If you want to ensure that the assets you have built up over your lifetime go towards something meaningful, now is a great time to review your will.

As well as dividing your property, your will can also capture your values and beliefs. Many New Zealanders decide to include a charitable legacy in their will.

During Wills Month 2023, 16 local law offices across the region have offered to add a gift to the community through Acorn to their clients’ wills for free.

Leaving a gift to the Acorn Foundation enables you to make a bigger impact in your local community.

Unlike a one-off donation to a specific charity, gifts given through the Acorn Foundation’s Smarter Giving Model are invested in perpetuity. The income generated is distributed annually to community organisations in the Western Bay of Plenty. Your gift will continue to give back to the causes close to your heart – forever.

“Everybody who has children or assets – including Kiwisaver – should have a will,” says Holland Beckett Law senior solicitor Libby McDonnell.

“If you have had a change in circumstance such as a move, birth, marriage, divorce, family death, or change in financial position – it’s time to review your will.

“Wills Month with Acorn is a great opportunity to make sure your Will looks after the people and the causes you care about.”

Thanks to the generosity of 16 local partner law firms, this Wills Month, it is even easier to organise your wishes.