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Donations in Lieu of Flowers

Donations in Lieu of Flowers

Remember your loved one in a very special way

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Rather than receiving funeral flowers, many people now prefer to ask family and friends to make a donation to charity when a loved one passes away, as a special way to pay tribute. This creates an ongoing legacy for the deceased, while offering much-needed support to local people still living with life-limiting illnesses such as chest, heart and stroke conditions.

How to donate in place of flowers

Supporting us through gifts in lieu of  funeral flowers is very straightforward and our Supporter Care Team is always on hand if you want to ask any questions. We know there are many other difficult decisions to make at this time so we’re here to make sure donating is as straightforward as possible.

You can contact our Supporter Care Team on: (028) 9026 6743 for help and advice.

If you wish to request a donation in lieu of flowers via a family notice in the press, the following wording could be used:

Family flowers only, please. Donations in lieu, if desired, can be made payable to Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke and posted to: NICHS, 21 Dublin Road, Belfast. BT2 7HB.

Donations can be sent to NICHS at the following address: Supporter Care Team, Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke, 21 Dublin Road, Belfast, BT2 7HB. 

NB If you sending us cheques in the post we highly recommend using a recorded delivery service. Please do not send cash in the post. 

If as a family you have been collecting donations in memory of a loved one and would like to arrange a personal collection with a member of our team please email nduncan@nichs.org.uk with details or call the number above to speak to one of our supporter care team. 

Alternatively you can send your gift directly to us through our safe and secure online donation form. Please select ‘Donation in lieu of flowers ’ from the list of options so we can process and acknowledge your donation correctly. 

A thank you for every gift

Everyone who makes a donation in memory of their loved one will receive a personal thank you from us, as long as we have their contact details. We’ll also send the next-of-kin, or family representative, a monthly update on the total amount received. All the money we receive is used to support people in Northern Ireland.

Set up a regular donation

As a tribute to your loved one, you may also wish to consider setting up a regular monthly or annual gift. This will help us to continue to provide vital care services and fund innovative research to improve the care and treatment of chest, heart and stroke conditions, helping thousands of people throughout Northern Ireland and beyond.

You may also like to:

  • Create a tribute page - create a lasting online tribute page to fundraise for us in memory of a loved one
  • Talk to a bereavement counsellor - get professional support free through the Griefchat online service.

  • At least 80p in every £1 raised or donated is spent delivering our life-changing care and prevention services, as well as funding local research into these illnesses.

    How does NICHS spend donations?

    Thanks to our loyal supporters we raised more than £3.35 Million last year to support our programmes across Northern Ireland.

    £1.39 Million was spent on delivering our care support programmes, £576k was spent on delivering our prevention programmes and £736k on local research into chest, heart and stroke related conditions.

    In other words, for every £1 raised, around 80p, went directly to funding our care and prevention programmes as well as research to help fight chest, heart and stroke conditions.

    How you can help

    Over 335,000 people in Northern Ireland are living with chest, heart and stroke conditions, and these illnesses are responsible for 37% of all adult deaths every year. That's almost 6,000 people. Every day across Northern Ireland 11 people will suffer a stroke and 17 will have a heart attack.

    With your support we are able to continue our vital care and prevention work across the community, caring for people who are living with chest, heart and stroke conditions and helping prevent people becoming ill in the first place.


    Support us today and help us lead the fight against chest, heart and stroke illnesses across Northern Ireland.

    Donate

  • Gift Aid is a scheme that allows charities to reclaim tax on donations made by UK taxpayers.

    The scheme allows us to reclaim 25% on qualifying donations and the additional income makes a big difference – enough to fund a local research project.

    So please consider gift aiding your donations if you are a UK taxpayer.

    Click here to find out more.

  • If you would like any further help, or have any questions, please contact Supporter Care on 028 9026 6743 or supportercare@nichs.org.uk

  • The work that we do is only possible because of the generous donations that we receive from our supporters. You are very important to us. Thank you so much for helping us in the care and prevention of chest, heart and stroke illnesses across Northern Ireland.

    When you make a donation to Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke, we promise that :

    • Your donation will be used wisely, responsibly and for the purpose given.
    • If a donation is made for a specific purpose we will honour that request.
    • We will safeguard your personal information in line with Data Protection principles.
    • We will communicate with you in accordance with your wishes.
    • Queries or complaints will be responded to as quickly as possible.
    • Administration costs will be kept to a minimum.
    • Your support will be acknowledged and we will keep you updated about how you are helping people who suffer from chest, heart or stroke illnesses.
    • Fundraisers will respect you as a donor and will be transparent in their dealings with you at all times.
    • Fundraisers will work to the highest professional standards and will adhere to the practices and guidelines as directed by the Institute of Fundraising.
    • Where donations are solicited indirectly, i.e. by 3rd party agencies, we recognise that donors have the right to request information about them.

    If you have any questions, please contact Supporter Care on 028 9026 6743 or supportercare@nichs.org.uk.