Free Wills month – leave your lasting legacy
Write your free Will online
A simple step towards putting your wishes in place
There are some things in life that are easy to put off.
Writing a Will can be one of them.
But having a Will in place means the people you care about know what you want, and the things that matter to you are looked after.
As part of Wills Month, New Zealand Red Cross is offering you a free online Will through our trusted partner, Footprint.
It’s easy to get started anywhere, and the online process can take as little as 15 minutes.
The values that shaped a lifetime of giving
Sue Doris
For Sue Doris, generosity was something she learned by watching her parents. Growing up in Gisborne, she saw them quietly help people in need, welcoming refugee families and volunteering with Meals on Wheels.
Those values stayed with Sue throughout her life. She went on to work with children with disabilities and older people, and continued volunteering well into retirement.
When updating her Will, Sue decided to leave a gift to New Zealand Red Cross. For her, it was a natural way to continue the values of compassion, dignity, and helping others that had shaped her life.
“My parents didn’t preach these values, they lived them.”
A Will can be more than a plan for the future. It can be a way to carry forward the people, values and causes that matter to you.
Giving makes me feel good. I think it comes from watching my parents – they helped people quietly, without judgement, and that’s something I’ve carried with me throughout my life.
Sue Doris chose to carry her family’s values forward
The impact of your generosity
A gift in your Will can help New Zealand Red Cross be there for people when they need it most – in Aotearoa, across the Pacific and around the world.
It can help support people through disasters and emergencies, providing practical and emotional support when communities are facing difficult times. It can also help keep services like Meals on Wheels going – because sometimes it’s more than a meal; it’s a friendly face, a check-in and a connection to the community.
Your generosity can also help people rebuilding their lives in New Zealand, and support humanitarian work overseas when disasters, conflict and emergencies strike. Through Restoring Family Links, we can also help people separated from loved ones reconnect.
You may never meet the people whose lives your generosity touches. But your gift can help provide care, connection and support for years to come.
That is a powerful thing to leave behind.
Ready to put your wishes in place?
Creating your Will online can be simpler than you think.
With the free Footprint offer, you can get started on creating your Will online, anytime from home, without needing to visit a solicitor.
Write your free Will today – and if you choose to leave a gift to New Zealand Red Cross, it can be a meaningful way to carry forward the values and causes that matter to you.