When it’s time to update your will, you don’t have to start from scratch. You can use a codicil, an addition or supplement that explains or modifies your existing will.
I give, devise, and bequeath $ ___________ to Spectrum Health Foundation, 100 Michigan St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, for its charitable uses and purposes.
In all other respects I ratify and confirm all of the provision of my said last Will and Testament dated on the _________ day of ______________, 20__.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I sign, publish and declare this instrument to be a Codicil to my last Will and Testament in the presence of the persons witnessing said Codicil at my request this _____ day of ___________, 20__.
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Witnesses
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The codicil, to be valid, must be signed in the presence of witnesses, and the original placed with your other valuable papers. A copy can go to your lawyer and a copy to Spectrum Health Foundation.
Let Us Know!
Please let us know if you've already included a gift in your estate for Spectrum Health Foundation, including Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. Providing us with documentation is the best way to ensure that your gift is used in the way you intend.
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Kristin Long MPA, CFRE, CAP®
Lead Foundation Specialist
Spectrum Health Foundation
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Foundation
616-486-6590
kristin.long@spectrumhealth.org

Shana Weemhoff
Senior Foundation Specialist
Spectrum Health Foundation
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Foundation
616-391-3452
shana.weemhoff@spectrumhealth.org