The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association helps all those affected by MND. This is a devastating illness, which destroys the body’s motor neurones, the nerves that send messages from the brain to the muscles that control voluntary and involuntary activities: speech, mobility, breathing, swallowing - all the things which most of us take for granted. About half the number of people diagnosed with MND will die within 14 months.

The MND Association does incredible work, supporting people living with the disease, their carers and their families and funds research into the disease so that one day their vision of a world free of MND will be realised.

The Association launched its Tribute Fund programme in 2004, and to date has 327 Tribute Funds with a collective value of well over £800,000. There are several contributing factors to the scheme's success, but crucially, it has been implemented and managed extremely well.

Legacies and Tribute Fund Manager, Stephen May, told us: "Our Tribute Funds are a highly personal service provided by a small, dedicated team and supported by streamlined processes and timely, relevant communications. We are also constantly developing and enhancing our programme. For example, after a year of in-house development, testing and pilots, we introduced a new, optional service in August this year - Branch Tribute Funds.”

MND Association - honouring a loved one

Clare Hallsworth