Many families chose to remember their loved one with charitable donations in lieu of flowers, to a specific cause that was important or relevant for them.

Donations may be made on the day of the funeral, online or at our office, A.P McDonald Funerals, Devizes. Donations should be made within three weeks of the service so that the we can include your donation when we send them all to the nominated charity.

We are on hand to assist with setting up and collection of charitable donations on your behalf.

Donations can be made directly online on our obituary page.

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Important facts about funeral donations

• If a retiring collection is to be taken at a church, then the permission of the Minister must be sought.

• For security all donations are banked in our client donations account. This account is operated by the bank and no interest is credited.

• Approximately 4-6 weeks after the funeral, the donations list is closed and a cheque for the total amount forwarded to the charity together with details of the family and the deceased. We will have a list of people who have donated via cheque on our files, this acts as an independent check on the accuracy of our records.

• When the money is forwarded to the charity, the family is sent a note of the total amount forwarded to the charity and a thanks in memory of your loved one. For reasons of confidentiality, the individual amounts donated are not released to the family.

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Our Donations Secretary Sam McDonald is available Monday to Friday, 9am – 5.pm on 01380 698188 or apmcdonaldfunerals@gmail.com and she will be happy to answer any queries which you might have.