Everlasting Support for the Port Adelaide Football Club

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Everlasting Support for the Port Adelaide Football Club
A club like
no other
Alberton Oval is more than just a playing field.
It’s hallowed ground where many legends of the
game have trodden. Shine Hosking, Bob Quinn,
Fos Williams, Geof Motley, John Cahill, Russell Ebert
and Scott Hodges all dazzled the assembled masses
at Alberton. Endless premiership flags have been
proudly raised on top of our iconic grandstands. Since formation in 1870, our great Club has
dominated South Australian football and today our
relentless pursuit of victory is seen on a national
stage in the AFL. Our success is unsurpassed, our
tradition is ingrained and the burning passion of
our faithful supporters is unmatched. The Port Adelaide Football Club gives you the
opportunity to help ensure that we remain a strong
and proud Club for generations to come. You can
do this by becoming a member of the Port Adelaide
Forever Bequest Society, by declaring that you
have a left a bequest in your Will to the Port Adelaide
Football Club. By bequesting a future gift in support of the Club,
you will join a special group of proud, passionate
members of the Bequest Society who are
preserving the history and prosperous future of
the Port Adelaide Football Club. A legacy
for the future
Your support as a member of the Port Adelaide
Forever Bequest Society will ensure that everything
this great Club has stood for since 1870, remains.
It will help your Club become financially strong, even
more successful and welcoming for future players,
supporters and the community. We all share the belief that the Port Adelaide
Football Club exists to win premierships. Your
bequest will provide much needed support to further
the Club’s unparalleled achievements and continue
this great tradition.  
The Port Adelaide Forever Bequest Society is an
initiative that was developed to ensure that members
and supporters wishing to make a bequest to the
Club, are afforded a simple and transparent process
to follow. Just as importantly the Society provides
the Club with the opportunity to acknowledge and
thank members who have left an everlasting gift.
We can promise you a caring and sensitive
conversation with our Bequest Society staff if
desired. Upon full consideration and after making
provisions for your family and other important
beneficiaries, we invite you to consider leaving a
bequest to the Club, thus becoming a member of
the Port Adelaide Forever Bequest Society with all
its privileges. THANKING MEMbers
in their lifetime
Port Adelaide Forever members share a special
bond and sense of belonging. Not only will you be
contributing to your Club’s ongoing success,
you will also be part of a warm, welcoming and
friendly social environment. As a member of the
Port Adelaide Forever Bequest Society, you will
have the opportunity to catch up with old friends
and make new ones. As a member, the Club wishes to thank you in your
lifetime via; • Invitations to join us at regular Society Member
Luncheons hosted at the Club • Being immortalised on an Honour Board at the
Club with your name alongside Club champions • A special honorary Port Adelaide Forever pin
and a framed certificate
• Port Adelaide Forever newsletter to keep you
up to date with Club and Society’s activities Port Adelaide
Forever Bequest
Society
Our Members lives have been so enriched
by the Port Adelaide Football Club that they
want to give back and make their bond last forever.
And through the Port Adelaide Forever Bequest
Society, they can do it and more importantly,
they can be honoured for their contribution in
their lifetime. Launched in 2010, the Port Adelaide Forever
Bequest Society enables the Club to personally
thank those who advise the Club they will be leaving
a bequest. We are now proud to have well over 100
members which is testimony to the passion of our
valued Port Adelaide members and supporters. 
Bequest Society Members meet regularly, gathering
for exclusive luncheons and social events involving
Club leaders, players and coaches at the Alberton
clubrooms where their names are immortalised
on an honour board. The Club enjoys celebrating
and hosting the wonderful people who plan to help
us and being able to acknowledge their support
and thank them during their lifetime. our committment
to you
If you decide to join Port Adelaide Forever Bequest
Society, your bequest will be treated with the
utmost respect. Your bequest will be invested into an endowment
Future Fund which has its own board and charter
to secure the Port Adelaide Football Club’s longterm financial future. The Future Fund has strict
guidelines that dictate that any gifts be
conservatively invested with perpetuity in mind,
under a prudently managed investment strategy.
Only the income from these investments will be
utilised by the Club. This ensures that the integrity
of the Future Fund is protected. The Club will utilise income from these investments
on capital equipment and resources for the
development of players and coaches as we
relentlessly strive for the ultimate on-field success.
The income will also fund our highly respected
player community programs that bring healthy
lifestyle messages to thousands of South Australian
children. Income is not used on general operational
expenses. The Future Fund itself will not be
drawn on, and will remain in perpetuity returning
much needed i n c o m e t o t h e C l u b o n a n
annual basis. This way, your legacy remains an
everlasting one. Peace of mind
It’s a surprising statistic that less than two-thirds
of the Australian adult population has a valid Will.
If you do not have a Will, now is the right time to
do something about it. Making a Will can put your mind at ease because
you’ll know that your personal wishes will be
honoured. It’s your way to take care of family
members and others who have been important to
you throughout your life. If you have made the decision to bequeath to the
Port Adelaide Football Club, we encourage you to
discuss this with your family.  To join the Port Adelaide Forever Bequest Society,
you will not be asked to present your Will or indicate
the amount involved. You only need to advise that
you have left a bequest to the Port Adelaide Football
Club, and you will be inducted as a Member of
the Society. How To Make
A Bequest
Once you have ensured that you have taken
care of your family, friends and loved ones,
your bequest to the Club can take a number
of forms: • A percentage of the value of your Estate
(so other beneficiaries are not disadvantaged,
should circumstances change); or    
• The whole or part of the residue of the Estate
after you’ve made provisions for family and
other beneficiaries; or • A specified amount of money or items of
property (please note that a specified monetary
amount will not appreciate over time). The Port Adelaide Football Club is not qualified
or authorised to provide legal advice. To ensure
that your wishes are clearly and legally stated,
you may wish to consider: •Consulting a qualified Solicitor or Trustee
Company; or •Completing a Codicil document.   C
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Title (please circle): Mr Mrs Ms Miss Other
First name:
Surname:
Address:
Daytime Phone:
Mobile Phone:
Email:
I have already included a bequest to the Port Adelaide Football Club
in my will and I would like to join the Port Adelaide Forever Bequest Society
I am considering a specific bequest, please contact me to discuss
my needs.
I would like to know more about leaving a bequest to the
Port Adelaide Football Club, please contact me to discuss my options.
Please use the reply paid envelope enclosed to return this form to the
Port Adelaide Football Club.
For further information about how to join the Port Adelaide Forever
Bequest Society, please contact Port Adelaide Forever Bequest Society
Coordinator Peter Russo on (08) 8447 9986.
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Port Adelaide Football Club
Brougham Place, Alberton,
South Australia, 5014
Mailing Address: PAFC,
PO Box 379, Port Adelaide
SA 5015
Contact: Peter Russo
Phone: (08) 8447 9986
Email: prusso@pafc.com.au
Website Address:
www.portadelaidefc.com.au
Everlasting Support for the Port Adelaide Football Club