in memory donation is a special way to remember your loved one, making sure their memory lives on by helping to fund pioneering medical research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease.
Heart Research UK can set up a dedicated in memory fund in the name of your loved one, enabling you, your family and your friends to make donations which will always be in their name. This lasting tribute can be added to year after year to become a significant contribution to our work.
Alternatively, Heart Research UK works with ‘MuchLoved’, a registered charity that will help you to create a unique memorial website to commemorate the life of your loved one. It only takes a couple of minutes to set up and personalise and you can keep it online for 10 years without any charge. If you would like to create your own memorial website for a loved one and raise funds for Heart Research UK you can visit www.muchloved.com
To set up an In Memory Fund, please contact our friendly team on 0113 234 7474 or email development@heartresearch.org.uk
There are lots of different things you can do to fundraise in memory of your loved one:
– Set up an online donation page
– Organise an event and invite friends and family
– Fundraise on your own – you could take on a cycle or a running event. See our events
– Set up an In Memory Fund as a lasting tribute
You don’t need to organise a huge fundraising event to make an impact- every penny you raise from whatever you choose to do will help us fund pioneering medical research.
For more information, please call our fundraising team on 0113 234 7474 or email development@heartresearch.org.uk
