Giving in Remembrance
Give in Memory
Honour a Loved One with a Lasting Legacy
Remembering a loved one by supporting the Thin Blue Line UK is a meaningful way to celebrate their life and values. Whether through a funeral collection, an online tribute page, or a gift in your Will; your support and that of your loved one does truly help us continue our vital work supporting police officers across the UK.
We’re honoured to receive these special donations and understand how difficult this time can be. To help, we’ve outlined three thoughtful ways to give in remembrance, along with guidance on how you can leave a gift in your Will.
Our dedicated resources are here to make the process as simple and stress-free as possible; but please do get in touch with us if you have any questions.
REMEMBRANCE COLLECTIONS
Many people prefer donations to be offered for a cause, instead of flowers being sent in memory. Organising a collection at a funeral or memorial service is a truly special way to honour the memory of a loved one, for a cause which was important to them. To help you, please contact us to order your 'Giving in Remembrance' envelopes, which you can give to your guests via those assisting you.
A MEMORIAL BALOON RELEASE
We know first-hand how close the thin blue line community is. This is why we created a way to allow people to come together to commemorate those who have passed away and served as a Police Officer, whilst also creating a legacy in their name. Our balloon release concept enables people to share memories, fundraise, reflect and release their balloons. Further details can be found below.
CREATING A TRIBUTE PAGE
Create a fitting, beautiful tribute page online as a forever memorial to remember a loved one. Come together with friends, family and colleagues to share photos, videos and those special memories with one another. Do this whilst fundraising for a cause which was important to those who have passed, to create a lasting legacy to honour their name. Advice on how to create a page is below.
LEAVING A GIFT IN YOUR WILL
There are a variety of ways in which you can consider leaving a gift in your Will to a cause which is important to you. Leaving a gift in your Will to Thin Blue Line UK enables the charity to continue in its important work in promoting and supporting positive mental health & wellbeing across the UK with Police Officers, We are truly grateful when a person decides to leave us a gift in their Will.
USEFUL LINKS AND RESOURCES
We appreciate sensitivity around donating in remembrance, we hope the below links may help you.
Order Donation Envelopes
To help with collections and make it easy for guests to donate at your loved one's funeral or memorial service, we can send you our 'Giving in Remembrance' envelopes to use.
They can be used to collect before or after the service. Most funeral directors are happy to collect and return the envelopes to
Thin Blue Line UK on your behalf.
You can help to raise up to 25% more using the envelopes, as the charity can claim Gift Aid through this heart felt donations.
Set up a 'Much Loved' Page
We work with 'Much Love' to help people create an online tribute page in memory of a loved one, to enable them to give donations in remembrance to Thin Blue Line UK.
'Much Love' is free and easy to set up. It comes with a wide range of tribute and design features and enables collections to be securely made in memory of a loved one.
'Much Love' deducts a 3.2% platform fee from donations but provide Thin Blue Line UK access to a full Gift Aid reclaim process.
Leaving a gift in your Will
It is an incredible privilege and honour when a person decides to leave Thin Blue Line UK a gift in their Will, to enable the charity to continue with its important work.
To help those who may be interested in leaving a gift in there Will make an informed decision, we have compiled some helpful information and guidance below.
There are three types of gifts you can leave in a Will and five recommended steps we would advise you take when writing one.
The Thin Blue Line UK
Memorial Balloon Release
We know first-hand how close the thin blue line community is and how the passing of a Police Officer can have a significant impact on those left behind, their loved ones, colleagues and even on the wider community. This is the reason why we created a way to enable those left behind to come together, to support one another, share their happy memories, before reflecting and releasing their balloons.
Our Thin Blue Line UK Memorial Balloon Releases are free to anyone who is wishing to organise a release to memorialise a UK Police Officer who has served and unfortunately passed away. All we ask is that at your event that requests for donations are made to our charity, to help us to continue to support officers and our important work.
The balloons we post for use are made of a natural latex rubber and are environmentally friendly. We ask all organisers to commit to following our guidelines and code of conduct to ensure all releases are safe, whilst safeguarding the environment.
For further information and to organise your own Thin Blue Line UK
Memorial Balloon Release just hit the buttons below.
