Choose how to remember your loved one
Thank you for choosing to support Mencap. Your donation will honour your loved one while supporting our mission to make the UK the best place in the world for people with a learning disability A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things. to achieve their dreams.
“Raising money in our mother’s memory felt like something practical we could do.”
Caroline and Giles’ late mother Rosemary found Mencap after her son Robert was born with Down’s syndrome. When it came to fundraising at Rosemary’s funeral, the family felt Mencap was the right fit.
Coping with loss
Losing someone you love is a difficult thing to navigate.
At Mencap, we're here to support you with our collection of resources on how to deal with grief, including how to explain loss to a person with a learning disability.
An in memory donation refers to donations made in memory of the deceased. Sometimes, family and friends choose to make charitable donations to celebrate their loved one’s life while supporting the good causes that were important to them.
If you’re looking for memorial donation ideas, Mencap can help.
You could create a memorial page (also called an online tribute or tribute
website
A website is a page you can go to on the internet like Google or YouTube.
), make a one off or recurring donation in memory, leave a gift in your will, or host a funeral collection.
Whatever you decide, when you donate in memory of a loved one, you’ll help Mencap to support people with a learning disability in their name.
- Donate in memory
- Create a tribute page
- Request funeral envelopes by emailing: [email protected]
- Learn more about gifts in wills.
Some people choose to collect in memory donations at their loved one’s funeral. You can direct people to your Much Loved tribute page by adding your unique URL to the order of service A service gives people what they need, like healthcare services that help people when they are ill, and support services that give people support. .
If you’d like, the Mencap in memory team can create a QR code for your page that can add to the order of service or send you funeral cards so that friends and family can make their donation in tribute to someone special.
To ask the Mencap in memory team for a QR code, funeral envelopes or a collection box, please contact [email protected].
Much Loved is a trusted memorial website, also known as a memorial tribute platform, where you can remember someone special and fundraise in their memory.
Friends and family can use your online memorial to celebrate their life by sharing photos and thoughts, burning virtual candles and writing in loving memory messages. You can also use it as a place to donate in memory, raising vital funds for Mencap in your loved one’s name.
Memorial websites, also known as tribute websites, can offer comfort during grief. These memorial pages are yours, free, for as long as you like. You can revisit yours on important dates and even use it to fundraise in the future if you decide to take on fundraising challenges to support Mencap in your loved one’s memory.
You can claim Gift Aid on an in memory donation if it’s a donation from an individual. You cannot claim Gift Aid on donations on behalf of a group, such as collections from a funeral.
Yes, you can write a memorial donation message when making a donation in memory of someone. You can do this via our online donation form, when you donate on a Much Loved tribute page, or by emailing our team at [email protected]. We’re always honoured to hear about why you chose to make an in memory donation and to help continue your loved one’s story.
If you’re struggling with losing a loved one, there are charities and
organisations
Organisations are groups like companies and businesses.
that can help you. Mencap has collected a series of
accessible
Accessible means something is easy for people to use or join in with. For example: Accessible writing means the writing is easy to read and understand.
resources to support you, including resources to help you talk to someone with a learning disability about grief.
You can visit our dedicated page about grief or call the Mencap support line on 012345 67890.
Our In Memory and Supporter Care teams are here for you
You can contact our friendly In Memory team for support on choosing how to honour your loved one in a way that feels right for you, including sending you our funeral collection cards.
If you’re ready to make your donation and wish to pay it in via post or cheque, please contact our Supporter Care team who will be glad to help.
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