Celebration of life
A celebration of life can be a unique and meaningful way to bring friends and family together to remember someone special. Less formal and more uplifting, a celebration of life can be held in addition to, or instead of, a more traditional funeral service. You can personalise your celebration to reflect your loved one's passions and hobbies, celebrating their life and your treasured memories of them.
Online tribute page
Having an online tribute page can be a quick and easy way to collect donations as well as sharing details of your celebration of life event with friends a family.
The look of your tribute page can be personalised to match the theme of your event or your loved one's favourite things. You can also add photographs, stories and music to your page.
You can include a map of where your celebration event will be held and invite guests by sharing the page link. Visitors to your tribute page can share their memories of your loved one and leave virtual gifts.
Any donations made on your tribute page will come directly to us, so you don’t need to do anything. And your tribute page will remain open which means you can use it as a place of remembrance and reflection for years to come.
Creating your own online tribute fund is easy and once your page is set up, you can personalise it in the Tribute Settings.
Fundraising materials
We have a range of free materials we can send you to help make your event extra special. From balloons to badges, posters to pens, collection boxes and donation envelopes.
Please contact Gill & Anna in our In Memory team by email @inmemory@versusarthritis.org or by phone 0300 790 0406 if you would like to order any of our materials for free.
Where to send donations
There are several ways you can send everyone's contributions to us after your event:
Cheques (made payable to Versus Arthritis) can be sent to us at:
Versus Arthritis
Copeman House
St Mary’s Court
St Mary’s Gate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S41 7TD
Please also include a cover letter so we know who the donations are in memory of and also where we can send a thank you to. Alternatively, you may wish to download our in-memory donation form.
Cash
We ask that you don’t send cash through the post. Instead, please keep the cash and make a personal donation to us of the same value. Here are some ways you can donate personally:
- By cheque – please see above for details
- Online - via our website Donate | Regular and one-off donations (versusarthritis.org)
- By phone – call 0800 515209 between 9am – 5pm
Whichever option you choose, there will be an opportunity for you to tell us who your donation is in memory of.
Special request
We know how important it can be to personalise donations given in someone's memory by directing them to a specific area of our work.
If you have a special request in how you would like your in-memory donations to be used, please contact Gill & Anna in our In Memory Team by email@ inmemory@versusarthritis.org or by phone 0300 790 0406. Where possible, we will do our utmost to carry out your wishes.