Every year the Les Turner ALS Foundation receives meaningful gifts from individuals who have made provisions in their will, trust or other estate plan to provide support for our research, patient and family support services and education programs.

You can provide under your will or living trust agreement not only for your loved ones, but for organizations like the Les Turner ALS Foundation, which have made a difference in your life or the lives of your loved ones. When making or revising your will or trust you should obtain the assistance of an attorney. Your attorney will be able to tell you how you can:

• Give a specific dollar amount
• Give a share or entire residue of your estate
• Give personal property
• Give real estate

Should you decide to include the Les Turner ALS Foundation is your estate plan, you may wish to provide the following language to your attorney in preparation of any will:

Form of Bequest

"I give to the Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation, Ltd., located in Skokie, Illinois, the sum of $____, for its general use and purposes."

Form of Residuary Clause

"I give the residue of my estate, both real and personal [or a specified fraction or percentage thereof], to the Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation, Ltd., located in Skokie, Illinois, for its general uses and purposes."

If you provide for the Les Turner ALS Foundation through your estate plan, please let us know so we may acknowledge and thank you. All gifts made through your will, trust or other type of estate plan can be an enduring tribute to a family member or other loved one. There may be no better way to celebrate the life and memory of a loved one than through a gift in support of their dream, whether it is finding a cure for ALS or providing compassionate support services to those currently battling the disease.

For more information, contact Wendy Abrams, executive director at  wabrams@lesturnerals.org   or (847) 745-6011.